Guyana News

Caribbean Airlines’ 737-8 aircraft, 9Y-GUY, made its debut in Guyana today, when it operated as BW 526 from Trinidad with onward service to New York.

Former Prison Warder, Sheldon Prince today pleaded guilty to stabbing his wife to death on December 28, 2016, at the National Psychiatric Hospital.

Police in Regional Division #1 are currently searching for a man who has gone into hiding after allegedly killing forty-three-year-old Venezuelan national Rafael Antonio Aquino Soto between the 10th and 11th of February, 2022, at Return, Baramita,  North West District.

Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Godfrey Bess yesterday welcomed 56 new recruits following their successful completion of the Basic Recruit Course (BRC) 2021-03.

An August 2021 report done for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pointed to the challenges in framing a common vision for the country’s future and says the major parties need to devise a way to form a functioning democracy “based on power-sharing rather than a `winner takes all’ mentality”.

As the private sector begins compilation of a list of possible nominees for the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Board, the Opposition says that it will not participate in any parliamentary selection process because it is adamant that the Bill for it was not legally passed, APNU+AFC Chief Whip Christopher Jones says.

Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Newell Dennison has said that while he is not sure of the status of the Amerindian Purpose Fund (APF), he can confirm that the Commission has made no deposits for the years 2020 and 2021.

ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary EEPGL is preparing for the drilling of some 12 wells in the offshore Canje Block and may be able to forge ahead as Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that the project does not require an Environmental Impact Assessment.

The Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Thursday approved $863.6 million to further the government’s medical assistance programme.

Eleven moderate-income families on Saturday received the keys to their newly constructed units in Cummings Lodge Housing Scheme, Greater Georgetown, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

In 2021, the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a total of 5,488 calls and delivered 15 babies.

Aden Persaud, the six-year-old boy who was in need of surgery after being diagnosed with a rare brain tumour months ago, has secured his medical visa and was accepted for treatment at a Harvard-affiliated hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of February 12th, 2022, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Civil society group Article 13 today expressed deep concern over the government’s replacement of Dr Rudy Jadoopat at the natural resources transparency body with Dr Prem Misir.

The United Kingdom’s shadow overseas secretary, David Lammy has written to the government asking it to pardon 70 abolitionists convicted for their roles within the 1823 Demerara slave uprising.

Government anticipates that its Local Content Secretariat (LCS) will become functional by this month end and is continuing to push for maximal opportunities in the oil and gas sector for locals in partnership with ExxonMobil’s Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD).

The US$100 million Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre will open next month end to cater to an expatriate clientele seeking long-term stays with luxury accommodation, proprietor Robert Badal said on Friday.

Edith Reuben, the Yarrowkabra housewife whose body was found hanging from a mango tree in her yard last week, was hanged and the police have since arrested two suspects, including her husband, who they say have confessed to the crime.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Saturday commissioned a new 15-bed Infectious Disease Unit in the compound of the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital, in Region Six.

A $3 billion increase in the bid price for the Linden to Mabura Hill road upgrade project is the result of an addition for contingencies and Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has said it is not unusual for bid prices to be “corrected” during the evaluation stage of tenders.