Guyana News

A Berbice man was on Thursday remanded to prison after being charged with raping a pensioner in a home invasion.

Promotions within the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) could become the next case engaging the High Court as several officers are objecting to being removed from a preferment list due to alleged “disciplinary infractions” for which they were punished years earlier.

Following months of devastating floods, the Albion Estate is scheduled to begin grinding cane today and is also forging ahead with preparatory works for the first sugar crop of 2022.

The Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed three more COVID-19 fatalities along with 111 new cases of the virus.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday announced that it was partnering with the LR Group of Israel in undertaking a feasibility study for the establishment of a commercially viable dairy farming operation designed to supply the company’s TOPCO milk plant with fresh cows’ milk for pasteurization and packaging.

Following years of complaints by local fishermen about harassment from Surinamese patrols while plying their trade in the Corentyne River, both countries have come to an agreement that fisherfolk here will be granted licences by Paramaribo starting from January, 2022.

Despite making several recommendations against errant police officers, Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), retired judge William Ramlall says he continues to be left out of the loop on whether any disciplinary actions are being taken.

Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States Sir Ronald Sanders has called on international financial institutions and wealthy governments to do more for the people of Haiti, following the recent devastating earthquake that has ravaged the country, leaving thousands dead, injured and homeless.

Ateeka Ishmael, one of the principals of accused ‘Ponzi’ firm Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), was yesterday charged with forging a COVID-19 test result to show that it was positive.

Following a visit to Region Ten last week, the Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) while pleased with his agency’s efforts, remains concerned about the infrastructural damage and continued impact of the persistent flooding.

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Regional Health Services in Region Two has commenced a massive sensitisation campaign on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that are expected to be administered to students 12 who are years and older. 

The signing of the agreement between the Guyana and Suriname Ministries of Health will see citizens easily accessing healthcare services that may be available in one country but not the other.

Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) and Suriname’s Trade and Industry Association (VSB) have announced a plan to set up a Guyana-Suriname Private Sector Business Council to strengthen economic ties and create a single market and economy between the two neighbouring countries.

In the coming week, the Gift Centre will celebrate its 30th anniversary and to mark the occasion the store has donated fitness equipment to the Ministry of Health, the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) and the Salvation Army.

A total of 180 students from six regions are set to benefit from a two-month job readiness camp.

Aiming to better monitor and control food safety standards, Pritipaul Singh Investments Inc (PSI) has had eight of its employees certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards in the area of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).

Two men are now in custody after allegedly attempting to bribe a policeman with a total of $200,000 to abandon an investigation.

A Lindener, who police say attempted to rob a woman, was shot to his right foot during an armed confrontation with police ranks at South Road, Georgetown on Thursday.

A carpenter, who police say was found with a .38 pistol and five matching rounds at a city hotel, was yesterday remanded to prison on charges of illegal possession of a gun and ammunition.

A seventeen-year-old was taken into police custody on Wdnesday after it was alleged that he stole US$800 from a police officer.