Guyana News

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has finally approved a series of advertisements needed to fill vacancies including that of the Chief Election Officer (CEO).

The Ministry of Labour has deployed 10 more Occupational Health and Safety Officers (OSH) across the regions of Guyana in an attempt to reduce workplace deaths especially in the mining sector.

A twenty-five-year-old bus driver of Lot 43 Walton Hall, Region Two says he was abducted on  Monday evening by three persons and severely beaten.

Contracts for rehabilitation works for the sum of  $366m have been awarded for Zeelugt, Naamryck, Bendorff, Uitvlugt and Blankenburg, Region 3.

As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to probe who was responsible for depositing waste oil into the Demerara River, Head of the agency Kemraj Parsram yesterday said that it will be engaged in periodic surveillance to monitor possible dumping spots.

As part of efforts to ensure learning continuity following the destruction of the North West Secondary School, the Ministry of Education will be asking the school’s Grade 10 teachers to work one additional hour in the morning and afternoon sessions.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the provision of security services at the Ministry of Public Works in three lots.

The Minister of Education yesterday conducted its final consultation session on a proposed five-year Special Education Needs/Disabilities (SEND) strategic action plan.

A police source yesterday confirmed to Stabroek News that the Corentyne man who was arrested for the alleged murder of his brother, Lakeram Dhurup, has since admitted that the two were involved in a fight moments prior to the now-deceased man falling face-down on a concrete surface.

A Warren Village, Corentyne man is now homeless after a fire which he now suspects to be arson on Sunday completely destroyed the two-storey wooden house he was occupying.

A trade agreement signed by Guyana and Suriname opens a pathway for heightened trade in fresh agricultural produce.

The Government of Guyana yesterday joined with the United Nations in observing the sixth annual International Day for Universal Access to Information.

A Corentyne man has been placed on an 18-month bond after he pleaded guilty to verbally abusing his 90-year-old mother earlier in the month.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC), which has a stake in the Stabroek Block, says  that it plans to raise US$5.41 billion to fund several key oil and gas projects including the Payara oilfield in Guyana.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of September 27, 2021, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 27, 2021, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Ministry of Health last  night received a quantity of Sputnik V second dose components and is set to begin the rollout of these shots tomorrow.

Former Director of the Department of Public Information (DPI) and Head of Communications for the Opposition, Imran Khan died this morning  in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Liliendaal Infectious Disease Hospital almost a week after he was rushed there.

According to data from the Bureau of Statistics there has been a 14% increase in food prices over the first seven months of 2021 while general living costs have increased by 5.4% over that same period.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday assured that there would be a stable and efficient power supply with the completion of major upgrades costing $1.4 billion to the Canefield Substation, in East Canje, Berbice.