By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2019
News, Politics
The Leaders of the APNU and the AFC, President David Granger and Minister Khemraj Ramjattan met today to deal with issues related to the renegotiation of the Cummingsburg Accord. Representatives for the two sides have been meeting and there are still a number of issues that are still to be addressed. While the AFC Executive […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2019
Crime, News
The Commission of Inquiry conducted into the deadly accident at Friendship which involved a Police car and a private car has laid responsibility for the crash squarely at the feet of the Police driver. The Police driver and four persons from the other vehicle died in the 15th October accident. The President who visited the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2019
News, Politics
As the year comes to an end, workers in the public service may have to hold on a little longer to know whether they will be getting any year-end bonus on their salaries. Speaking to reporters today, President David Granger today the Finance Minister will make a statement on the issue after the next cabinet […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission is going ahead with the publishing of the names of over 25,000 persons who have not collected their national ID Cards since 2008. The names will be published in local newspapers this weekend and those persons will have 21 days to show up and collect their ID cards or run the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2019
Crime, News
The Hydromet Service has announced that increased rainfall is coming Guyana’s way as the country transitions into the second wet and rainy season of the year before the expected time. In a statement, the Hydromet Office explained that the secondary rainfall season usually begins in the second half of November and continues until the end […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2019
News, Politics
The Guyana Pegasus Hotel made several requests for concessions from the government for its new investment in the hotel industry but was only granted 50% of what it requested. The revelation was made today by owner of the Pegasus Hotel, Robert Badal in response to questions raised by News Source. “Yes, we got some concessions […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2019
Crime, News
A Guyanese man who was busted at New York’s JFK International Airport with drugs has admitted that he trafficked the cocaine to settle an old debt. 51-year-old Raymond Orwin Harry was arrested on the 27th October just after he arrived on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana. Two pieces of luggage that the man was […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The party which has a lightbulb as its symbol will be focusing on the electricity sector as part of its campaign strategy. The Change Guyana party hosted its first weekly press conference today and unpacked a number of proposals and plans that it has for the electricity sector and the Guyana Power and Light company. […]
By News Source Guyana on November 4, 2019
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has issued a directive to all of its drivers that sirens must only be used in cases of emergency and not for ordinary duties or simply traversing. Traffic Chief Linden Isles addressed the issue this morning at a seminar for Police drivers and he admitted that there have been reports of the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 4, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Today is the last day to make claims to have changes made to your name and particulars on the voter’s list, to effect changes of address and to get registered if you have never been registered. The Guyana Elections Commission today reported that since the claims and objections period began back in October, there have […]