August 13, 2021

— Gunraj says hosting of LGE still possible AFTER weeks of deliberation and multiple delays, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has voted to terminate the employment contracts of its three statutory officers who have been accused of electoral fraud. Effective August 18, 2021, Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield; Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Roxanne Myers; and […]

— hull arrives in Singapore for next phase of construction CONSTRUCTION of Guyana’s third Floating Production and Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel has progressed to another phase. On Thursday, ExxonMobil’s contractor, SBM Offshore, announced that the hull for the Prosperity FPSO had arrived safely at the Keppel yard in Singapore. “Now, the next phase of

— makes strong appeal to people to get vaccinated DR. CARISSA F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), expressed concern about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Caribbean countries and made a strong appeal to people to get vaccinated. Speaking at her weekly media briefing, Dr. Etienne, who is from Dominica, said, “I am

POLICE, on Thursday, issued wanted bulletins for Jamal Hazel, Dequan King and Antonio Maraj in connection with the Kitty gold heist which occurred in broad daylight on August 5. According to the bulletins, Hazel of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown; King called “Titus” or “Quanie” of Lot 20 ‘D’ Field Sophia and Maraj called “Pluckin” or “Thuggy”

— regional agriculture ministers, experts AGRICULTURE Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean and senior executives from global companies participating in a high-level panel discussion, convened by the Council of the Americas and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), have agreed that achieving sustainable agri-food systems will require the development of a framework

–Vice-President Jagdeo VICE-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed his disappointment with the vaccine hesitancy being displayed by some doctors and nurses. The Vice-President shared this during an interview with social commentator, The Guyanese Critic on Wednesday. “Doctors and nurses are in a science-based field. How could you be in a science-based field, and then have these weird

LAW enforcement officials in Miami are probing the discovery of three kilograms of cocaine which was found onboard a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), US law enforcement officers discovered the cocaine in a panel in the rear cargo

THE Guyana Police Force has reported that the medical documents tendered by Cuban national Yuri Garcia and his Guyanese wife, Ateeka Ishmael, that they had contracted COVID-19, were falsified. The couple had been charged following investigations into a Ponzi scheme here. Police in a release said the documents had been tendered on the couple’s behalf

THE country’s overall COVID-19 death toll now stands at 569, following the Ministry of Health’s announcement on Wednesday that two more persons have died while receiving treatment at a medical facility. The latest fatalities are a 64-year-old woman from Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), and a 51-year-old from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara). Additionally, the Health

GARDEN Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) began production of the ‘Ocean-Going Passenger cum Cargo Ferry Vessel’ for Guyana on Saturday last. The plate-cutting e-ceremony was held in the presence of the High Commissioner of Guyana to India, Charrandass Persaud. GRSE’s Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Rear Admiral VK Saxena; Director (Shipbuilding), S. Nayyar; Director (Personnel), PR