Guyana News

The New Year’s Day fire which gutted the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) echocardiography (ECG) laboratory was maliciously set, a Guyana Fire Service (GFS) probe has concluded.

Following the conclusion of a sentencing hearing yesterday which was dominated by reports of the eight years of abuse Allison Bowen endured at the hands of her reputed husband, which eventually ended in her death—Alex Douglas was handed a life sentence—with the order to serve 20 years before becoming eligible for parole.

A 58-year-old porter died on Wednesday morning after the laden tractor he was on toppled on the Ampa Bay Trail, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) and pinned him underneath.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday commissioned the Abram Zuil Nursery School and the Queenstown Nursery School in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam).

The Ministry of Health has reported one new COVID-19 death as of yesterday, taking the pandemic fatality toll to 1223.

A Soesdyke miner who pleaded guilty to the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking  was yesterday fined $10.5 million and sentenced to three years in jail.

ExxonMobil Guyana yesterday said that it has replanted the mangroves  cleared at the Ogle foreshore, East Coast Demerara for the landing of its fibre optic cable which will service its offshore facilities.

Farmers situated in Kokerite Savannah, East Berbice, Region Six are pleading with the authorities for assistance as they say that the savannah is currently flooded, a claim vehemently disputed by regional officials.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) in observance of International Women’s Day on March 8, is encouraging school girls and female teachers across the country to let their hair down and out as a statement of self-expression.

Several millers on the Essequibo Coast are still clueless about what will be the price for a bag of paddy for the current crop given the situation with the war in Ukraine.

A woman who police said was wanted for obtaining money by false pretence yesterday surrendered and was released on $200,000 bail.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has officially announced the commencement of continuous registration setting plans in place to possibly hold Local Government Elections later this year.

Two men were on Wednesday arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) when an operation was carried out and they were allegedly discovered wrapping pellets of cocaine.

Eight hundred and fifty women who participated in the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s (MoHSSS), Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) Programme were the special guests at a graduation ceremony on Saturday to celebrate their achievement.

The Minister of Health, Frank Anthony, has confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant in Guyana.

`An Albouystown man who pleaded guilty to breaking into an apartment and stealing several gadgets amounting to over $300,000, was on Monday sentenced to eight months in jail.

A pork knocker was on Tuesday freed of a charge which alleged that he engaged in sexual activity with an eight-year-old girl.

Corporal Lawrence Carmichael was today charged in relation to the the accident which claimed the lives of Christopher Bhagwandat and his girlfriend, Sheereda Persaud on the Mahaica Bridge last month and asked to post $1.5 million bail for his release.

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One day after Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali presented his plan on the regional agriculture sector to the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads in San Pedro, Belize, a decision was taken for this country to host regional leaders and private sector bodies to discuss investment financing.