Guyana News

Three more COVID-19 deaths were yesterday reported along with some 150 new cases of the virus.

The partly decomposed body of a 65-year-old man was on Tuesday discovered in a drain at Parika Backdam, East Bank Essequibo.

Face-to-face schooling got underway on Monday at the state-of-the-art Westminster Secondary School in Region Three.

Two men have been granted bail while their third alleged accomplice remains on remand on a trafficking of narcotics charge.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the provision of dry and fresh rations for the Guyana Defence Force which saw large bids coming from several companies.

A team from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)  arrived in Guyana on Tuesday to announce the results of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Three youths ages 16, 17, and 21 were yesterday arrested by police following the robbery of a jewellery store.

As World Sight Day is observed across the globe, Dr Johan Da Silva and the Lion’s Club of Bel Air are reminding Guyanese of the importance of having regular eye check-ups and not waiting until something is wrong.

With the prosecution conceding that it had no evidence linking Colin Bailey to the murder of his common-law wife—businesswoman Sirmattie Ramnaress—Justice Jo-Ann Barlow today directed the jury hearing the case, to return a formal verdict of not guilty.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 12, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Key hearings on the planned new bridge over the Demerara River and an ExxonMobil oil exploration programme have been put on hold to allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more time to provide answers, a move that will be seen as a win for civil society activists.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently warned that exploration and development of new oil and gas fields must stop this year if the world is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Investigators probing the bribery allegation against Ministry of Amerindian Affairs Permanent Secretary, Sharon Hicks have wrapped up their investigations and are in the process of seeking legal advice.

A Meadowbrook nail technician was yesterday morning arrested by anti-drug enforcement officers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri after being caught with suspected cocaine concealed in frozen curry and pepperpot.

Police probing the murder of Nelson Thomas, the miner who was fatally stabbed last month, yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Seon Caesar called ‘Ratty’.

On the 23 years imposed upon him for the rape and vicious beating of a woman, Calvin Ramcharran holds the view that the sentence is “manifestly excessive,” especially when considered against what is generally imposed in cases comparable to his and precedent.

A fire of unknown origin last night gutted a Charlotte Street home and left several homeless.

Four stalls located outside of the New Amsterdam Public Hospital were destroyed by  fire during the wee hours of yesterday.

Having been found guilty of raping a woman, Francis Gonzalves will be sentenced this morning by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, at the Sexual Offences Court of the High Court at Suddie, Essequibo.

Bandits during the wee hours of yesterday carted off an undisclosed sum of cash and robbed two security officers when they invaded the head office of Cevon’s Waste Management Company on Mandela Avenue in Georgetown.