Guyana News

Citing oil and gas developments, Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited says it remains optimistic about Guyana’s growth prospects.

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to batter the world, putting more people at risk of unemployment and hunger, a recent World Bank report has identified Guyana as being among Caribbean countries that face worrisome levels of food insecurity.

Boys are made vulnerable to sexual abuse due to lack of care within a culture that accepts and allows relaxed supervision for them, a recent study commissioned by ChildLink has concluded.

Following the interception of a container of its rum with over 1,100 pounds of cocaine in the Netherlands, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on Saturday said it is convinced the shipment was not contaminated here.

A Guyanese fisherman is missing and feared dead after he reportedly fell overboard in Surinamese waters during a scuffle with another fisher last Tuesday.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed the deaths of three men, two of whom were unvaccinated, due to COVID-19.

A proposal to consolidate three years of the Auditor General reports on government spending in a bid to clear the backlog of the work of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is expected to be debated on Monday.

The Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) is seeking answers from Regional Executive Officer (REO) Dwight John over the collapse of the drains at Silvertown, in Linden, and the continued award of contracts to the contractor, who the region flagged due to the poor quality of work on projects.

The Mayor and Councillors (M&CC) has announced that all of Georgetown’s municipal markets would be opened to facilitate late shopping for the festive season.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of December 04, 2021, three more men who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region 10 says it  is continuing its pursuit of answers as to what caused the collapse of the drains at Silvertown and into the continued award of contracts via waiver of Tender Board procedures.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Friday announced plans to revamp the domestic violence laws and related legislation and to rollout 24-hour units to help abuse victims.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Friday announced a partial amnesty for defaulting ratepayers on tax interest and penalties.

The Ministry of Education has commissioned a Sixth Form at the Anna Regina Multilateral School to provide access to the Carib-bean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) programme for the first time in Region Two.

Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has been discharged from the hospital and is at home recuperating.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday night issued a wanted bulletin for United States-based Guyanese Rickford Burke for questioning about a number of allegations, including inciting racial hostility and sedition.

Bibi Sharima-Gopaul, who was convicted and sentenced for the murder of her 16-year-old daughter Neesa Gopaul, has been granted special leave to appeal the conviction and her jail sentence by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

A second suspect was charged on Friday over the D’Urban and George streets, Werk-en-Rust arson that resulted in over $200 million in losses in June.

Authorities in Region One are monitoring the rise of COVID-19 cases in Wauna, which falls under the township of Mabaruma.

Amidst concerns about the new COVID-19 variant, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday urged persons to observe the existing safety measures to prevent spread of the virus.