Guyana News

Two men were yesterday charged with the murder of Deon Charles, who was shot on Christmas Eve night in Albouystown. 

Granted approval by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to appeal her conviction and sentence for the murder of her 16-year-old daughter, Bibi Sharima-Gopaul recently lodged with the Court, the grounds on which she intends to mount her challenge.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that an unvaccinated Region 10 woman, 69,  died from COVID-19  on January 1st.

Hundreds of students yesterday returned to school for face-to-face classes including those from Grades 8 and 9 who had been home for months because of COVID-19 restrictions.

With wage talks between the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) and the management of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) stalled, the union has written to the Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine requesting they move to the stage of conciliation.

Contrary to a Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) notice informing of dismantling activities in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, Canadian oil company CGX Energy on Thursday said drilling activities are continuing at the Kawa-1 Well.

The owner of the V-Tech cellphone repairs store at Anna Regina, Region Two and his wife narrowly escaped serious injuries two Sundays ago when their vehicle slammed into a utility post while swerving from a donkey.

The body of an unidentified man was last night discovered on the Kitty Seawall, Georgetown in the vicinity of the Kitty pump station.

Two men were yesterday charged with the murder of security guard, Garfield Newton who was shot on Christmas Eve night.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has said that as of this year, her ministry is looking to have all teachers across the country trained.

A man, who was arrested on Sunday in the Springlands, Upper Corentyne Area in connection with a fatal accident in August, 2016 was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Com-merce on Friday condemned what it termed, “the shocking and ugly behaviour” of Opposition Members in Parliament last Wednesday.

On Friday,  Senior Officers of the Ministry of Education led by the Chief Education Officer, Dr.

Police have arrested a man after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed firearm at Campbellville, Georgetown yesterday afternoon.

Two men have been charged with the Christmas Eve murder of martial arts instructor and bodyguard Garfield Newton.

A fire on New Year’s Day destroyed Guyana’s lone public Echocardiography (ECG) Laboratory at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) leaving some $25 million worth of damage behind.

While acknowledging that the proposed amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) are a start in the process of electoral reform, civil society group ERG is contending that the proposal to divide Region Four – Guyana’s largest electoral district – into sub-districts is provocative and unjustified.

In a bid to ensure vessels are operated safely in Guyana waters, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has announced that all vessels will be required to have a bottom inspection at least twice every five years.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 1st, 2022, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died and a whopping 281 new cases of the virus have been reported.

A logger was injured on New Year’s Day by an arrow let loose during a boat chase on the Demerara River.