Three more persons have died from the dreaded COVID-19 virus increasing Guyana’s death toll to 1,193, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday. The latest victims were all women: a fully vaccinated 49-year-old from Region Four who died on February 12; an unvaccinated 57-year-old from Region Ten who died on February 11 and an unvaccinated…
YET another psychiatric evaluation has been ordered by a judge for double-murder accused, Ravendranauth Mohanlall, who has been on remand awaiting his trial for close to 10 years. At the Berbice High Court on Thursday, Justice Sandil Kissoon made the recommendation, noting that it was to “ascertain his fitness to plea.” This will be the…
LEGAL proceedings are expected against Kaieteur News if the newspaper fails to retract an inaccurate and misconceived statement published under the caption, “After Withdrawing $126B ‘illegally’ from oil fund… Govt. now tables motion seeking Parliamentary approval to cover tracks”. The news item was published on Monday February 7, 2022 and was carried on pages 14…
Weeks after a vessel, purportedly bearing Guyanese registration, was detained in Senegal with weapons the Guyana government has terminated its agreement with Nautilus Register “ClassNR” and revoked the appointment of Prof. (Capt) Suniel Kumar as an international technical and administrative representative of the Guyana Ships Registry. The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) of the Ministry of…
GUYANA’S Education Ministry, on Thursday, received 200 electronic tablets and 8,000 ‘Access to Education in Guyana’ brochures from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), a statement from the ministry said. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Alfred King, said one of the agency’s priorities is to ensure access and improved quality of education for all school-aged children…
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 1, 190 with the death of two persons on February 10, the Ministry of Health reported. A 25-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) and an 84-year-old fully vaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) are the latest deaths. These deaths mean that 19 persons have died so…
By Neaz Subhan, Indian Cultural Activist MUCH has been and will be said way into the future about Lata Mangeshkar, now sadly, the late Lata Mangeshkar. Her over seven decades of contribution to music were not confined within the boundaries of India, but affixed across the globe. Her accomplishments are unparalleled -recorded songs in over…
Responsible half-centuries from Vishaul Singh and Keemo Paul, followed by decisive bowling have helped place the Guyana Harpy Eagles, marginally in a position of strength against Windward Islands Volcanoes after day three of their Four-Day match at the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad. The duo added 146 for the sixth wicket which bailed the Eagles out…
A NEW well drilled at Noitgedacht on the island of Wakenaam, Region Three, has been activated, resulting in residents in areas such as Sans Souci, Belle Plaine, Noitgedacht and Good Success receiving a level of service that has more than doubled. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Shaik Baksh, and a technical…
See the full statement from the Government of Guyana below: The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Natural Resources would like to welcome the announcement by ExxonMobil on the commencement of production at Guyana’s Second Offshore Development from the Liza Unity vessel The operation of the Liza Unity floating, production, storage, and offloading…
