Guyana News

Just over a dozen civic groups are calling for a “systematic, inclusive and transparent” consultation process on energy options available to Guyana.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) on Thursday spearheaded the donation of 3,800 chicks and 171 bags of feed to flood-affected farmers in the Mahaica-Mahaicony area.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of August 1, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

An “Amazon-like” e-commerce website will soon be launched to market local products made by small businesses to international buyers, President Irfaan Ali announced on Friday.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan, Barrister-at-Law; Author of The Guyana Court of Appeal (2002) Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Ideas travel, or not, depending on their intrinsic merit.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday said that as of Friday, July 30th it had not received the police file in relation to the shooting of 25-year-old Gladys Benedict by Region Nine Regional Executive Officer (REO), Karl Singh.

Unique Arts Entertainment, which has been investing in young people for over 12 years through various programmes, has received a grant from UNESCO for a new venture, ‘Paint the Picture’, which targets mental health, human trafficking and gender-based violence through dance.

In an address on the first anniversary of his government, President Irfaan Ali today chronicled the range of major projects launched by his administration,  appealed for persons to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and announced  a major drainage scheme for South Georgetown along with three outfalls similar to the Hope Canal in regions 3, 5 and 6.

Tomorrow, the PPP/C government will present to Parliament an amendment to the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, as it seeks to pave the way for the smooth execution of the gas to shore project and ExxonMobil’s laying of fibre optic cables.

Foreigners travelling to Guyana will now have to be fully vaccinated in order to be permitted entry into the country.

Police are investigating the suspected murder of a Venezuelan hot dog vendor whose body was discovered yesterday morning in an alleyway behind SleepIn Hotel on Church Street.

Data compiled during visits by the Ministry of Agriculture, its associated agencies and the Civil Defence Commission will be used to determine the approximate 52,000 recipients of government’s recently announced  $7.8B flood relief grants.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday ruled that Trust Company (Guyana) Limited is required to register with the Guyana Securities Council (GSC) where it issues a security owned by more than 50 persons.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, human traffickers have found various means to continue their trade and avoid detection by the police.

Convicted prisoner Quincy Clarke, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Saturday morning was recaptured later in the day.

Now scheduled for an August commissioning, the  Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) new US$52 million, 46.5 MW generating facility at Garden of Eden (GoE), East Bank of Demerara is currently in its testing phase.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of July 31, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is currently investigating two interior airstrip accidents which occurred last month, its Director General, Colonel Egbert Field says.

After successfully raising the money to cover her university expenses, Moriah Hamilton has officially been enrolled at Howard University in the United States and will soon be leaving Guyana to begin classes later this month.

The body of a sixty-three-year-old man of Mocha, East Bank Demerara was yesterday morning discovered floating in the Mocha Access Road Canal in the vicinity of Fourth Bridge.