Guyana News

Aimed at the boosting of rehabilitation opportunities for prisoners, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn last week handed over a quantity of books to the Guyana Prison Service.

A motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Sunday at One Mile Public Road, Linden, after he collided with a lorry.

The Chairman of Region Four, Daniel Seeram has labelled attempts by the Alliance for Change (AFC) to remove him from his post as unfortunate and distasteful.

A miner and a 58-year-old woman were last week remanded to prison by Magistrate Dylon Bess after they appeared before him separately at the linden Magistrate’s Court charged with assaulting a police officer in execution of his duties.

A man, who recently completed a jail sentence for a robbery, was last week remanded to prison after he denied escaping lawful custody and committing another robber.

As of Monday, September 6th, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has only seized forty-four (44) or illegal firearms.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 11, 2021, nine more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

With government now mandating that persons either show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative PCR test result in order to enter some public spaces, including malls, supermarkets and banks, Health Minister Dr.

The country’s COVID-19 death toll for September moved to 49 up to Friday, when five more deaths were recorded.

Several religious organisations in Guyana have signalled their intention to comply with the COVID-19 emergency measures which require that members either provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test before accessing any place of worship.

Engineering experts believe the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) erred when it opted not to request an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge since the information contained in such a study is integral to how firms would propose a design.

The first fatality along the newly-built Diamond to Mocha bypass road has been recorded.

A total of $110 million in flood-relief grants were disbursed to 1,460 flood-affected persons in both the Upper and Lower Pomeroon River on Friday. 

A New United Guyana (ANUG), a Member of the Parliamentary Joinder, has called on the government to be more transparent and accountable in its cash grant distribution, while arguing that the current method for disbursal of the $25,000 COVID-19 cash relief, the education cash grants, and the various flood relief grants is a haphazard recipe for disaster.

The 13-year-old girl who fell ill last week after receiving her first COVID-19 vaccine has been discharged from the hospital and is now recovering at home.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday turned the sod for the construction of a $2 billion multi-speciality hospital at Suddie, in Region Two.

With Guyana expected to be prominently showcased during the upcoming ‘Expo 2020’ in Dubai, President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GM&SA) Rafeek Khan is urging all local small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to participate and not miss the myriad opportunities like they did at the recently concluded Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) held in Houston, Texas.

While public primary and nursery schools reopened their doors for face-to-face learning last Monday, some private schools have opted to continue teaching their students virtually.

As of last Monday, September 6, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had recorded a 34.6% decrease in armed robberies.

Just over a year after they were initially placed before the court for operating an alleged Ponzi scheme here, the principals of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI) are currently facing at least 150 charges.