Guyana News

The Ministry of  Labour yesterday announced that following a five-year hiatus both Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) and the union GAWU have agreed to resume bilateral relations which will feature face-to-face discussions.

A labourer who denied that he broke into his sister’s apartment and stole bearings and money, was remanded after the court heard that he is a repeat offender.  

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

A 37-year-old Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara (WBD) woman was this morning stabbed to death by her husband who subsequently hung himself.

President Irfaan Ali today promised that an updated Amerindian Act will become the principal legal means of protecting the rights of indigenous people including as it relates to their entitlement to lands and rights over those lands.

Three of the trade unions which represent workers in the public service have approached the High Court in an attempt to have the COVID-19 emergency measures requiring that proof of vaccination or a negative test be provided by public servants before they can access their work-place declared unconstitutional.

Environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly has written to the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) objecting to the EPA’s decision not to require an impact assessment for the new bridge over the Demerara River and pointing out that it was a reversal of an earlier position that one was needed.

The convictions of Bibi Sharima-Gopaul and her former partner Jarvis Small who murdered Gopaul’s 16-year-old daughter Neesa, have been affirmed by the Guyana Court of Appeal; but their combined 202–year sentence has been considerably reduced to a combined term of 90 years.

Two men who were arrested last Friday were on Monday remanded to prison after they were charged with the possession of narcotics.

An armed robbery accused who was chased down by the victim and subsequently caught on Friday at Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was on Monday remanded to prison.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday said that a malfunctioning fuel inlet valve triggered several blackouts on Monday in Georgetown.

Guyana’s COVID-19 vaccination programme for adolescents saw strong support yesterday. The programme continued at the Bladen Hall Multilateral School on the East Coast of Demerara and the Diamond Secondary School on the East Bank and saw hundreds of children turning up for their vaccines.

In separate actions, journalist Gordon Moseley and former Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers have filed libel lawsuits seeking almost $100 million and $80 million respectively against the Guyana Times and one of its columnists, former Minister of Health Dr.

The United States Agency for Inter-national Development (USAID) will over the next five years be working with governments in the Caribbean to increase community resilience to both  climate-related threats and social issues such as gender-based violence and trafficking in persons.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday afternoon inspected ongoing housing and road projects in Georgetown and on the East Bank of Demerara.

Internet activity such as surfing, streaming, shopping and gaming is now easier for residents of Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region Two now that E-Networks Inc – Guyana’s only locally-owned and operated telecommunications provider – has opened a new store at Anna Regina.

A meeting of delegations from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana has agreed on a number of security steps including joint land and sea patrol missions.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of August 30, 2021, nine more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A Venezuelan national was arrested after being caught with two unmarked firearms while walking on the Black Bannan trail, North West District, Region One.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of August 30, 2021, nine more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.