Guyana News

A man was on Monday remanded to prison for the alleged illegal possession of a gun and ammunition.

With the new school year now underway, some hinterland-based students remain concerned over their inability to access virtual platforms to keep up with their curriculum.

On the occasion of International Day of Democracy today, President Irfaan Ali has urged that no effort be spared to fortify the country’s democracy.

Francesca Vieira is celebrating 50 years in the education sector. According to a release from the Ministry of Education, she hails from the Moruca Sub-region, Region One, where she attended and obtained her primary and post-primary education from the Santa Rosa Primary School.

The Ministry of Health today said that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality is businessman Maxwell Thom. Thom, 53, who owned Wireless Connections and 93.1 real FM was confirmed dead just after 12 pm today by Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.

A man travelling to Buckhall, Region Three area died after a pickup he was in lost control and toppled at 49 KM road.

A total of 36 persons with COVID-19 died last week and all of them were unvaccinated, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, who yesterday questioned why more persons were not getting vaccinated in light of such statistics.

Carpenter Koabe Grant was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the murders of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Daniel Fraser and his girlfriend Shanicka Forde, who were gunned down in Sophia.

An emergency meeting of the board of the Guyana Office for Investment (G-Invest) was convened yesterday in the wake of reports that confidential information had been misused by a person close to the  agency to boost their business.

Following a protest at the Square of the Revolution, executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton and several others were yesterday detained after Police claimed that they attempted to lead an illegal procession down Regent Street.

A construction worker died on Friday after he was struck in the head by a wire at an H.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) yesterday announced that an additional and later daily departure from both Supenaam and Parika will be available commencing Friday, September 17, 2021.

Arrivals at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are up by 68% since the reopening of airports back in October last year, Chairman of the Board of Directors Sanjeev Datadin said on Sunday.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) probe into what caused the fuel starvation that resulted in a Roraima Airways’ Britten-Norman Trislander aircraft crash-landing at Eccles, East Bank Demerara last month, is still ongoing, Director General Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Egbert Field has said.

A carpenter attached the City Engineer’s Department sustained a broken wrist yesterday after he accidentally stepped on a rotted board and fell while he was engaged in repair works.

A 43-year-old woman was yesterday robbed by four men at her Lamaha Park, North Ruimveldt residence.

A father of five was yesterday charged with harbouring one of the men who is wanted by police for questioning over the gold heist carried out last month at the Wallison Enterprise, Gordon Street, Kitty.

Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo was yesterday released on $10,000 bail after a private charge was filed against him by a firefighter, Neville Cumberbatch, accusing him of acting in a discriminatory manner by removing Cumberbatch’s name from a promotions list.

An Anna Regina businessman was on Sunday evening robbed and beaten by two unidentified armed men at his shop.