Guyana News

Digital records and smaller wallet-sized plastic vaccination cards should be rolled out by the end of the year,  Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says.

Residents living in the Upper Pomeroon River, particularly in villages such as St Monica, Karawab, Akawini, Siriki, Abrams Creek, and Jacklow will receive a better Digicel signal now that the company has commissioned a state-of-the-art, mobile service at Kabakaburi Mission.

Already allocated for children in Guyana, this country’s allotment of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines donated under the United States 5.5 million shots to CARICOM will be arriving this week, sources have disclosed.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of August 21, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Police are investigating the death of an unidentified male of East Indian descent who was yesterday morning discovered lying motionless along  New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.

Two Region Four Alliance for Change (AFC) Councillors are positioning themselves to table a motion of no confidence against the APNU Chairman, Daniel Seeram.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says  it has recorded a 19.9% decrease in serious crimes as of August 9, this year and up to that point there were 78 murders.

There will be a continuing global demand for oil at least for the next 20 years and exploration in the Guyana-Suriname and other developing basins will be essential to meeting the supply gap this demand is likely to create.

Bids were on August 17 opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of core houses at the Sophia housing area.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday conducted Exercise ‘Get Ready’ on Robb Street, Georgetown.

A 24-year-old motorcyclist is currently hospitalized at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) following a collision on Saturday night with a car along the Tuschen Public Road.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Government of Guyana recently released a report on improving the management of migrants including the use of electronic passports and collection of data across borders.

Developers of what will be Guyana’s first dual-branded hotel, Hits and Jams Entertainment, say the project is currently in its design phase and they are aiming to have it launched by December of this year.

Five persons were on Wednesday robbed of millions in jewellery and cash in an attack at a business place at Da Silva Street, Newtown, Kitty.

Following the discovery of asbestos in the roof of the public buildings, Parliament Office has been relocated to the Queenstown office of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC). 

The Ministry of Health today said that as of August 21, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) today conducted Exercise ‘Get Ready’ on Robb Street, Georgetown.

Roy Boston, 18,  a labourer of Lot 5 Swan Village was last night fatally stabbed following an argument at a shop.

Nearly four months later, the 1.1 million gallons of heavy fuel at the centre of a Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) scandal remains in the custody of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) which now cannot sell it as GPL has declared that it does not meet their specifications, sources say.

Five months after he was gunned down outside Palm Court on Main Street, Georgetown, the family of gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes yesterday broke their silence as they called for answers and justice.