Guyana News

A taxi driver from Reliance Village is currently in police custody assisting with investigations relating to the death of a female security guard.

Five young men were yesterday remanded to prison over the murder of Bheim Evans of Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), who was fatally beaten on Saturday last.

Guyana is among the countries in the Caribbean that faces the greatest risk of a retreating shoreline and stands to lose 53 metres of its shoreline by 2050 if the current climate trend continues and the sea level increases, according to the recently released World Bank Climate Report.

Three unvaccinated women are the country’s latest COVID-19 fatalities. This was revealed by the Ministry of Health in a press release which noted that the country’s total deaths increased to 968.

The Minister of Health yesterday disclosed that flights from Brazil have resumed with authorities stating that they intend to follow international travel protocols.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) may possibly rule on the border controversy case between Guyana and Venezuela by the end of 2023, according to Guyana’s Agent Carl Greenidge.

The Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony says that the authorities are concerned at the decrease in the number of adolescents coming forward to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.

The Minister of Health yesterday said that some private companies may have the capacity to produce Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill. 

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the relocation of the Female Prison to the Lusignan Prison.

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill cannot say whether Nandy Park residents were consulted about possible relocation in order to facilitate the new Demerara River Bridge which is expected to land in the community.

Guyana’s largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company, Qualfon, is seeking to add 2,000 individuals to its employ by 2022.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has announced a 7% pay increase for public servants retroactive to January, 2021, as well as a planned special payout for front-line health workers.

Five men were this morning remanded to prison for the murder of Bheim Evans of Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB).

Sixteen days after it had been revealed that the statutory period for the auditing of US$9.5b in ExxonMobil’s expenses had expired without an audit firm being hired, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the forensic scrutiny of this massive figure will be done.

Opposition-nominated GECOM commissioners have shortlisted only three overseas applicants for the post of Chief Election Officer (CEO) while the government side has selected these persons in addition to three Guyanese including two currently working in the electoral system.

Essequibo rice miller and estate owner, Tamesh Jagmohan, is seeking to clear the air concerning allegations made against him and his company by several rice farmers in Essequibo.

The Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said that some persons have been exploiting the pandemic and claiming to have been exposed to COVID-19.

High Court Judge Fidela Corbin-Lincoln last Friday annulled a decision of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to reassess and impose additional taxes on goods imported by Chinese businessman Shanglin Lin.

Four new COVID-19 deaths were reported yesterday. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Health in a press release which stated that the country’s total deaths increased to 965.

The police file in relation to the bribery allegation levelled against Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ Permanent Secretary Sharon Hicks was recently returned to the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) Chambers.