Guyana News

Negotiations are now underway with a Chinese consortium for the construction of the new Demerara River bridge after the financing terms for the number one bidder were found to be too onerous.

The Committee of Supply of Parliament yesterday heard that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has exhausted the $30 billion bond financing which was secured for the diversification and mechanization of the industry back in 2018.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that three men from Region Three are the latest recorded COVID-19 fatalities.

Akeem Rajkumar called ‘Barney’ is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of clothes vendor, 24-year-old Carlos DeShawn Waithe on Monday morning.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is emphatically rejecting the notion that its selection criteria for its postgraduate programmes are influenced by factors of ethnicity.

Interviewer: This year Guyana dropped two points on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index which puts it among the most corrupt in the region.

Pomeroon resident Levoy La Cruz who had been accused of the stabbing death of 21-year-old miner Rafael Danns, with whom he was drinking when an argument erupted, has been acquitted of the charge.

Several persons including sports personalities Chelsea Edghill and Kristoff Shepherd were injured on Monday following an accident on Mandela Avenue.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Monday approved its 2022 budget which is in excess of $2 billion.

Having done the review for the Liza and Payara Stabroek Block projects, the United Kingdom-headquartered oil and gas consultancy, Bayphase Ltd, will also be conducting the review of the Yellowtail Project, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat yesterday disclosed, saying their offer was the best one for this country.

The Auditor’s General office has been building its capacity to serve the needs of auditing revenues coming from the oil and gas sector, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira on Monday disclosed.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Monday stated that the ministry intends to have additional vaccination outreach programmes in schools to increase the inoculation numbers among the adolescent age category.

Giving diametrically opposing views on the 2022 budget, Attorney General   Anil Nandlall SC and his legal affairs shadow, Roysdale Forde SC on Friday also clashed over the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) which will govern revenues from the oil and gas industry.

The Guyanese embassy in Brazil is expected to be completed during the first half of 2022, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd.

The Police yesterday said that they are investigating the death by drowning of Ramesh Ramphal, age 28 years, a carpenter of Lot 142 Britannia Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB).

Police in Regional Division #5 are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who fell  from the roof of a house.

The brackish water shrimp initiative being promoted by President Irfaan Ali is set to receive approximately $30 million from the 2022 budget following the Committee of Supply’s approval of $55 million for one aspect of the fisheries sector.

  Vishal Bahadur, the17-year-old pillion rider who was involved in an accident on Sunday that claimed the life of 23-year-old motorcyclist, Dave Taylor of Laluni Creek, is still a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital A police report had stated that Taylor was riding motorcycle bearing registration number CL 3900 while Bahadur was the pillion rider.

The Parliamentary Committee of Supply yesterday approved $2 billion for the construction of two call centres in Regions Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).

Police in Regional Division #5 are investigating the circumstances surrounding the demise of 64-year-old Omrowa Shamlall called “Bunta”  of Lot 209 Block 12 Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara who allegedly fell from a housetop around 11:30 hours on Friday, 4th February, 2022 at Yorkshire Hall, Drill, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.