Guyana News

The case file involving the shooting of 25-year-old Gladys Benedict by Region Nine Regional Executive Officer, Karl Singh is still with the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

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

About 1.10 am today,  convicted prisoner Allen Thomas, 25 years, of Shea Village, South Rupununi was found in a sitting position and hanging from the inside door handle of the lockups at the Lethem Police Station with his underwear tied around his neck.

While the sales terms have not been publicised, Guyana received nearly US$80 million for its last one million barrels of oil, the highest sum to date, and pushing the total in its account at the New York Federal Reserve Bank to more than US$430 million, sources say.

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced a series of relief measures, including billions in cash grants for households and farmers that were devastated by recent flooding countrywide.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the deaths of six more persons who were infected with COVID-19.

With the recently repaired flash gas compression system on the Liza Destiny oil platform still experiencing some technical issues, ExxonMobil said it is now flaring about six million cubic feet of gas per day.

While assuring that all preparations have been made for the sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment on Wednesday and Thursday, the Ministry of Education yesterday announced that it would allow students the option of wearing casual clothing rather than their school uniforms.

With public transport operators now required to be vaccinated in order to ferry members of the public, some minibus operators yesterday signalled that they plan to strike to protest the new measure.

The newly announced COVID-19 measure requiring unvaccinated persons to make an appointment before visiting a ministry or government agency has been met with mixed reactions, with some welcoming the decision while others have described it as unfair.

While the updated COVID-19 Emergency measures allows for cinemas to resume operations from today, Caribbean Cinemas and MovieTowne yesterday said that they would not be reopening as yet due to a restriction on the sale of food and drinks.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Saturday called on the government to initiate an “ethnic and national reconciliation” process, while warning that tensions between the country’s two major ethnic groups poses a danger to national stability.

Saying that the most glaring challenge for African Guyanese is economic inequity, the Society for African Guyanese Empowerment (SAGE) has urged that they demand that the issue be treated as a national emergency.

Promising to offer a “second to none” experience and with plans to extend its operation throughout the country in the coming months, the Heliconia Restaurant and Lounge yesterday officially opened its doors to the public.

The police have issued a bulletin for 26-year-old Samorea Mitchell, of Wisroc, Linden, who is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Delroy McKenzie, and the attempted murder of Calvin Daly.

Guyana was up to last Thursday at the tail end of its recent Sputnik V shipment even as the COVID-19 vaccination programme continues.

Following criticisms of its response to the fatal Alberttown blaze that left two Venezuelan women dead on Thursday, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday defended its performance, while denying that it showed up unprepared.

A search is underway for convicted prisoner Quincy Clarke, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison yesterday morning.

A woman who accepted a drop from an unknown driver at Tuschen Housing Scheme has said she had to break the window of his vehicle to escape after the driver refused to let her out.

A Berbice businessman and his wife were robbed on Friday evening while entering their yard at Fort Ordnance Housing Scheme, East Canje, Berbice.