Guyana News

Oil exploration within the Repsol-operated Kanuku Block, offshore Guyana, is set to continue with the spudding of the Beebei-Potaro well in May.

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The National COVID-19 Task Force on Friday announced that the reopening of the Guyana-Brazil border has been extended to include weekends.

First Lady Arya Ali has secured 100 scholarships for Indigenous women in the hinterland to be trained in the maritime and offshore industry, a release from her office said today.

Police in Regional Division #4A are currently searching for a 44-year-old man who allegedly fatally shot 25-year-old Leon Gittens of Lot 118 Cowan Street, Kingston, in the East La Penitence area before making good his escape.

By Lakhram Bhagirat Guyana’s government is moving ahead with its plan to reap the environmental benefits of the county’s forests by putting at least 8 million carbon credits for sale by July, according to climate change specialist Kevin Hogan.

Government is hoping that it can conclude negotiations with China Railway Group Limited on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) with the intention of starting construction by the third quarter of 2022, according to the head of the gas-to-shore taskforce Winston Brassington.

Stating that the Guyana Court of Appeal failed in applying binding precedent when it affirmed the 23 years imposed on convicted rapist Calvin Ramcharran, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has reduced his sentence to 12 years.

Businessman and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) executive Kian Jabour was on Friday charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and released on $20,000 bail after offering a not guilty plea.

The Ministry of Health on Friday reported five more COVID-19 deaths, including four octogenarians, as well as 48 new infections and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony urged Guyanese to be careful while participating in upcoming Mashramani celebrations.

In September last year, Trisha Ramdass was rushed to the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital to give birth to her only daughter.

Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Mem-ber of the Council of the Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is due to visit Guyana today.

Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) David Patterson has filed a motion for the National Assembly to call on the PPP/C government reverse its decision to end negotiations with ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL) to have its parent company provide unlimited liability insurance for possible oil spills.

Executives of Russian Aluminum (RUSAL) and a government team are expected to meet soon on the company’s plans for resuming Bauxite production here, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has said.

Police in Regional Division #3 have impounded three donkeys which were removed from along the West Coast Demerara Public Road, according to Regional Commander Errol Watts, who has said they are being given proper care.

A Charlotte Street man was on Friday denied bail after being charged with stealing articles amounting to over $400,000 from a man’s car.

An attendant of a mechanic’s shop was yesterday released on $90,000 bail after he denied stealing a customer’s iPhone from his car.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Friday presented a telecommunications licence to a new local tele-communications provider, Green Gibraltar.

Persons diagnosed with Down syndrome may be more prone to suffering the severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) if they are not vaccinated. 

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Friday announced that its Industrial Metrology and Testing (IMT) Laboratory is now accredited to the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.