Guyana News

The Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA) of the US on Tuesday met with President Irfaan Ali and raised questions as it relates to diversity, inclusion and other areas.

A pedestrian is now hospitalised with injuries to his head and body, after he was struck down in an accident on Tuesday at Floor Main Access Road, Port Kaituma, North West District.

The Ministry of Health today said that as August 03, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Delays in international deliveries of the second dose of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine will be fully resolved this month, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), responsible for the shot’s marketing abroad, said in a statement today.

An overseas-based Guyanese was this morning found dead in the heavily ransacked upper flat of his Reliance Settlement, East Canje, Berbice house.

Fifteen companies yesterday submitted technical and financial proposals at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board to provide marketing services for Guyana’s oil entitlement from the Liza Destiny Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel. 

The two captains of the boats which collided in the Mazaruni River back in 2013, claiming the lives of 10 persons have both been found not guilty of causing the deaths.

Chairman of the Local Government Commission (LGC) Julius Faerber yesterday maintained his position that he had the authority to unilaterally appoint junior staff member Candace Nelson to act as Town Clerk of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), saying that the appointment will be up for ratification at the Commission’s next statutory meeting this month end and if it is opposed then it will be rescinded.

Black Bush Polder has been earmarked by Umami Incorporated for a multi-million dollar agro-processing facility which is expected to be a boon to the farmers in the region.

For chemical burns sustained to her fingers, Tanesha Fredericks who worked as a utilities cleaner, has been granted a default judgment against locally operated Trinidad oil company—Centipede Offshore (Guyana) Inc.,

A woman has died after she was struck down in the early hours of yesterday morning along Homestretch Avenue, in Georgetown.

Operators of passenger boats have been informed that they risk being suspended or having their licences revoked if they operate unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday announced via its Facebook page.

The government yesterday used its majority in the National Assembly to pass amendments to the legislation for the registration of births and deaths, including simplifying the process for adults without original documents to acquire birth certificates.

A visiting high-level World Bank team, led by its Vice President responsible for the Latin America and Caribbean region, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, along with officials from the Ministry of Finance yesterday inspected various developmental and completed project sites that form part of the World Bank project portfolio in Guyana.

The National Assembly yesterday passed an amendment to pave the way for the resumption of international adoptions with greater protections for children from potential abuse and exploitation.

A young mechanic was shot dead on Monday while at a friend’s house in `B’ Field, Sophia.

Two more COVID-19 fatalities were yesterday reported along with 24 new cases of the virus.

In the face of concerns that his administration has only paid lip service to transparency in its stewardship of the oil and gas sector, President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that government is building a dedicated website to publish all available information.

Residents of Wakenaam in Region Three will soon benefit from improved water supply with the commencement of the drilling of a new well by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

Following the termination of the contract between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Lyken/Newburg Funeral Home, the funeral company has decided to take legal action against the GPF.