Guyana News

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Yesim Oruc of Turkey as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guyana, with the host Government’s approval.

Arguing that they pose a real risk of flight, the police almost a month later have not released the two Brazilian men who were granted bail on charges of illegal entry and being busted with close to 1,000 pounds of cocaine, which investigators says were found when their plane crash-landed at Orealla back in May. 

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC yesterday met with representatives of the United States of America Law Enforcement Agencies on a number of matters in the legal sector, The representatives included persons from the U.S.

There will be no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) conducted before the construction of the New Demerara Harbour Bridge as the EPA yesterday announced that it “will not significantly affect the environment,” even as it listed potential impacts.

The Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) 46.5-megawatt (MW) plant at Garden of Eden should begin exporting electricity to the national grid by the end of September with the final testing phases having already commenced.

A 38-year-old shopkeeper is now dead following a robbery carried out on him and his girlfriend at Toroparu Backdam, Cuyuni River, by four men armed with a handgun and cutlasses.

A team of doctors from India recently performed successful heart surgeries at the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital on six patients including a 15-year-old who suffered from heart complications for the last two years.

A temporary access road has been constructed on the Linden to Lethem trail at 42 Miles, Mabura to allow the passage of vehicles that were affected after the culverts were washed away by torrential rains on Friday.

A Bartica resident sustained minor injuries to his body on Tuesday afternoon after the boat he was in became engulfed in flames.

The nurse who mistreated a Moruca mother during her delivery at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two will be disciplined.

A 17-year-old is among the country’s latest COVID-19 deaths as 120 new cases of the virus were recorded.

Tenders were last Thursday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Lima Sands (Region Two) and the Good Hope (Region Four) main access roads.

A beverage vendor was yesterday denied bail after being charged with discharging a loaded firearm at a man with whom he had a past conflict.

A 23-year-old woman was yesterday afternoon arrested while on a visit to take food for an inmate at the New Amsterdam Prison after it was discovered that she had concealed 192 grams of cannabis in two papayas.

A jury was yesterday morning empaneled to hear the case against Bibi Nazeela Habiboodean and Linden Lewis who are both accused of murdering Bibi’s father—Ruby businessman Habiboodean (only name).

Police during an eradication exercise yesterday destroyed two cannabis sativa farms which were discovered along the Berbice River.

While the government is looking to swiftly develop Guyana’s oil and gas sector, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd yesterday assured that environmental protection will be a key part of its policy framework.

President Irfaan Ali  has said that Guyana’s prosperity will shared with CARICOM as he assured newly appointed Secretary-General Dr.

In an effort to realise the resumption of motor sport as ‘quickly as possible’ the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has forged a partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to host a vaccination drive that ensures the various available vaccines are readily accessible to its members.

The appeal hearing of septuagenarian Michael Abrams who back in 2017 was sentenced to two life sentences after a jury convicted him of raping and sodomizing an eight-year-old girl, is set to be called on Monday August 23rd.