Guyana News

Former Chief Magistrate  and attorney-at-law K.A. Juman-Yassin S.C. says  that there are many factors which a court has to consider in determining whether or not a person is granted their pre-trial liberty.

The police are investigating an accident involving a motorcyclist who was injured at Airy Hall Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.

A man succumbed to his injuries last Thursday following an accident at Haslington, East Coast Demerara.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of July 21, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Argentina, one of the first countries to widely use Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, has ratcheted up pressure on Moscow over delays in the arrival of second doses that are holding back its COVID-19 inoculation campaign, according to Reuters.

Even as Cabinet has agreed in principle to allow production of hemp on a large scale subsequent to advice from Attorney General Anil Nandlall, a number of matters must be ironed out before cultivation can begin, he has said.

Civil society and other stakeholders should be consulted to help this country to collectively develop a comprehensive national human rights action plan, United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has told the Guyana Government in December last year.

Teachers will be receiving clothing allowances for the years 2020 and 2021, according to Minister of Education Priya Manickchand.

A 19-year-old woman has died after being involved in an accident at Mahaicony on Tuesday night.

The Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Nine, Karl Singh was yesterday taken into custody by the police after allegedly shooting a 25-year-old woman in his motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, on Tuesday announced that the government is looking at a design for the construction of a brand new hospital in Skeldon, Upper Corentyne, Berbice.

The graduates of the GDF Standard Officers Course 52 have been told by their Commander-in-Chief, President Irfaan Ali that their role as officers also encompasses disaster preparedness and  response operations in addition to defending Guyana’s national sovereignty.

Police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old teacher who was found dead in his home in Region Nine.

The landing of the E-Networks submarine fibre optic cable in Essequibo, a first for the region, is considered to be a “significant” development for the county that will create numerous opportunities for socio-economic development, job creation and wealth generation, according to President Irfaan Ali.

Nathanael Ledra who died on Sunday after he hit a Ministry of Finance vehicle which was allegedly making a U Turn at the time along the Number Three Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road, died from multiple injuries consistent with an accident, an autopsy found on Monday.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Tuesday received a donation of over two million water purification tablets courtesy of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help ensure the provision of safe drinking water to thousands of Guyanese.

(This is the second instalment in a series on local government in anticipation of the municipal and local government elections which are supposed to be held before the end of the year.)

Four men travelling in Kwakwani/Ituni on an unlicensed tractor were yesterday arrested by police after they were found to be in possession of two shotguns and matching ammunition.

Two persons were yesterday arrested after CANU officers during an operation intercepted their vehicle and discovered them with 73 lbs  (33.2 kg) of cannabis.

Following through on his promise to revisit after granting Indian logging company, Vaitarna Holdings, three months to remedy severe breaches of the Occupational Safety & Health laws, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton says he is pleased with the improvements put in place by the company.