Guyana News

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, a statement from the Department of Public information (DPI) said today.

The police today said that one of two men who broke into a La Grange house this morning was fatally shot by the homeowner who also sustained gunshot injuries.

Following talks with President Irfaan Ali on Monday in Washington, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has emphasised the importance of inclusive growth and strengthened transparency.

Former AFC parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud who back in 2018 helped to topple the APNU+AFC government after he voted in favour of the then Opposition PPP/C’s no-confidence motion, has won $7M in damages against then Minister of National Security Khemraj Ramjatta who he had said defamed him.

In addition to the announcement that the problematic compressor from the Liza Unity FPSO has been replaced and that the new one is functioning optimally at production of  140,000 barrels per day, ExxonMobil also stated that it has paid over US$10 million in fines to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a penalty for flaring of climate harming gases.

As he had threatened, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has moved to the courts with a $50m libel suit against Su Zhi Rong (also known as Su Zhirong), the Chinese businessman at the centre of bribery allegations against Jagdeo in the VICE News exposé.

Branding Speaker Manzoor Nadir’s decision to deny a request by Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton for the House to debate the allegations of corrupt practices involving Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo as “shameful and dishonourable”, the Opposition said it will continue to up the pressure to have the “damning allegations” investigated by an international team.

Family members, friends and supporters of recently slain youth Quindon Bacchus on Saturday staged a peaceful protest from Ann’s Grove to Golden Grove, on the East Coast of Demerara, calling for more police to face charges in connection with his death.

The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services last week conducted a walk-through at several health facilities in Region Six after which the committee’s chair, Dr.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday announced the appointment of Colonel (Ret’d) Nazrul Hussain as Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

Days after the National Assembly voted to adopt the Committee of Privileges’ recommendation to suspend eight Opposition MPs over a tumultuous bid on December 29 last year to stop the passage of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) bill, the suspended MPs are yet to be formally notified of the action.

As it works towards becoming the official bargaining agent for workers in the  burgeoning oil and gas sector here, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) with its sister union, Trinidad-based Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU).

By Aviso Paul With yesterday being the last day for the extended Building Expo, several  exhibiting companies have expressed their satisfaction with the exposure. 

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that a 74-year-old man succumbed to COVID-19 on July 25.

Given the recent incidents of the malfunctioning of vessels on the Essequibo River due to poor maintenance, Region Two Chairperson, Vilma De Silva, is urging passengers to wear their safety jackets at all times.

ExxonMobil this afternoon announced two new oil discoveries in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.

On Sunday,  Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers intercepted a motor vehicle near the Hope Canal while conducting an operation in Dochfour village, East Coast Demerara.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wants to intensify cooperation with Guyana to secure more convictions in a range of crimes including money-laundering and trafficking of narcotics.

Security in Guyana and the rest of the region was among the issues discussed when President Irfaan Ali met yesterday with US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and other officials in Washington.

Following correspondence from an entity which claimed that it had been authorized to take over all rights from John Fernandes Limited (JFL) regarding a collapsed $35m deal for 143 acres of land, the Beterverwagting/Triumph NDC last week wrote to JFL seeking a meeting to thrash out the issue.