Guyana News

COVID-19 self-testing may soon become an option for Guyanese as it may be among the solutions to curb the spread of the virus, says the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.

Ghanaian President Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday stated that while the government here should pursue ambitious policies for the sustainability of the oil & gas sector and its co-existence among other industries, if the concerns of some stakeholders are not properly represented, ventures should not be pursued.

Just under a month after suing the Childcare and Protection Agency (C&PA) and the Attorney General (AG) for more than $25 million in damages for what she said was her unlawful detention, the 14-year-old has now filed an almost $200 million suit against the Guyana Police Force.

With no clues on the root cause of the mechanical issues with the Guyana Power and Light’s Garden of Eden generators, management of GPL is  awaiting a report from Wärtsilä, to advise on the way forward.

The nominees for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) are still to be formally accepted by the members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

The U.S. Embassy yesterday announced the opening of the annual competition for the 2023-2024 Ful-bright Foreign Student Program. The

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has commenced its first crop for 2022 with the hopes of achieving its targets as well as to bounce back from the devastating floods of 2021.

The reputed husband of Edith Reuben and his friend were remanded to prison today over her murder at Yarrowkabra last week.

A major international energy conference opened this morning at the Guyana Marriott Hotel with President Irfaan Ali and other leaders emphasizing sustainable exploitation of petroleum resources and the switch to green fuels.

Global energy technology company Baker Hughes yesterday officially opened a US multi-million dollar supercentre at Land of Canaan, East Bank Deme-rara, for oilfield services and equipment.

Saying that there have been no talks between the two opposition coalition partners on naming a nominee to the National Resource Fund (NRF) Board, the Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday announced that once given an opportunity it will identify a competent and qualified person for the position as it would not be giving up the opportunity to scrutinise how the country’s oil monies are spent.

Complaints by employees at the Chinese company, Guyana Man-ganese Inc (GMI)  of dire working conditions are  engaging the attention of the Ministry of Labour.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police to institute a murder charge against the suspects in the murder of Edith Reuben, the Yarrowkabra housewife whose body was found hanging from a mango tree in her yard one week ago.

Alex Douglas who stabbed his reputed wife to death back in 2012 and later attempted to commit suicide, will be sentenced on March 3rd, after pleading guilty to the capital offence yesterday morning.

A governance and democracy report done for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says the most promising entry point for programming in Guyana  may be to encourage dialogue around a new national development strategy.

Two more COVID-19 deaths were recorded yesterday. This was revealed by the Ministry of Health in a press release which stated that the country’s total deaths increased to 1,196.

The placement of vendors and stalls at the Merriman Mall was a point of contention yesterday for City Mayor Ubraj Narine and some city councillors.

One of the two young men accused of the 2017 killing of school-boy, Brian Charles Yearwood, was yesterday freed of the charge after a no-case submission was upheld in his favour; while the other will know his fate on Thursday after facing the jury.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) has cautioned the government against getting involved in the direct marketing of crude oil, saying it does not have the expertise, administrative infrastructure nor logistics to successfully undertake such an initiative.

Motorists traversing on the East and West Banks of Demerara were faced with traffic disruption yesterday afternoon heading into last night after a truck broke down on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB).