By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Atlanta based, Carter Centre is back in Guyana as there continues to be uncertainty about a definitive timeline for early elections. This morning the four officials from the Carter Center met with the Attorney General and this afternoon the team is scheduled to meet with the Guyana Elections Commission Chairperson. After a two-hour meeting […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Commissioner on the Guyana Elections Commission Vincent Alexander said it would be “contrived” for one to claim that the house-to-house registration exercise is unverified. Mr. Alexander explained to reporters this afternoon that the very nature of the house-to-house registration exercise is to verify those who are being registered. He said the Opposition’s claim that the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2019
Crime, News
The Guyana Prison Service and the Guyana Police Force have launched a search for a 21-year-old prisoner who bolted from custody this morning while conducting labour activities at the New Amsterdam prison farm this morning. According to a statement from the Prison Service, convicted prisoner, Rameshwar Prakash, who was serving time for larceny, was among […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2019
News
The Head of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe believes that as Guyana approaches first oil in early 2020, there is the need for more focus to be placed on the benefits that the oil sector will bring to Guyana. Speaking at the official welcome reception for Guyana’s first oil production and storage vessel, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2019
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and a team from his party met with the full Guyana Elections Commission this afternoon and indicated that the March 2020 timeline for elections is not acceptable. Speaking to reporters just after the more than one-hour meeting, Mr. Jagdeo said the March 2020 timeline should not even be debated since he […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2019
News
JetBlue Airlines has announced that it will start its Guyana service with non-stop flights between New York and Georgetown from the 2nd April, 2020. In a statement on its website, the airline announced that the flights will operate daily on JetBlue’s new A321neo aircraft. According to the company’s Director of Route Planning, Andrea Lusso, the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2019
News
The Guyana Post Office Corporation has issued a warning about a scam on social media that is using the corporation’s name. In a statement, the GPOC said that it does not have any promotion on any social media site and would not request any sort of payment through any social media. Some persons have complained […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2019
News, Politics
The Guyana Civil Defence Commission is working along with other groups to gather information on Guyanese nationals who have survived Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas and want to return home. Reports surfaced over the weekend that there are Guyanese nationals who are seeking the Guyana government’s help to have them flown home to Guyana. This […]
By News Source Guyana on September 6, 2019
Crime, News
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves, has been cleared of being involved in any alleged corrupt practices or criminal conduct. However, there are administrative issues that will still need to be addressed. Police Commissioner Leslie James this afternoon told reporters that the investigation by the Police Office of Professional Responsibility has cleared the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 6, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Today’s meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission ended once again with no firm decision being made on the way forward for national elections, but with a possible March timeline for elections being presented. The proposal with a timeline for elections in March 2020 was put before the Commission by the GECOM Secretariat today. The Opposition […]