Guyana News

President Irfaan Ali has given his assent to the recently passed bill to decriminalise cross-dressing, in line with a more that two-year-old Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judgment.

Vehicular traffic to several parts of the hinterland has been cut off after culverts along the Linden to Lethem trail were washed away in torrential rains on Friday.

In an effort to implement a structured system for emergency medical air transportation services, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is seeking to prequalify suppliers and has invited bids.

Although the death of Seafield, West Coast Berbice resident Clyde Benjamin has been ruled a drowning, his family remains suspicious that he was a victim of foul play since he was found on dry land and without his wallet.

Through the intervention of the Maritime Administration (MARAD), three Trinidadian nationals have gotten help to return home after being stranded in Guyana for three months on board a vessel.

A family is seeking help to locate an Aurora Estate, Region Two man, who has not been heard from for nine months since he travelled to the interior.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Saturday commissioned over a dozen roads, costing over $250 million, on the West Coast Demerara.

A 24-year-old United States-based Guyanese man was shot and killed in Queens, New York, on Friday during a confrontation with a driver, who allegedly crashed into his car.

Motorists travelling along the East and West Banks of Demerara corridor yesterday were forced to endure traffic jams after a vehicle stalled and blocked traffic on the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

A total of 111 business owners in Region Two applied last week to access grants through the Small Business Bureau (SBB).

President Irfaan Ali has committed Guyana to providing assistance to aid the relief and recovery efforts in Haiti in the wake of the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the nation on Saturday.

Roraima Airways has confirmed that five persons received injuries after one of its aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing this morning near the Haags Bosch landfill, on the East Bank of Demerara.

With the impending arrival of a consignment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, which are approved for children age 12 and older, the government has started seeking the consent of parents to administer vaccines to eligible children in the public school system.

Guyana on Friday received a third shipment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the global COVAX initiative and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative Dr Luis Felipe Codina announced that a consignment of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine is due to arrive here next month.

Approximately 5,000 Sputnik V second dose components arrived in Guyana yesterday and those awaiting their shots may be able to access them from tomorrow.

A Berbice fisherman was on Thursday found dead at the Kumaka Waterfront, North West District, with what appeared to be marks of violence on his face and neck, several days after he was reported missing by his boat’s captain.

A Corentyne man was on Friday sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his stepfather during a row over music at Bloomfield, Berbice, five years ago.

The Government of Guyana through the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) with Caribbean International Distributors Inc.,

Retired physician Dr Abraham Augustus Clemwood Fung-A-Fat, one of the co-founders of the Woodlands Hospital, died on Wednesday after a brief period of illness.

On the heels of the government’s decision to suspend the recently instituted COVID-19 vaccination protocols for healthcare workers and public transport operators, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon says more concessions are needed.