Guyana News

A man who was allegedly held by Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) ranks with 44.5 grammes of cannabis was yesterday charged and granted bail.

The Guyana Government is currently reviewing proposals on reforestation of 6000 acres of mined out lands, an activity that had its genesis after the removal of large swathes of mangroves earlier this year.

Rice lands in Dartmouth in Region Two are currently inundated as the region continues to experience high rainfall.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today said that as October 24, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Lyng Street, Charlestown, vendor Carl Cameron, 48, was yesterday stabbed to death by a 30-year-old man.

In collaboration with the private sector, the Department of Education, Region Three on Friday recognised the top performers at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

The National Commission on Disability (NCD) is issuing special identification cards which will enable its users to expedite services available from commercial banks, hospitals, post offices and other providers countrywide.

As the race for the leadership of the PNCR heats up ahead of the party’s December  congress,  current leader and former President, David Granger and current Chairman, Volda Lawrence are mum on contesting, although party insiders say neither will be contesting.

The lifeless body of a Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo shop owner was yesterday morning discovered bound and gagged and his home ransacked.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC yesterday said that the Guyana Government and Digicel have amicably resolved their issues and lawsuits that had been filed by both have been discontinued.

Three more civil society activists have objected to the EPA’s decision not to require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s offshore Kaieteur Block drilling programme and they also lambasted the government agency’s waiving of EIAs “for all manner of projects at an unprecedented level”.

The local affiliate of the Dutch offshore contractor and maritime services provider – Boskalis Guyana Inc – has pulled out of the race to build the new Demerara Harbour Bridge but has not given government a reason, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of October 23, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Thursday honoured four of its retired Officers at the traditional ‘Dining Out’.

A mechanical issue with rollers on the retractor span of the Demerara Harbour Bridge was behind the extended time the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic yesterday.

The United States Agency for International Development has announced US$2.5  million ($500m) in urgent COVID-19 assistance for countries in the Eastern Caribbean, The Bahamas, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.

Police are investigating the death of a Tuschen Housing Scheme, Region Three shop owner who was earlier this morning found lifeless by a neighbour with duct tape across his mouth .

A United States government official recently made a public call for Guyana to have “productive, inclusive dialogue” on the issues of the local content policy (LCP) and the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), which Washington believes can foster opportunities for all Guyanese and benefit the country as a whole.

The Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue road project will not meet its October 31 deadline because of shipment delays, according to Minister of Public works Juan Edghill.

A robber drowned on Saturday morning while trying to evade residents of La Bonne Intention (LBI), who were chasing after him following attacks on residents.