Guyana News

The relatives of Ricky Persaud, the Lima Village cook who died almost two weeks ago after he was struck in the head by an excavator boom at Big Hope Backdam, Waini River, are asking for a thorough investigation into his death as they suspect there may have been foul play.

A Guyana Defence Force soldier has been left hospitalised after he crashed his vehicle in wee hours of Saturday morning and ended up in the Russian Embassy compound.

The Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO), which has begun its voyage to Guyana from Singapore, has been awarded a SUSTAIN-1 notation by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

A Corentyne shopkeeper is now in police custody after she allegedly assaulted a nine-year-old girl who complained about purchasing hard tennis rolls from her.

Many Guyanese workers in the oil and gas sector have been told that they are not allowed to join unions, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has said.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) says that the deplorable condition of the Guyana Fertilizer Company Wharf at 15-16 Holmes Street, Georgetown poses a “serious risk” to the safety of persons and vessels using the facility.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 10, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The family of one the latest confirmed COVID-19 fatalities yesterday issued a call for the Ministry of Health to review the operations of the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal, while alleging that neglect was a contributing factor in her death.

A 78-year-old woman suffered minor burns about her body and her South Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home was destroyed in a fire started by her great-grandson yesterday afternoon.

Police are on the hunt for the perpetrator/s who allegedly stabbed and killed a 36-year-old miner during a robbery on Thurs-day night in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

While maintaining that Guyana is committed to peaceful relations with its neighbours, President Irfaan Ali on Friday assured residents that Essequibo would not be used as a “sacrificial lamb” for negotiations to resolve Venezuela’s internal political issues. 

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced that 10 more persons who were infected with COVID-19 have died, taking the country’s pandemic death toll to 669.

Almost half of the country’s prison population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Roughly 90% of the members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday presented five boom sprayers costing $6 million to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the Rice Producers’ Association (RPA) to help Region Two’s farmers combat paddy bugs.

 Acting Town Clerk Candace Nelson yesterday said that the business of the council is being hindered by the failure of some council officials to recognise her in her acting position.

A Linden miner has been remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of Delroy McKenzie, who was killed after a suspected ambush in the mining town. 

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company has signed a three-year contract with STEMGuyana to the tune of $3 million to support its efforts in creating technology solutions for problems across Guyana.

Members of the recently established Law Reform Commission met for the first time on Wednesday and discussed the way forward in tackling their “mammoth” mandate.

To enforce the $10 million judgment he has won against the Kaieteur News (KN), former Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited, (NICIL) Winston Brassington has moved to garnish sums from a bank account belonging to the newspaper company.