David Papannah

Fearing a massive explosion after the detection of fuel in the exhaust of a generator, the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

Sanctions loom for organisers of the recently concluded Futsal Finals as an investigation is underway by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to determine the factors that led to the breach of COVID-19 protocols, Prime Minister   Mark Phillips yesterday said.

The presence of oil industry vessels in areas that were once profitable fishing grounds for local fishermen has forced them to scope out new grounds resulting in extremely low catches and high overhead expenses.

A Roraima Airways pilot has been suspended and the domestic airline is facing penalties for breaching aviation regulations in the Britten-Norman Trislander  crash-landing at Eccles, East Bank Demerara last August.

A newly-wed couple was yesterday morning found dead in their home at Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD) with police stating that the matter is being investigated as a murder/suicide.

A fire on New Year’s Day destroyed Guyana’s lone public Echocardiography (ECG) Laboratory at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) leaving some $25 million worth of damage behind.

A wide range of concerns relating to export challenges were raised by the Guyana Rice Millers and Exporters Association during a meeting with President Irfaan Ali, who has since committed to assist exporters in finding cost-effective solutions.

Intensive rainfall earlier this year coupled with an infestation of paddy bugs have negatively impacted this year’s rice production as farmers across the country were forced to cut back on the acreage they cultivated.

In addition to significantly reducing the traffic congestion faced daily by commuters on the East Bank Demerara, the new Diamond to Mocha interlink road will open up between 300-400 acres of land for  industrial and commercial development, President Irfaan Ali said yesterday morning.

Two weeks ahead of yet another deadline, the latest instalment of works on the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) have entered  the “testing phase,” Ministry of Public Works Project Engineer,  Carissa Gooding disclosed during a tour of the facility on Friday.

Flying directly from Barbados, InterCaribbean Airways’ inaugural flight touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) yesterday to signal the imminent launch of new flight options for travellers and connectivity to over 13 Caribbean destinations.

Promising to execute his duties in a neutral, professional and law-abiding manner, newly-appointed Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud yesterday morning took the oath of office.

The National Assembly yesterday passed a bill to allow police to use “less-lethal weapons,” including pepper spray and tasers, after the removal of a controversial provision to empower the force to collect DNA from persons taken into custody.

Unusual amounts of rainfall over the past 36 hours have left some 5,900 households impacted and several communities across Guyana flooded, Prime Minister Mark Phillips reported subsequent to a meeting with the Cabinet Ministerial Task Force on flooding.

Saying the exclusion of indigenous communities from having input on the resumption of mining operations on the Marudi Mountains, in the South Rupununi, Region Nine, violates their right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), indigenous activists have added their voices to the call for government to scrap the deal and hold consultations.

Over 400 hinterland students have been denied access to classes in Region Seven since the resumption of in-school learning due to a requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to stay in dorms and the Education Ministry has since moved to rectify the situation.

Former APNU+AFC Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan was yesterday hospitalised after being arrested and told by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) that he would be charged with misconduct in public office.

Two years after ferocious Atlantic Ocean waves battered the Mahaicony shoreline, destroying millions of dollars’ worth in rice and livestock, over five kilometres of rock-armoured sea defence has been constructed to defend against a possible recurrence.

A construction worker yesterday morning perished in a fire of unknown origin at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara which destroyed the home he and his brother shared.

Suriname-based SEOS Sustainable Solutions, a sustainable energy solutions firm, has established a presence here with a US$1 million investment in partnership with Floor It Guyana.