President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that all healthcare workers would receive a two-week equivalent bonus pay before the end of the year as part of government’s response to the pandemic. The Head of State made the announcement during his address at a ceremony to commence the retrofitting of the Leonora Diagnostic Hospital on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) ...

Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire more than one week ago ruled that the Magistrates’ Court must hear the charges of misconduct in public office against Dr. Ashni Singh and Winston Brassington that had been brought against them under the then A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration. The Chief Justice reportedly handed down her judgement about one week ago, ...

Five guns and ammunition  have been unearthed from a house at De Veldt Village, Berbice River, police said. The operation was carried out at between 3:30 AM and 6:15 PM on Wednesday at De Veldt and at Gateroy Village. Police said a man “bolted” from a house at De Veldt and “escaped into some nearby bushes” as the patrol approached ...

A one-day old baby was abducted from the mother at gunpoint by a man with whom she shared a relationship, but minutes later police intercepted him in a minibus and returned the baby to the woman, authorities  said. The crime was allegedly committed at about 8:45  Tuesday night at Tuschen Squatting Area, East Bank Essequibo by a 34-year old man ...

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) supporters, led by party chairman Volda Lawrence, Wednesday night held a candlelight vigil outside the Brickdam Police station in solidarity with their comrade, James Bond, who was arrested Tuesday as part of a probe into a number of land deals. “We are basically out here to give support to our comrade, our friend, our brother ...

The World Bank approved today the US$7.5 million Guyana COVID-19 Emergency Response Project to support the country in tackling the current pandemic and strengthening the country’s health system. “The World Bank is working with member countries in the Caribbean to help them respond to COVID-19 and prepare for a resilient recovery. This financing for Guyana will help the country tackle the current ...

A suspect in a more than GYD$4.2 million robbery has been arrested and a number of the items and cash believed to have been stolen have been recovered, police said Wednesday night. The names of the victims- a 49-year old businesswoman and her 40-year old husband – were not released , but police said the armed robbery occurred at Mabura, ...

The Australian gold mining company, Troy Resources, has withdrawn its production guidance for the Karouni mine site, the Market Herald reported Wednesday. The junior miner had initially forecast production of between 35,000 ounces and 40,000 ounces of gold at a cost of US$1500 and US$1550 per ounce (around A$2040 and A$2105 per ounce) for the 2021 financial year. (A local ...

Two months after a region-wide controversy over the accuracy of Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results largely due to the 100 percent check of School-Based Assessments (SBA),  Guyana’s Ministry of Education on Wednesday announced the creation of a new post of Assistant Chief Education Officer (Examinations) to “improve the integrity and structure of the examination systems.” Performing the duties of that ...

Guyana and Suriname have agreed to jointly woo international investors to build a bridge across the Corentyne River to link the two  neighbouring South American countries and construct a US$1 billion offshore base to support their huge oil discoveries, Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi said Tuesday. “We said that there will be a call from both nations on asking the international ...