Two men managed to escape from police in an engine boat after they were found on a massive marijuana farm at Maria Henrietta Village, Berbice River on Wednesday. Police Headquarters reported $2.02 billion worth of cannabis plants and seeds found on the farm were destroyed. Police said a total of 500,000 cannabis plants ranging from…
Although new infections are being recorded daily at a rate of over 50 per day, Guyana continues to record a reduction in the overall number of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country and the vaccination campaign is being credited for the sharp decline. Last week the Minister of Health announced that Region Three…
WITH allegations made that some employees have been faking COVID-19 reports in order to stay away from work, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony believes employers could have verification policies to confirm the COVID-19 status of employees. “If persons are genuinely exposed to someone who is positive, they should be in quarantine and they should be…
Five men between the ages of 18 and 27 have been charged with the brutal murder of 61-year-old Bheim Evans, a farmer of Woodley Park Village, West Coast Berbice. The men are all from villages on the West Coast of Berbice; four of them are unemployed. They have been identified as Brian Evans, 22, of…
Although new infections are being recorded daily at a rate of over 50 per day, Guyana continues to record a reduction in the overall number of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country and the vaccination campaign is being credited for the sharp decline. Last week the Minister of Health announced that Region Three…
THE government, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), will be recommencing its Hinterland Housing Programme early next year. The programme carries a value of $700M. This was announced by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, during a community meeting at Waina village, Region One. He noted that some 100 families in communities…
Unusually high amounts of rainfall are expected this rainy season as Guyana is expected to experience wetter-than-usual conditions until February 2022. This is according to information provided by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the Hydrometeorological Office of Guyana. A press release from the CDC related that a number of stakeholders participated in a virtual…
Although new infections are being recorded daily at a rate of over 50 per day, Guyana continues to record a reduction in the overall number of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country and the vaccination campaign is being credited for the sharp decline. Last week the Minister of Health announced that Region Three…
AGRICULTURE Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday met with rice farmers from the Essequibo Coast, Region Two, to address concerns over the high price of fertilisers in the region. The farmers complained that due to the cost of the fertilisers, they are finding it hard to move forward with their cultivation, and are calling on the…
For more than two decades, the residents of Kamarang in Region Seven have been without access to potable water. According to Toshao of Kamarang/Warwatta, Lemmel Thomas, following the collapse of a well, residents had to source water from the Kamarang River and store it when it rains. However, overtime, the river became an unreliable source…
