Guyana News

The 26-year-old farmer of Onderneeming Sandpit, Region Two, who was arrested on Monday over the killing of his father, has allegedly confessed to committing the crime because the man was “troubling” him.

Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) workers staged a protest yesterday morning for safety gear following the refusal by management to replace equipment damaged on the job.

Saying that vaccination alone would not contain the spread of COVID-19, including its variants, the main opposition A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has again called on the government to pursue a holistic approach to protect citizens. 

African and Caribbean states are being urged to use their 69-nation strong voting bloc to centre their needs and demand change in the international system.

Maintaining that the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) was not given adequate time by the Regional Executive Officer (REO) to prepare and submit projects for the region’s proposed 2022 budget, Both the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Region Four on Tuesday called for an extension to consult with their constituents.

With the withdrawal of the Guyana Gold and Dia-mond Miners Association (GGDMA) from the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) that manages the Guyana Extractive industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), local non-governmental organisation Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) has challenged the claim that miners were targeted and harassed to make disclosures. 

While saying that he takes his constitutional responsibilities seriously, President Irfaan Ali on Monday maintained that Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon must first recognise him as president – and by extension the PPP/C as government – before any engagement takes place on the appointment of members of the constitutional service commissions.

Region Two’s rice farmers have started harvesting their crops and remain hopeful that they will receive a good price and prompt payment from millers.  

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) has announced the induction of 41 apprentices to its Training Centre at Port Mourant.

A 24-year-old man walked out the Sexual Offences Court yesterday afternoon a free man, after a jury returned a verdict of not guilty of raping a thirteen-year-old girl back in 2019.

A driver was on Monday set $1 million bail after he was charged with causing the death of a teen, who was hit down on Saturday night along the Bagotstown Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Nine persons lost their home on Sunday in a fire of unknown origin at Mocha, East Bank Demerara.

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the public’s help to find relatives of a 56-year-old security guard, who died last Friday at Itaballi Landing, Lower Mazaruni River.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 06, 2021, seven more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp today said it will begin measuring methane emissions from production of natural gas at a New Mexico facility, joining a number of shale gas producers seeking to provide the data to buyers.

Public schools across the country reopened on Monday for face-to-face learning for nursery- and primary-level students and the Ministry of Education indicated that there was a high turnout by both teachers and their charges despite some reports of lockouts in some regions as a result new vaccination requirements. 

The Guyana Association of Bankers Inc has announced that financial institutions would soon be conforming with the newest COVID-19 measures, which place restrictions on access by unvaccinated persons.

Local ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has said that its planned 12-Well Exploration and Appraisal (E&A) Drilling Program in the Canje Block, offshore Guyana, is slated to begin by the first quarter of 2022 once environmental authorisation is given for the project.

Some unvaccinated parents and teachers in Region Two were locked out from schools on Monday as a result of newly enforced requirements for access.