Guyana News

Contracts were on Tuesday signed for the construction of the St Rose’s High School in Georgetown and the Yarrowkabra Secondary School on the Soes-dyke-Linden Highway.

As questions continue to be raised about the level of care being administered to patients at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is maintaining that the facility is equipped with all it needs including the necessary staff.

Fire last evening gutted the upper flat of a Broad and Russell streets home rendering the tenants, a disabled shopkeeper and his 7-year-old son, homeless.

The son of the man who has failed in several court bids to gain control of the Shanta’s building was yesterday taken before the court charged with breaking a padlock placed there by his uncle.

IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, has enlisted the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) into its Trade Finance Facilitation Program (TFFP) through a guarantee and funding facility.

The Ministry of Home Affairs-Juvenile Justice Department (MOHA-JJD) yesterday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic (GLAC) and Blossom Inc.

Searches were ongoing yesterday for the body of a 37-year-old farmer from Abrams Creek, Upper Pomeroon, in Region Two, who went missing on Monday night after his paddle boat collided with another vessel.

The police have sought legal advice on charging the father and son who are currently being held in connection with the abduction and beating of a Walton Hall, Region Two bus driver.

The Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday announced that it will be closed for all Court operations, effective from today, September 30.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus have died including a 17-year-old from Region Three. 

The police are on the hunt for two bandits who opened fire on a police patrol shortly after robbing a 26-year-old labourer at gunpoint on Tuesday night.

A 48-year-old man was remanded to prison on Tuesday after he was charged with the murder of Pradesh Ramgobin, the Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident, whose body was discovered on a bed one week ago.

A man was on Monday placed on $50,000 bail after he was charged with the attempted murder of a Canefield labourer.

A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) plumber was arrested on Monday after he was allegedly caught throwing a black bag containing parcels of cannabis over a fence.

West Demerara residents now have the convenience of shopping at one of Massy Stores Guyana’s four retail outlets, with the Trinidadian company launching at South New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara, on Tuesday afternoon.

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The Ministry of Health today said that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

With the availability of the Sputnik V 2nd dose, there was a large turnout for COVID-19 vaccines at the Ministry of Health, Brickdam this morning. 

Mobile service provider, Digicel today said it is making a significant investment in international submarine capacity with the build of its Deep Blue One subsea cable and has signed a partnership agreement with Orange to extend the system from Trinidad to French Guiana.

Economist Winston Brassington recently told the banking sector that consideration should be given to increasing loans to the private sector while simultaneously lowering interest rates.