Guyana News

Guyana and the European Union (EU) have begun discussions on a $640m (€2.73m) technical cooperation facility to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With questions being raised about its competence to build  the new Fire Service Headquarters, Mohamed’s Enterprise is defending the award of the $641 million contract and says it has been involved in construction for some 30 years now.

A construction worker yesterday morning perished in a fire of unknown origin at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara which destroyed the home he and his brother shared.

Ryan Alberts also known as ‘Murray’ now awaits sentencing for the 2016 unlawful killing of 19-year-old miner Dalton Emmanuel, formerly of Yarakita, North West District.

A Colombian national who was attending court for an assault charge grabbed the  complainant and choked her while in the courtroom.

Children under four years old in the North Rupununi now have access to Early Childhood Development (ECD), to assist them in their journey to well-rounded, educated adulthood thanks to a collaboration by Canada, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Several residents in the Amerindian community of Bethany in Region Two are now equipped with the knowledge of boat building compliments of the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

More than a week after the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) finalised its list of nominees for the various leadership roles at its upcoming congress, the nominees are yet to receive an official letter asking them to accept or decline.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd yesterday  presented Guyana’s candidature to host the 38th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024.

Three persons were yesterday added to Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll. This was revealed by the Ministry of Health in a press release which stated that the country’s COVID-19 fatalities increased to 983.

A man was denied bail on Wednesday after he was charged with using a gun to steal $900,000 from a fish vendor.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall wants to regulate the vendors at the Port Mourant Market, who not only vend there, but along the road shoulders of the Corentyne highway running through the community, causing an influx of traffic every weekend, and a massive garbage pile-up after.

Toka in the North Rupununi, Region Nine, is refocusing its attention on agriculture, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The Office of the President this evening said that President Irfaan Ali is to deliver a statement tomorrow morning at 7.30.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of November 25, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Guyana Fire Service is currently investigating a fire at Enterprise, ECD early this morning which claimed the life of a man.

-mangroves expected to be removed -public has 30 days to lodge appeal again The EPA yesterday launched a fresh process for the approval of a new bridge over the Demerara River and stuck to its controversial opinion that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is not required even though protected mangroves will have to be removed.

Gold dealer Mohamed’s Enterprise, yesterday signed a $614 million contract for the construction of the new Guyana Fire Service Headquarters building on Homestretch Avenue, a move that has since raised questions about the firm’s  experience in executing such a large project.

Neezamudin Rafeek was yesterday sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for the killing of a Bushlot Village, West Coast Berbice couple in January 2016.

The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL), through a partnership with 3t EnerMerch, will be offering blended technical training scholarships for Guyanese who are interested in pursuing studies in the oil and gas industry.