Guyana News

US businesses flocking Guyana to cash in on investment opportunities continue to complain of the lack of a business-friendly environment.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Wednesday unfurled a range of programmes for students along with a teachers’ welfare initiative.

Eight more COVID-19 deaths were yesterday reported, increasing the total number recorded this week to 22.

An Air Services Ltd (ASL) aircraft which was carrying passengers and cargo yesterday suffered a punctured tyre while attempting to land at the Port Kaituma airstrip.

The mental health effects on COVID-19 patients are being taken care of according to the doctor in charge of the country’s COVID-19 hospital as a facility is expected to be set up to deal with the long-term effects of the virus.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday responded to reports of what was claimed to be crude oil at the Kingston seashore, in Georgetown and initial assessments have revealed that the substance was in fact animal fat that was dumped in the vicinity.

The police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on Wednesday floating in the Puruni River, Region Seven, and bearing what appeared to be gasoline burns.

The government has extended the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest for Gas Related Investments here by two weeks to facilitate additional inquiries garnered from the recent Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, yesterday donated personal protective gear and cleaning products to the Ministry of Education to support hygiene measures as schools reopen their doors to students nationwide next week.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the emergency supply of drugs to treat HIV and New GPC was the only bidder at $307m.

The autopsy recently conducted on the remains of 39-year-old Shawn Albert aka ‘Dexter/Rastaman’- a popular pastry vendor attached to Lin’s Bakery – revealed that he died as a result of haemorrhage from the gunshot injuries he suffered to his chest.

Regional Chairman David Armogan yesterday announced that Region Six is fully prepared for the reopening of schools on Monday to facilitate face-to-face learning, explaining that teachers will be responsible for ensuring social distancing and the wearing of masks in classrooms. 

A Berbice policeman is now hospitalized in a stable condition after he slammed into a motor lorry around 2 pm on Tuesday along the Upper Corentyne Public Road.

A truck driver was on Wednesday sentenced to seven months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 01, 2021, eight more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) former President David Granger has gone on an indefinite leave of absence from the party.

A man and a woman were gunned down in Sophia last night by an assailant on a bicycle.

It has been one year since the first set of persons were treated at the country’s Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal and the Minister of Health has stated that expansion plans may have to be put in place if Guyana’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

A 37-year-old mother of two was stabbed to death sometime between Tuesday night and yesterday morning at Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara (WBD), by her husband, who subsequently hung himself.

A driver attached to the Ministry of Health was yesterday charged with causing the death of Cuthbert Crandon who succumbed to his injuries after an accident with the ministry’s vehicle on Vlissengen Road.