Guyana News

As questions grow about what a SWAT team was doing on the Essequibo Coast yesterday when one of its members fatally shot a Dartmouth businessman, a resident from another village today said his door was also kicked down by the same team and h

The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, the European Union and Canada today encouraged Amerindian communities to participate in Guyana’s “coming transformation to ensure the social, economic, and environmental well-being of all Guyanese are addressed”.

The policeman alleged to have fatally shot Dart-mouth businessman Orin Boston yesterday morning has been placed under close arrest even as dozens of irate villagers manned protest lines and blocked the road in the area last evening.

A Port Mourant man who was wanted for the attempted murder of his wife was thwarted in his bid to escape when US authorities at the JFK Airport in New York denied him entry and sent him back to Guyana where he is now in the custody of the police.

The Teachers’ Welfare and Benefits programme which was launched yesterday as part of the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Education Month activities will see some $200 million from the housing revolving fund used to assist teachers.

Relatives of Devika Wong and Bibi Persaud, a mother and daughter who succumbed to the COVID-19 virus, are calling on officials to investigate the measures in place at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal.

Community activist Veerasammy Ramayya yesterday resigned as the Coordinator for President Irfaan Ali’s Rapid Res-ponse Taskforce in Region Six stating that he had been insulted by a senior government official and that he was unable to work with regional officials who seemed to have an issue with him reporting directly to the President. 

With fatalities now at 701, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is appealing to Guyanese to adhere to COVID-19 preventative measures, attributing the increase in cases and deaths to the Delta variant.

International discount footwear chain, Payless Shoe Source, yesterday held a grand opening for its first retail store in Guyana located on the ground floor of MovieTowne Mall, Turkeyen, Georgetown.

The police yesterday said that the body of a 24-year-old farmer was found floating on Tuesday in the Berbice River with what appeared to be a slit on his throat.

A member of the Goed Intent Masjid which went up in flames on Tuesday has estimated their losses at about $20 million and bemoaned that the second flat of the building could have been saved had the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) been better prepared.

As part of its efforts at modernising the sugar industry with the use of e-smart agricultural initiatives, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has embarked on an evaluation of the use of drone technology while also aiming to attract youths to the industry.

A 37-year-old Beterver-wagting, East Coast Demerara man who is accused of the attempted murder of Stephen Waldron was on Tuesday remanded to prison.

A two-storey wooden house at Canefield was completely destroyed by a fire which spread from a nearby garbage heap yesterday.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are currently investigating a GDF Lance Corporal over the rape of a 14-year-old from Region One.

The European Union (EU) will continue  to support efforts here aimed at consolidating democratic values.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC) is conducting a Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) of the May-June 2021 floods here.

Travis Reid was on Tuesday released on $200,000 bail on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

A man who is accused of discharging a firearm at Aremu Backdam on Saturday was remanded to prison after making his appearance before the court on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 14, 2021, nine more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.