Guyana News

As a result of Saturday’s devastating fire at the Brickdam Police Station, Shahab Hack, a businessman of Georgetown and a road safety advocate, has donated in excess of 48 traffic wands and other items to the Guyana Police Force.

Officials from the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI) yesterday handed over a quantity of pepper seeds that were produced by the institute to assist the government with its ongoing flood relief efforts.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 04, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Political confrontation would lead us nowhere, PNCR Chair and acting party leader Volda Lawrence told an event to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the party today.

The government is currently in the advanced stages of awarding another telecommunications licence for a 5G carrier.

The Ministry of Health is investigating the case of a 13-year-old Region One boy who died yesterday, hours after he was administered the second dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

-Berbicians to be trained for oil and gas under Clem Sankat photos by Bebi Oosman Vice President  Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced in Region Six that thousands of sugar workers severed under the former APNU+AFC administration will each receive a $250,000 grant at least by the end of January, 2022, regardless of their employment status.

Staymon George yesterday pleaded guilty at the High Court in Berbice to the murder of British teenager Dominic Bernard in 2015.

Police investigators have gathered additional statements from ranks who were on duty at the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday and they confirmed that the fire started in the said area as claimed by robbery accused, Clarence Greene.

What could have possibly been another major fire in the city was averted at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) headquarters on Brickdam yesterday.

The Ministry of Health is working on a new vaccination card system as instances of forged COVID-19 booklets continue.

Investigators combing through the debris in the aftermath of the blaze at the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday have found evidence of fire extinguishers being used to initially fight the fire.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) yesterday began the distribution of 2022 pension booklets and a one-off $25,000 COVID cash grant to pensioners who showed up in the hundreds at various sites, some of which appeared to be overwhelmed.

A Kilcoy, Corentyne man died on Sunday after he lost control of his motorcycle and was then run over by another biker along the Upper Corentyne Public Road.

David Smith and Quacy Jupiter, the two murder suspects who were shot and killed by the police on Saturday, October 2nd had reportedly beaten and robbed a delivery man on Monday, September 27th, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and the Ministry of Natural Resources have signed an agreement for the acquisition of mineral processing technology that can increase recovery of gold and ultimately reduce the use of mercury.

 While agreeing that Guyana needs an energy mix that is environmentally responsible and cost efficient to fix its nearly 50-year-old power generation problems, a Moray House Trust panel on Saturday said that the interests of citizens must be put above all other factors by policymakers.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll yesterday surpassed 800 as four more deaths were reported.

Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) CEO (ag) James Foster yesterday presented a cheque valued at $1.538m generated from the GBTI Haiti Disaster Relief Fund to Prime Minister Mark Phillips.

A graduation ceremony was held on October 1 for 18 frontline healthcare workers who were trained under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded clinical management training programme for HIV/AIDS.