Guyana News

Sean’s Transportation is positioning itself to transport food scraps and other waste from vessels supporting offshore oil & gas operations.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of December 14, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

In accordance with its Article 8, it is the Constitution which in Guyana is the supreme law, and by which any other law which stands in contravention thereof is voided.

Re-elected President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), Andron Alphonso says that over the next two years the body will be researching and pursuing technologies “that would enhance recovery and simultaneously reduce the impact on the environment.”

Two persons have been arrested following a drug bust where over 13 pounds of marijuana was discovered.

GTT’s ‘Opt in & win’ e-billing campaign continues to gather steam as three more customers have netted big prizes.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of December 14, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

PNCR Leader David Granger will not be present at this week’s party congress as he will be attending to his health, a statement from the party said today.

The National Assembly yesterday passed a bill to allow police to use “less-lethal weapons,” including pepper spray and tasers, after the removal of a controversial provision to empower the force to collect DNA from persons taken into custody.

A special audit by the Auditor General into the procurement, storage and distribution of COVID-19 supplies has revealed that the Ministry of Public Health and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) awarded 18 contracts, totalling almost $242 million, before receiving the approval of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).

The family of Elsa Simpson, a 76-year-old No. 1 Village, Corentyne woman who succumbed at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal last Friday, is seeking answers from health authorities about her death and the treatment she received leading up to it.

A group of citizens has called on the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) to declare the impact survey for ExxonMobil’s proposed Yellowtail oil well null and void and for the process to be restarted.

Calvin Kemo Chase, a miner who was found guilty of raping a girl when she was 13 years old, has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars.

Three more COVID-19 deaths were reported yesterday. This was revealed by the Ministry of Health in a press release which stated that the country’s total COVID-19 fatalities increased to 1,023.

The man who was wanted for the murder of Feroze Khan, of Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice (WBB), was yesterday nabbed in the Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder backlands by lawmen.

The Suddie Funeral Home’s Management Committee has agreed to compensate the family of Nathan Fiedtkou, whose corpse was accidentally cremated due to a mix-up.

Full staffing of the Guyana Revenue Authority’s Petroleum Revenue Department (PRD) is being affected by uncompetitive remuneration packages according to the Auditor General’s report for 2020.

A youth has been sentenced to serve four years in jail after he was found guilty of feloniously wounding his uncle, whose right thumb was severed in the attack.

After the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was discovered in Guyana back in March 2020, the then APNU+AFC government implemented an assistance programme for vulnerable persons but a recent audit of the scheme shows that 9,000 eligible applicants were denied the grants.

Defects have developed on the road near the junction of La Bonne Intention (LBI) Estate Road and the East Coast Highway, which have been inconveniencing motorists.