Guyana News

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that an unvaccinated Region Six woman is the latest COVID-19 fatality.

The Ram and McRae Chartered Accountants and Professional Services firm last Tuesday disbursed a total of $1.5 million to six charitable organisations for the Christmas season.

Former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairman Basil Williams has pulled out of the race to be leader of the party.

Former PNCR Chairman Basil Williams has  pulled out of the contest for leadership of the party scheduled for its delegates’ conference on December 18.

After more than three hours of deliberation, the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) on Friday selected Vishnu Persaud to be the new Chief Election Officer (CEO), bringing an end to the more than three-month-long process to fill the post.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon yesterday blasted the selection of Vishnu Persaud as new Chief Election Officer and accused Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson Justice (ret’d) Cluadette Singh of partisanship by endorsing his candidacy.

ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge on Thursday said the company’s current cache of offshore projects and those in the pipeline represent approximately US$30 billion in direct foreign investment in the country and that it will generate billions more.

With “above normal rainfall” forecast over the next few weeks, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has advised the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) to monitor drainage operations in Georgetown, which was flooded in several sections yesterday.

The body of a 23-year-old man was recovered on Thursday, almost a full two days after his boat capsized in the Mahaicony River during a test drive.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday said his government is fully committed to strengthening the foundations and pillars of democracy to ensure the will of the electorate is upheld in free, fair, and transparent elections, and that the independence of the judiciary is maintained.

Guyana yesterday signalled its commitment to continue working alongside the United Nations and other countries in the region to better the lives of citizens.

Two Berbice men, both unvaccinated, are Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatalities. In a statement, the Ministry of Health confirmed the deaths, which have taken the country’s death toll from the virus to 1,016.

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips yesterday reiterated his government’s commitment to the overall development of Guyanese.

A 55-year-old labourer is currently nursing brain injuries after he struck on Wednesday night along the Cummings Lodge Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) road, where he was riding.

A truck that was transporting laterite soil caught fire along the Number 62, Village, Corentyne Public Road yesterday after a tyre blowout.

Eureka Medical Laboratories (EML) has taken its services another step forward into the digital realm with the launching of its Online Patient Portal.

P&P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited on Friday afternoon made its annual Christmas donation to charitable organisations.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) moments ago voted to appoint Vishnu Persaud as the new Chief Election Officer (CEO), effectively bringing an end to the three-months long process to fill the post.

Defending government’s decision to greenlight the restart of small scale mining at Marudi Mountain, in the Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat last evening said it was based on pleadings from residents of the nearby communities in need of income generation given the severe constraints from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has postponed its impending 21st Biennial Delegates Congress by one week following a report by its Chief Elections Officer Vincent Alexander, who advised that extra time was needed to prepare for the party’s internal elections.