There has been one new COVID-19 infection based on information provided by the Ministry of Health. The new case takes the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in Guyana since March 2020 to 71, 192. These new cases were recorded in: Region Four (one case). Additionally, there is one patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care…
PERSONS informally trained in technical and vocational skills now have the opportunity to receive instant certification from the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) in their area of specialisation without the need to undertake academic training in those areas. This new programme, the Prior Learning Assessment Recognition (PLAR), is set to target locals specialised in areas…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has successfully concluded its summer futsal festival, with more than 200 children participating in fun, weekly sessions made possible by a ground-breaking programme partnership with the Guyana Beverages Inc. and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport. A unique private-public sector initiative, the GFF Kool Kidz Summer Futsal Festival was…
— IDB says of Guyana’s business environment during Coalition gov’t (2015-2019) — points to Coalition’s ‘particularly poor’ performances in areas of infrastructure, innovation, government institutions and technology readiness ECONOMIC development in Guyana during 2015-2019, the period of the Coalition government, was hindered by a business environment that was uncompetitive and mired with bureaucratic constraints, according…
Skilled workers, without certificates proving their competency, could soon get the necessary documents needed to access more job opportunities through efforts from local labour and technical/ vocational authorities. Many skilled workers in Guyana operate without the necessary certification proving that they are indeed proficient in their respective fields. Now, however, the Council for Technical and…
Roopnarine Persaud called “Helicopter” and Deonarine Lakhan called “Pascal” were on Monday sentenced for their roles in the killing of 39-year-old estate worker Kawal Shivnauth during a drinking spree in 2017. Lakhan was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, while Persaud was sentenced to 12 years and 10 months by Justice Sandil Kissoon. In July, the…
The government has suspended the three per cent processing fee on the invoice price from milk and dairy products, a notice from the Ministry of Agriculture said. This move takes immediate effect, with the ministry instructing the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) to discontinue the collection of the fee. It was, however, noted that all…
38-year-old Campbelllville resident, Mark Gomes was today charged and granted bail in the sum of $200,000 in connection with the discovery of 24.4 grammes of cocaine at a Campbellville property. He appeared before the Chief Magistrate where the charge of cocaine trafficking was read to him. With bail granted, the accused will make his next…
Two men, both 21 years old, were arrested after they were caught with a sizable quantity of cannabis and a firearm in the Berbice county on Monday. Police Headquarters reported that an intelligence-led operation conducted by police ranks stationed in Regional Police Division #6 on Monday led to the seizure of a .38 firearm and…
Almost three weeks after Guyana recorded its first case of monkeypox, the patient has been released from the Ocean View Infectious Diseases hospital after no longer showing any signs or symptoms of the virus and being declared non-infectious. The 50-year-old man’s relatives who were placed under quarantine have also been released from the quarantine order…
