Heavy rain fall has left several homes inundated at Number 54 village

These are some of the images from #54 village, Corentyne Berbice this morning after overnight showers caused heavy flooding. Some residents of the village said they had to move their furniture to higher ground as the water kept gushing into their yards and the lower flats of their homes.

 

 

According to a resident, this situation has been ongoing for years and they are desperately in need of help.

 

 

 

Another resident said in the 8 years she has lived in the area, this is the third time this has happened. She said the Western side of the road from Number 53 complex dam to Gobel Square is under water.

Getting down to work. President Ali holds his first cabinet meeting today

President Irfaan Ali and his government got to work this morning with the first official meeting of his cabinet ministers.
That meeting was held at the Office of the President.
The President, before today’s cabinet meeting said that his government will be held accountable to the people of this country and that they would be results-oriented.
President Ali was sworn in on Sunday at the Arthur Chung Conference Center. He became Guyana’s 9th executive president. Ali’s Cabinet compromises of 22 Ministers, with the Finance Minister yet to be appointed.

President Ali revokes Benn’s powers to approve lease of state lands

The Commissioner of Lands and Surveys Commission, Trevor Benn no longer has the powers to grant approvals for lease lands. That power was today revoked by President Irfaan Ali.

The order which was signed by Ali and published in the official gazette said the delegation of functions order 2016 delegating certain functions to the Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission is revoked.

Benn remains commissioner but he no longer has the power to approve applications for the lease of state lands.

Ali has reverted to the old system which will see applications for lease being approved by the Office of the President.

For some time now, Benn had ceased signing off on approvals for the lease of state lands.

The former David Granger administration had given the Commissioner of Lands and Survey permission to sign off approvals.

GTUC congratulates President Ali. The GTUC says the Ali regime will now be held accountable for managing  the interests of all Guyanese.

The Guyana Trade Union Congress while congratulating Guyana’s 9th executive President Irfaan Ali said they expect each new government to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors and therefore better serve the people. 

 According to a statement from the umbrella Trade Union Movement,

the expectation of President Ali’s Regime is no different. The Union said the fundamental principles of the GTUC remains the well-being of all and the creation of a society that will bring peace, stability, wealth, a living wage to all, and a society that will protect its most vulnerable.    

GTUC stands ready and prepared to continue its representation of workers’ rights and all issues affecting the working class of Guyana (past, present, and potential). The GTUC applauds the establishment of an independent Ministry of Labour as a step in the right direction and one that will guarantee workers’ interest are better served and protected. This is now a time for healing from the differences and rancour, even as we respect the rights of others to resolve outstanding controversies surrounding the 2020 election. Presidential leadership towards this mending is integral for moving this government and country forward.  

The Irfaan Ali regime will now be held accountable for managing  the interests of all Guyanese whose lives, livelihood, and future are in the hands of the government he heads. 

 

Guyana records another COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 22. The latest person to die from the infectious disease is a 79-year-old man.  

Guyana records another COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 22. There are also 23 new cases as of today 4th of August , with all coming from the Hinterland Regions.

The hinterland regions continue to account for the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Guyana. Today, the Ministry of Public Health recorded a total of 23 new cases. 

The country’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud during his daily COVID-19 update disclosed that the communities of Aranaputa and Annai account for 11 new cases, Region 7 – eight new cases and in Kanapang in Region 8 there were 4 new cases.  

The number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Guyana to date is 497 with 22 deaths. The active cases are 289, 38 persons are in institutional quarantine and 2 persons in the COVID-19 ICU. The latest person to die from the infectious disease is a 79-year-old man.