Guyana News

Hairdresser and makeup artist, Miguel Ram and former Miss India Guyana contestant Sharona Katriah have denied being involved in a reported theft from a  West Coast Demerara (WCD) wedding house on August 1.

The Guyana Government yesterday rejected claims made at an event in New York, USA that it was practicing racial discrimination and it said it was disappointed at remarks made by US Congressman Hakeem Jeffries.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday commissioned eight roads in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as August 14, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Citing the $13b to be expended on infrastructural works in 21 settlements, the Ministry of Housing and Water on Saturday rebuffed criticisms by former Minister Annette Ferguson and vowed that its “Dream Realised” scheme will deliver 50,000 serviced house lots at the end of its present term in office.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Saturday afternoon handed over eight concrete lantern poles and 16 one-thousand-watt lamps to the Buxton Com-munity Centre Ground.

Investigators probing the murder of Brazilian, Euclid Da Silva has released the person of interest who was being questioned.

Over one hundred low-income residents of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, yesterday signed contracts that will see them benefitting from the construction of core homes and home improvement subsidies.

Two persons have applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for permits to set up wharves, among other projects on the East Bank of Demerara.

TriStar Inc has announced that it has received all the regulatory approvals to move ahead with a planned state- of-the-art shorebase facility, which it says will be operated to international safety, security, and environmental standards.

Five persons, including a toddler, escaped with minor injuries yesterday after a Roraima Airways aircraft crash-landed in the vicinity of the Haags Bosch Sanitary landfill facility, on the East Bank of Demerara, after experiencing mechanical problems.

The legal challenge initiated by the Georgetown Mayor and City Councillors for the removal of acting Town Clerk Candace Nelson is contending that her appointment is unlawful, while accusing her of disruptive actions that could affect the Council’s ability to meet its obligations.

The Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) is seeking Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) financing to expand its Houston facility to potentially provide support for up to five floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, among other upgrades.

The Ministry of Health yesterday disclosed that three more persons who were infected with COVID-19 have died.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has assured Haiti that it stands ready to assist in wake of the major earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday.

Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi is due to arrive in Guyana on Tuesday for a four-day official visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has announced that it will be implementing new visitation rules for its offices countrywide, including the requirement that visitors provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), through its Oil and Gas Department, has been monitoring the transfer of Guyana’s crude from the Liza Destiny FPSO oil platform to oil tankers.

ExxonMobil’s local affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has submitted an application for environmental authorisation for a 12-well Exploration and Appraisal (E&A) Drilling Programme in the Canje Block, offshore Guyana.

The government has enacted the recently passed bill to allow a person to acquire the estate of a spouse who has died without leaving a will.