Guyana News

An estimated 2,000 children, ages 12 -17, received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 jab during a vaccination drive at MovieTowne yesterday in what has been seen as a major boost for the government’s back-to-school drive.

A Hindu priest from Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne was beaten to death on Saturday night after he attempted to disperse a group of men who were drinking in front of his residence and were allegedly verbally abusing his daughters.

Guyana’s sixty-member delegation at the recently concluded Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Houston, United States, has led to increased interest in business opportunities with a number MOUs signed with private sector companies, Guyana Office for Investment (G-Invest) Head, Peter Ramsaroop says.

Thirty-nine-year-old plant operator, Kersa Robertson died yesterday morning after he was engulfed in a fire shortly after arriving at the Bosai Mineral Group compound, Republic Avenue, MacKenzie, Linden.

The Potaro Mining Company and the Malali Quarry Inc have applied for environmental permits to operate quarries in regions Seven and Ten respectively.

With public schooling set to reopen for face-to-face learning next week, parents of the youngest learners are being asked by the Education Ministry to step forward and offer all necessary support.

Hundreds including children and police from the Pomeroon-Supenaam area in Region Two as well as the neighbouring islands can now consider themselves better equipped with the necessary knowledge in Information Technology (IT) after successfully graduating from the Richard Faikall Police College in computer studies.

The 16th Chinese Medical Brigade has donated US$100,000 in advanced medical equipment and instruments to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

An elderly man who was hospitalised three weeks ago with broken legs after he was struck down in a hit-and-run accident at the Railway Embankment at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday.

A vendor and a taxi driver standing by to witness the post-mortem examination of a family member, were on Friday robbed by three men while at the Memorial Gardens, Le Repentir Cemetery.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of August 28, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Former Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, A K Datadin has passed away.

Economist, Dr Cecil Rajana has passed away at the age of 77.

Ten persons have been arrested in relation to the murder of a Upper Corentyne man who was beaten last night around 10.

Guyana could possibly face suspension from the global extractive industries transparency group (EITI) if the government doesn’t name its members to the Multi-Stakeholders Group (MSG), which manages the process.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is concerned about the government’s “aggressive” reopening of public schools, even as some parents hope that the return to face-to-face learning will be a success in spite of their fears.

Guyana has seen an increase in COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations over the past week, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony.

A Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara man is now wanted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) following the discovery of more than 540 pounds of marijuana at Campbell Avenue, Georgetown, on Friday.

Approximately 600 farmers in Region Ten, who suffered losses due to devastating floods in May and June, received government flood relief grants on Saturday, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed that another person who was infected with COVID-19 has died.