Guyana News

With Dartmouth tense and protesters still on the main road, the police yesterday again vowed that there will be an “impartial and professional” probe of the killing of businessman Orin Boston who was shot once by a cop early Wed-nesday morning.

A driver attached to the Guyoil branch in Region Two died on Wednesday night after he crashed into a utility pole in Johanna Cecilia, Essequibo Coast.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Wednesday said that an “operational error” on Tuesday led to a service interruption in New Amsterdam and on the Corentyne, Berbice.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Nelson Thomas, the miner who was stabbed to death last Thursday at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Several former workers of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) yesterday picketed its Head Office in Kingston, Georgetown for their severance benefits.

As of last week, at least 75 percent of the members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The case file in relation to the death of robbery accused Peter Headley, who was shot by a policeman four months ago, will “soon” be forwarded for legal advice, Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie said on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday said that two more persons who were infected with COVID-19 have died.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday disclosed that two suspects have been arrested for the murder of Shawn Albert, a pastry vendor.

President Irfaan Ali today granted approval for the government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant and School Uniform and Supplies grant programme to be extended to allow children attending private schools to benefit.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic lawmakers today asked the chiefs of four major fossil fuel companies and two lobbying groups to testify next month on whether the industry led an effort to mislead the public and prevent action to fight climate change.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 15, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

As questions grow about what a SWAT team was doing on the Essequibo Coast yesterday when one of its members fatally shot a Dartmouth businessman, a resident from another village today said his door was also kicked down by the same team and h

The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, the European Union and Canada today encouraged Amerindian communities to participate in Guyana’s “coming transformation to ensure the social, economic, and environmental well-being of all Guyanese are addressed”.

The policeman alleged to have fatally shot Dart-mouth businessman Orin Boston yesterday morning has been placed under close arrest even as dozens of irate villagers manned protest lines and blocked the road in the area last evening.

A Port Mourant man who was wanted for the attempted murder of his wife was thwarted in his bid to escape when US authorities at the JFK Airport in New York denied him entry and sent him back to Guyana where he is now in the custody of the police.

The Teachers’ Welfare and Benefits programme which was launched yesterday as part of the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Education Month activities will see some $200 million from the housing revolving fund used to assist teachers.

Relatives of Devika Wong and Bibi Persaud, a mother and daughter who succumbed to the COVID-19 virus, are calling on officials to investigate the measures in place at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal.

Community activist Veerasammy Ramayya yesterday resigned as the Coordinator for President Irfaan Ali’s Rapid Res-ponse Taskforce in Region Six stating that he had been insulted by a senior government official and that he was unable to work with regional officials who seemed to have an issue with him reporting directly to the President. 

With fatalities now at 701, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is appealing to Guyanese to adhere to COVID-19 preventative measures, attributing the increase in cases and deaths to the Delta variant.