A wanted bulletin was on Monday issued for 35-year-old Ekwensi Victor Philemon Langhorne who is being sought by police for questioning in relation to Conspiracy to Commit a Felony. The act was reportedly committed on Ashley Hinds between May 16, 2021 and April 3, 2021 at the Guyana Revenue Authority, Georgetown. His last known address was…
Several patients were injured with burns while at least five escaped from the facility after a fire broke out at the New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital on Saturday night. The Guyana Police Force has reported that there were no fatalities. According to a Police report of the incident, at around 7:15pm on Saturday, a fight broke…
A MINIBUS driver reportedly fled the scene after hitting down a 16-year-old pedal cyclist on the Mon Repos Public Road, East Coast Demerara, on Saturday evening. A police report stated that the driver, after the accident, stopped the vehicle so that passengers may render assistance to the victim but drove way when they began to do…
Representatives from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC); the Ministry of Health (MoH); the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) conducted flood assessments in several communities in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) at the weekend. An assessment conducted in Sub-District 2, Mahdia found that several homes, farms, roads and mining equipment have…
As the National Assembly prepares for a sitting next Thursday after more than three months without any, the Speaker and Clerk of the Assembly have decided that everyone attending the sitting at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre must present a negative COVID-19 test result or their COVID-19 vaccination card. The National Assembly has informed the…
– Min. Sukhai says Govt sympathises with flood victims Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Hon. Pauline Sukhai says the Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali-led Government sympathises with the hundreds of miners and farmers affected by the floods in Upper Mazaruni and is committed to providing aid. The Minister told persons at Imbaimadai and Omanaik that the Government…
A fight that broke out between three male patients at the National Psychiatric Hospital in Canje, Berbice on Saturday night, led to a fire that left several patients injured while others escaped. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that the incident occurred at around 19:30hrs in the Chalet Four Male Admission Ward which housed 31…
The Coronavirus death toll in the country jumped to 403 as three more deaths were officially recorded as being COVID-19 related. Two of the deaths occurred in the month of May but have only now been confirmed as being COVID-19 related. The Health Ministry also reported today that 83 more cases of the virus have…
–motion to be tabled for his removal as PAC Chair WITH the 28th Sitting of the 12th Parliament scheduled for June 10, 2021, it is the intention of the government Members of Parliament (MP) to table a motion before the House for the removal of A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC)…
Guyana’s hopes of making it to the next round of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers were dashed by St. Kitts and Nevis, who emerged with a 3-0 victory in Group F action on Friday evening. The Golden Jaguars, the Senior National Men’s team, were hoping to win both their remaining games in round one and…
