Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 976 with the addition of four more deaths – three men and a woman – the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday. The latest fatalities occurred from November 18 to November 20; they are: an unvaccinated 58-year-old woman; an unvaccinated 64-year-old man; a fully vaccinated 57-year-old man –…
Police are on the hunt for a man who reportedly murdered a so far unidentified male on Saturday night at Longden and Commerce Streets, Georgetown. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at around 19:30hrs. The dead man is believed to be between the age of 35 to 40. Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim…
Police in Berbice have arrested a 42-year-old woman, her 15-year-old son and her 18-year-old nephew in connection with breaking and entering the Courts branch at New Amsterdam, Berbice. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at around 03:30hrs on Saturday and several stolen items were recovered in the possession of the suspects. The recovered items…
WHILE police and fire officials have started their investigations into the massive fire that gutted the Kingston building that houses two key offices in the justice system, the fire department disclosed today that the fire started in the living quarters of police ranks. A major fire consumed a large portion of the building at the…
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) will be distributing 500 house lots to residents of Lethem, Region Nine, during its ‘Dream Realise’ housing drive on Monday. The planned distribution exercise will see residents receiving house lots in Track ‘CHPA’ housing scheme in the vicinity of ‘Poke’ Bridge, Lethem. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin…
The Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility was completely gutted on Saturday as a fire of unknown origin swept through the old wooden building where the office is located in Eve Leary. Quick action by the Guyana Fire Service prevented the fire from reaching the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions which is located…
ONE more person has died after contracting COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 972, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday. The ministry said that the latest fatality is a partially vaccinated 77-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), who died on November 19. Additionally, there are currently 1,920 active COVID-19 cases in Guyana,…
AGRICULTURE Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has been elected to serve as the Chairman of the 61st Session of the Caribbean Meteorological Council for the next 12 months. The Caribbean Meteorological Council is the governing body of the Caribbean Meteorological Organisation (CMO), a specialised agency of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). While delivering the feature address, Minister Mustapha…
ON Thursday, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh announced a seven per cent retroactive salary increase for public servants and other categories of public employees. Singh also announced a whopping $400M that would be set aside as another one-off payout to frontline workers and an undertaking to correct the disparities in the pay scale in Budget…
This is the final part of a three-part series exploring the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), COP26, and Guyana’s role in the global fight against climate change. IN the first two parts of this series, Understanding Energy discussed how Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) outlines goals similar to those discussed by leaders at the…
