By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2020
News, Politics
The Carter Center has announced that former Prime Minister of Senegal, Aminata Touré, will be the co-Chair of the Carter Center’s Election Observer Mission in Guyana. Chairperson of the Carter Center, Jason J. Carter, will serve as the other Co-Chair. In a statement this morning, the Carter Center Chairperson said the Carter Center cares deeply […]
By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Irfaan Ali, believes that members of the diaspora could play a meaningful role in Guyana development and a government under his watch would include the diaspora in every aspect of decision making in Guyana. Speaking at his party’s rally on Sunday in Stewartville, Mr. Alli said the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
As Guyana prepares to manage its oil revenues, one of the major considerations of the upcoming elections should be the leadership of political parties in the race to govern, since this will determine how those revenues are spent. That is the view of the Prime Ministerial Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition, Khemraj Ramjattan. Speaking […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2020
News, Politics
Ex-Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best remains in custody as the Police investigations continue into the tragic accident this morning that claimed the life of national cyclist, Jude Bentley. Traffic Chief, Superintendent Linden Isles confirmed to News Source that two breathalyzer tests were administered to Mr. Best just […]
By News Source Guyana on February 8, 2020
Crime, News
An early morning accident at the Russian Embassy turn on the East Coast of Demerara has claimed the life of former national cyclist Jude Bentley. The accident occurred around 5 o’clock this morning as Bentley was riding east along the East Coast roadway as part of his early morning training. He was hit down by […]
By News Source Guyana on February 7, 2020
News, Politics
American carrier Jet Blue Airways will be conducting daily flights between Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport and New York’s JFK Airport when it begins schedule service from April, 2020. A team from the airline recently held talks with the Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Egbert Field. At the meeting, the JetBlue officials revealed that […]
By News Source Guyana on February 7, 2020
News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission today announced that members of the Joint Services will be casting their ballots on the 21st of February, one week before the rest of the country heads to the polls for the regional and national elections. Speaking to media operatives this morning during the offloading of the ballot at GECOM, the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 6, 2020
Elections, News
The International Court of Justice today announced that it will be moving ahead with public hearings in the Guyana vs Venezuela case concerning the 1899 Arbitral Award. The Public Hearings will take place from the 23rd to the 27th March at the Court in the Hague. In a statement this afternoon, the ICJ said the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 6, 2020
News, Politics
PPP General Secretary and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has distanced his party from the recent report by the non-governmental group, Global Witness on the oil contract between the Government and ExxonMobil. Globa Witness chided the APNU+AFC administration for negotiating what it considered a bad contract and estimated that Guyana could lose up to US$55 Billion […]
By News Source Guyana on February 6, 2020
Elections, News
The European Union officially launched its elections observer mission in Guyana today. The full-fledged mission is the first of its kind to be deployed to Guyana by the EU during the general and regional elections. The Chief Observer and EU Foreign Minister, Urmas Paet noted that the European Union (EU) is not concerned with the […]