By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
Sports
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today (Thursday) announced the West Indies Under-19 squad to participate in the upcoming Regional Super 50 Tournament and two Guyanese cricketers, Keemo Paul and Bhaskar Yadram have made the squad. The 14-member squad includes five players who were part of the team which won the ICC Under-19 World Cup […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
Sports
Test captain Jason Holder says one of his main goals is to transform the Caribbean side into a tightly-knit unit, and believes this is will be the catalyst for any turnaround in the team’s fortunes. The Caribbean side has endured a torrid time in Test and One-Day International cricket over the last decade and currently […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
News, Politics
President David Granger believes that persons who are nominated for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission should have the qualities of what is expected of a Judge, if they are not qualified to be a Judge or has never served as a Judge. During a recording of the weekly, “Public Interest” television programme, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
Crime, News
Police investigators are reviewing several surveillance recordings after a woman was robbed of $1 million and her driver shot to the leg by two bandits just outside the Jialing motorcycle store on Ornoque Street. The incident occurred just after 1:00pm on Thursday. The woman and the man driving the car pulled up outside the store […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
Crime, News
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency Omar Shariff, who is on administrative leave, appeared in court today but left without charges being read to him as the Prosecution and Defence agreed to seek clarification about a high court matter involving Shariff. Shariff was in the courtroom with his Attorneys and Magistrate Fabayo Azore […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
News, Politics
Just one week after the ExxonMobil oil company announced another major oil find in Guyana’s waters, the Government of Guyana has moved to hire a consultant to examine the possibility of Guyana setting up an oil refinery. At its last meeting, Cabinet gave the green light for the Ministry of Natural Resources hiring of a […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
News
Three security guards were tied up and robbed early this morning at the Mon Repos/Annandale Neighbourhood Democratic Council Head Office by three bandits, who attacked the building in the hopes of discovering a large sum of cash, but were surprised by an empty safe. According to reports, it was just after 1 o’ clock this […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
News
Following expressions of dissatisfaction with the installation of parking meters within the vicinity of public schools, the company contracted to manage and regulate the operations – Smart City Solutions – has said that it is inclined to consider issuing parking permits for teachers. This was reveled in a statement issued by the company on Wednesday. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 18, 2017
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, this evening, expressed disappointment at not being provided with the clarification he wants from the President on his decision to reject the first list of nominees for the GECOM Chairmanship job. Jagdeo sought the clarification last week and was hoping for a face to face meeting with the President on the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 18, 2017
News
(GINA) The newly established Georgetown Drainage Authority is set to commence critical drainage works in the Ruimveldt and other flood prone communities. Head of the National task Force and leader of the Georgetown Drainage Authority, Lennox Lee told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the team which was established last Friday will commence priority […]