Guyana News

A 26-year-old motorcyclist is now dead and a teen girl is hospitalised following an accident on Friday night along the Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road, where they were being pursued by the police.

The High Court yesterday denied the granting of an interim injunction sought by unions against measures restricting access to public spaces by persons who have not been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

A couple died minutes apart on Thursday night at Hyde Park, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, where a woman succumbed after she accidentally fell into a septic tank and her husband met his end during a failed bid to rescue her.

According to spokesmen for two of Guyana’s major political parties, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) misused the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit in the recent operation that resulted in the killing of businessman Orin Boston during a raid of his home.

Following protests over the police killing of businessman Orin Boston, the Dartmouth bridge was cleared on Friday, allowing for the resumption of traffic to Charity and nearby communities for a few hours before protestors once again blocked the main road.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) moved closer to identifying a date for its overdue Biennial Congress after the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) approved recommendations that it be held no later than December 13, 2021.

Ganeshwar Sheocharran, the Corentyne hire car driver who allegedly set his wife on fire and then fled to the United States to escape justice, was remanded to prison on Fri-day after he was charged with attempted murder.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the deaths of three more persons, including a five-month-old baby from Moruca, who were infected with COVID-19.

The Medical Council of Guyana has warned doctors against providing disinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, saying that engaging in such activity contradicts their ethical and professional responsibilities.

As part of its 2021-2025 sector plan, the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) yesterday launched a National Risk Management Policy to mitigate the impact future disasters pose on the delivery of education.

Seven families in Matthews Ridge have been affected by flooding after the reservoir belonging to Chinese-owned Guyana Manganese Inc (GMI) collapsed.

A Dutch citizen was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with possession of $5 million worth of ecstasy pills.

Former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr Vincent Adams has described as scandalous the decision by the agency not to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the construction of the new bridge across the Demerara River.

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) executive Aubrey Norton was among a group of persons charged yesterday with participating in an illegal procession and breaching the COVID-19 measures.

A North Ruimveldt plumber was on Friday charged with seeking to defraud the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) of $1.5 million using a forged cheque.

One of the deck plates on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) came loose yesterday morning, damaging a car and resulting in traffic being backed up on both sides for hours.

Residents living in Onder-neeming, in Region Two, on Thursday and Friday staged a protest over the deplorable conditions of the road leading to their community.

As part of the Government of Guyana’s quest to build capacity in order to effect and execute its planned law reform agenda, six State Counsel at the Ministry of Legal Affairs recently completed a training programme in the Consolidation of Laws.

Three persons are now patients at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) after their vehicles collided on Wednesday evening along the Nouvelle Flanders Public Road, West Coast Demerara.

A Crabwood Creek pensioner will be spending two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a Mandir and stealing items worth over $300,000 in total.