Guyana News

The Government of Guyana will this week lift physical distancing measures having recently recorded low numbers of positive COVID-19 cases and deaths, Director of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Colonel Nazrul Hussain yesterday said.

A deal for the New Demerara Harbour Bridge could soon be reached as government yesterday said that it was anticipating closing negotiations soon.

Around 800 persons were expected to become landowners on Friday during the CH&PA’s first ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive for 2022.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Department has conducted thorough investigations of workplace deaths that were reported between 2020 and 2022, according to the department’s head Gweneth King, who has said two employers are before the courts as a result.

Civil Society group Article 13 has criticised Chief Election Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud over his response to questions on the elections expenses returns from the parties which contested the March 2020 General and Regional polls.

Builders Engineering and Architectural Consultancy on Friday signed a contract with the Government of Guyana for the Construction of a Poultry Rearing and Processing Facility at One Mile, Matarkai, Region One.

Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Tuesday met with British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, and two visiting officials from the United Kingdom,  Nicholas Lea, Deputy Chief Economist of the Foreign Commonwealth and Department Office (FCDO), and Katerina Evzona, Inclusive Growth Team Leader in the Caribbean Development Team (FCDO).

Police have arrested seven men after they discovered two firearms and four rounds of ammunition in a house at Stevedore Dam, Georgetown following a raid.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that 10 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says that at approximately 11.15 am yesterday, the L2 and L5 Transmission Lines which link the company’s Golden Grove to Sophia and Sophia to Kingston Substations respectively tripped.

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) has set a public hearing for Tuesday, March 29 on the decision by the EPA not to require an impact study for the proposed new bridge over the Demerara River.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd (right) on March 9th received a courtesy call from Jairo Valverde, Resident Representative on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Judiciary of Guyana is mourning the passing of former Chancellor of the Judiciary Cecil Kennard.

An East Canje, Berbice bar fight during the wee hours of today has left a 24-year-old dead after he was chopped about his body.

With the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yet to meet and decide on a candidate to fill the parliamentary seat to become vacant when Joseph Harmon departs on March 15, some of its members are already advocating for the return of Volda Lawrence saying her leadership is desperately needed in the House.

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, retired Justice Cecil Kennard passed away yesterday morning.

The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for two 12-well exploration campaigns in the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks, offshore Guyana, by ExxonMobil, is being objected to by environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly.

Much more progress is required on the legislative front to be able to effectively report on the extractive industries, according to Guyana‘s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group member Vanda Radzik.

Seeking to allay fears, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday told rice farmers in Black Bush Polder that the paddy price will remain at $65,000 per tonne based on an assurance given to him by millers after the government reduced the commission they pay to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) by US$2 and slashed the scanning fee by 50%.

Guyana will be seeking to gain a foothold in Barbados for the sale of Guyanese-crafted gold jewellery from May, Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond announced on Friday, while assuring craftsmen that government is committed to assisting the sector in finding new markets.