By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2022
News, Politics
Just four months after Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton appointed senior party member Dr. Richard Van West-Charles as his advisor, a rift is appearing between the two leaders. Today, Mr. Norton responded to a letter from Dr. Van West Charles indicating his decision to withdraw from the position of Advisor to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
Leader of the Opposition and PNC Reform Leader Aubrey Norton today called on the President to stop “dilly-dallying” and begin the process to address consultations that would lead the way to various constitutional appointments. During a press briefing this morning, the Opposition Leader said he remains ready to engage the President and consult on the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2022
News, Politics
The first day of classes at the Tucville Secondary school was brought to an abrupt end today and the school was shut down until next week by the Ministry of Education. The move came as teachers and students were forced to move their classes to the outdoors after an electrical problem was noticed in several […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2022
News, Politics
The Ministry of Education is hoping to get a clearer picture of the number of students who may have fallen out of the education system during the past two years of schools being closed because of the pandemic. Today, schools across Guyana started to reopen for in-person full-time classes. In recent weeks, the Education Ministry […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2022
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana is not too happy with the recent findings of a poll which was conducted by the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) in Guyana. The findings of the poll which was conducted earlier this year were released last week. Among other things, it highlighted that majority of its respondents felt that there […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2022
News, Politics
In January this year, the International Republican Institute (IRI) designed and commissioned a national public opinion poll through its “Strengthening Democracy through Polling Data and Peacebuilding” programme. The face-to-face interactive poll which was conducted by CID Gallup throughout all regions of Guyana is the first IRI public opinion poll to ask for opinions and perceptions […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2022
News, Politics
The results of the post-mortem examination conducted on the bodies of the two men found dead in a car in the Marriott parking lot on Saturday morning are inconclusive. The post-mortem examination was conducted this morning. As a result of the inconclusive findings, family members have been asked to bury and not cremate the bodies, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2022
News, Politics
One day after the Chief Executive Officer of the Linden Hospital Rudolph Small issued dismissal letters to 27 employees of the hospital, he has been instructed by the Ministry of Health to recall the dismissals and begin issuing new contracts for the employees. The firings sent the small community of Linden into an uproar on […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The US Embassy in Georgetown has refuted a report in the Stabroek News that US Secretary of State Anthony Bliken will soon be making a visit to Guyana. In a statement, the Embassy said there is no such plan at this time. The embassy added that in the event of such a high-level visit, the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2022
News, Politics
The International Building Expo is set to make its return in July with a big focus on affordable housing and construction in a fast-moving Guyana. The expo was launched last evening by the Ministry of Housing and Water at the Pegasus Hotel. In his address at the launching, President Irfaan Ali said the Expo is designed […]