Guyana News

With almost a month having passed since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that an impact assessment will not be needed for ExxonMobil’s 12-Well Exploration and Appraisal Drilling Programme on the offshore Canje Block and no information on the project publicised, environmental lawyer Melinda Janki has written to the body’s Executive Director seeking to have the issue clarified.

President Irfaan Ali met with members of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) on Saturday afternoon and disclosed that legislation for a free zone in the area is in the works.

The polluted water that appeared off the Kingston seashore last Thursday appears to have been dispersed.

A minibus driver has been hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being injured in a head- on collision with a motor lorry on the Madewini Public Road, East Bank Demerara yesterday morning.

An Anna Regina mother is still coming to terms with the results of the harsh treatment she experienced from a particular midwife at the maternity department at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating the fatal incident involving Kersa Robertson, a Bosai worker who was badly burnt two Sundays ago at the company’s compound located at Republic Avenue, MacKenzie, Linden, in Region Ten.

A police sergeant was on Saturday morning held at gunpoint and robbed of valuables by four men whilst walking out of the Vryheid’s Lust Public Road, East Coast Demerara.

Hundreds of children, ages 12 -17, received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during Saturday’s vaccination drive at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship awardees who were deregistered from the University of the West Indies (UWI) due to their inability to attend classes will be given an opportunity to be part of their programmes during the upcoming semester.

Hoping to get the attention of President Irfaan Ali, just over a dozen Lethem residents on Saturday took to the streets to protest against the “indirect mandatory” COVID-19 vaccination policy that was implemented by the government in August.

With no environmental impact assessment needed, Trinuyana Investments Incorporated, the developer of another Marriott-branded Hotel is now required to submit an Environmental Management Plan to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A twenty-eight-year-old taxi driver was carjacked yesterday afternoon after being held at gunpoint by two men who hired him for a ride to Kaikan Street, North Ruimveldt.

Two men were admitted to the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two after they suffered injuries when their motorcycles collided.

Maria Parboodial, 75-years-old, of Lot 14 Grant 1802 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice was on Saturday struck down by a Ministry of Agriculture vehicle on the Number 79 Public Road.

Persons who want to enter privately-owned buildings to which the public has lawful access now have to be vaccinated or alternatively will have to show evidence of a recent negative PCR test or make an appointment.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 04, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The miners association has announced its withdrawal from participation in the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), citing the process as being too intrusive by an organisation that does nothing to help them overcome hurdles faced in mining.

Although the Ministry of Public Works had proposed that an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) on the New Demerara Harbour Bridge project be done, it was surprisingly advised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it was not necessary and the ministry has acted on that advice.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday told Indigenous leaders of Region Nine who participated in the Regional Toshaos Meeting (RTM) that the government has commenced the establishment of a mechanism that will resolve all outstanding land disputes.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says  it has investigated the reports of what was claimed to be crude oil at the Kingston seashore in Georgetown and has collected samples for analysis.