Guyana News

Despite having only the third lowest bid, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School to Kares Engineering Inc – the company responsible for the problem-riddled construction of the Kato Secondary.

Visit Rupununi and the Guyana LGBTQ+ Coalition yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which declared the Rupununi a safe tourism zone for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

The relatives of Nathanael Ledra, a Black Bush Polder teacher who died in July, 2021 along the Number Three Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road after a collision with a Ministry of Finance vehicle, are again pleading for justice and clarity as to what is happening with the matter since it has been over one year and the driver of the vehicle is yet to face any charge.

The police on Wednesday reported finding two stolen cars at St Cuthbert’s Mission and during a further probe found five stripped vehicles at Long Creek.

An armed robbery suspect was yesterday found in a suitcase under his parents’ bed at Kuru Kururu and a further search found a camouflage bulletproof vest.

Minister of Health, Frank Anthony yesterday said that the vaccine which is expected to be shipped into the country to protect against monkeypox is a newly developed one known as the Modified Vaccine Ankara (MVA).

With effect from today, a new regulation has been issued under The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act allowing visitors to use valid drivers’ licences from their country of  residence to drive here.

Steel Buildings Guyana Inc., a subsidiary of Hits and Jams (HJ) Entertainment, yesterday launched its $8.5 million two-bedroom steel home.

Thirty-eight new COVID cases were recorded by the Ministry of Health yesterday after 427 tests were carried out.

Newly accredited Deputy British High Commissioner, Judy Kpogho recently visited the Mazaruni Prison and was reported as being pleased with the modern correctional facilities in place as well as the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) reintegration programme.

Three men pleaded not guilty on Monday to the charge of armed robbery and were remanded until September 30th.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has extended condolences on the passing of Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Hartley Liverpool.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Bess recently spearheaded a four-day military exchange visit to the Florida National Guard (FLNG) Headquarters, St Augustine, Florida.

Two weeks after he went public with damning allegations, including that of a cover-up in the murder investigation of gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes, the police have been advised to institute several criminal charges against Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC has decried the failure to constitute or reconstitute the constitutional service commissions in a timely manner, calling the situation “highly unfortunate.”

Several fishermen affected by the dredging of the Demerara River mouth as part of Phase One of the Vreed-en-Hoop shore base project have already been compensated, according to developer NRG Holdings.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said the order of vaccines for persons exposed to the monkeypox viral disease that the ministry has been able to procure is expected to be shipped into the country by the end of September.

The Ministry of Education yesterday, signed a $566.9 million contract for the reconstruction of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School building that was destroyed by fire on June 19, 2021.

A 50-year-old man died on Saturday after he allegedly struck his head during a dispute with a relative at their North Ruimveldt, Georgetown home.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is investigating a minor incident which occurred on Sunday evening at the Eugene Correia International Airport (ECIA), Ogle, when the plane that landed President Irfaan Ali and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley veered off the concrete taxiway, sources say.