By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2019
News, Politics
A team of business representatives from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be heading to the United Kingdom as part of a business exchange that will focus on the oil and gas sector. Fifteen companies have confirmed their participation. The exchange is the second one to Aberdeen in Scotland, however, during the upcoming […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2019
News, Politics
The Government of Russia is still to respond to Guyana’s request for a full withdrawal of the statement made by the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry that the United Kingdom was constructing a military base in Guyana’s Essequibo region. Guyana has denied the setting up of any such base and described the statement as […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2019
Crime, News
Former murder accused, 24-year-old, Carlton Bourne, was back in Court again today, but this time to face a number of armed robbery charges. The man appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and was slapped with four charges of armed robbery and a fifth charge of discharging a loaded firearm. He denied the allegations after the charges […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2019
News, Politics
Although it may not be represented in the National Assembly, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) political party, has indicated that it would support an extension in the date for elections once elections will be held this year. In a Facebook Live video release, the General Secretary of the party, Ralph Ramkarran, said “we as […]
By News Source Guyana on August 18, 2019
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana has announced the opening of applications for full scholarships for law graduates to attend the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago. The scholarships are being offered under the Department of Public Service’s Scholarship Programme which falls under the Ministry of the Presidency. It marks the first time that full […]
By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2019
News
The UK based Virgin Atlantic Airline is eyeing the Guyana market and once all goes well, the airline could possibly start its service to Guyana in 2020. Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson announced on Friday that a top official of the airline has reached out to the Government. “They were on a Skype call […]
By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2019
Crime, News
A 40-year-old mini-bus driver, who is currently awaiting a High Court trial for rape, was today sentenced to six weeks in jail after being found guilty of assault. The man, Adrian Brandt, who told the Court that he is a father of 19 children, appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and admitted to the offence. With […]
By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Working People’s Alliance, which is one of the junior partners in the coalition government, is sticking with the coalition for the next elections but wants to ensure that it gets a bigger voice and is allowed to play a bigger role in a new APNU+AFC government. WPA Executive Member, David Hinds, told a media […]
By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Executive Member of the People’s National Congress, Aubrey Norton, on Friday blasted the Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo over his claims that the APNU+AFC government is illegal. At his party’s weekly press conference at Congress Place, Mr. Norton said it is established that there is no illegal government and Jagdeo is making statements that cannot be […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2019
Crime, News
The 66-year-old man who was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport with over 200 grams of cocaine stashed in his shoes has been charged and remanded to jail. The accused, Roderick Andrew Chase, appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Providence Magistrates’ Court today and pleaded not guilty to the charge. It is […]