COVID-19 death toll in Guyana climbs to 179

Two more coronavirus related deaths were recorded today, according to the Ministry of Health. The two latest victims have been identified as a 73-year-old man from the Barima-Waini region and a 54-year-old man from Region 4. The death toll has now reached 179. The Ministry of Health also reported today that the country has recorded […]

Guyana terminates agreement for Taiwan Trade Office

Less than 24hours after an agreement between Guyana and Taiwan for the establishment of a Taiwanese trade office in Guyana was made public by the US Government, the Government of Guyana has made a complete backtrack and has terminated the agreement. In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon, the Guyana Government […]

Guyana still awaiting results on COVID variants

The Ministry of Health is still awaiting the results for 10 coronavirus samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for the new COVID-19 variants. Guyana submitted the samples more than a week ago as concerns grew about the wider spreading variants of the disease that was recently found in neighbouring Brazil. […]

Release of fishermen provides political space for dialogue with Venezuela -Foreign Minister Todd

The Venezuelan Government’s decision in the past 24 hours to release the 12 Guyanese fishermen it had detained for two weeks, could provide political space for dialogue between the two countries, according to Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd. The fishermen were released from Venezuelan custody on Tuesday and allowed to leave the neighbouring […]

Police probing deadly freak accident at Beharry company

A 32-year-old supervisor at the Beharry Manufacturing company died on Tuesday afternoon in a freak accident at his workplace. According to a Police report, supervisor Mark Gomes was at work around 5:50pm on Tuesday supervising the transfer of flour from a pressure tank that was mounted on a truck to a storage container. During the […]

Taxi driver gunned down in North East La Penitence

A 29-year-old taxi driver from West La Penitence was shot dead last evening in the North East La Penitence community. The dead man has been identified as Osafo Pollard. A Police report said the incident occurred at around 10:30 pm on Tuesday night. Persons who were gathered at a nearby birthday celebration reportedly heard a […]

Venezuela releases Guyanese fishermen and vessels

With international condemnation mounting, the Venezuelan authorities have released the twelve Guyanese fishermen and their fishing vessels who were detained in Guyana’s waters and taken to Venezuela two weeks ago. The fishermen are expected to depart Venezuela with their vessels today and are likely to arrive in Guyana by Friday. Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh […]