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The first ever full-fledged “pride” parade is set for the streets of Georgetown on Saturday as the LGBT community in Guyana observes its second annual pride festival. The pride festival and parade are being organized by the Guyana LGBT Coalition, which is an alliance of the country’s three LGBT groups: Guyana Trans United (GTU), Guyana Rainbow Foundation (GuyBow) and the Society Against […]
At a time when fuel prices are rising globally, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes the Government needs to move and ensure reductions locally at the pump. According to Jagdeo, the Government has the fiscal space to put systems in place that will see less pressure at the pump. The state-owned Guyana Oil Company is currently […]
A study on indigenous women and children in Guyana is highlighting the many incidents of unregistered citizens, incest, abuse and teenage pregnancy in Amerindian communities. Released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, the report stated that there is a need for all births in the […]
Popular Guyanese Calypsonian, Godfrey “The Mighty Rebel” Phillips, passed away this morning after ailing for a while. News Source understands that he had suffered a stroke and never fully recovered. Relatives confirmed the death of the 72-year-old, who had won a number of Calypso titles over the years. He retired from competitions back in 2011 […]
One week ago, Prison Officers Cleveland Ross and Adul Parmasu were in charge of overlooking and keeping an eye on prisoners, today they found themselves chained to the feet and handcuffed as they were remanded to jail after charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The two appeared in Court today just […]
A Leopold Street man who is no stranger to law enforcement was remanded to jail this morning after being slapped with multiple armed robbery charges. 27-year-old Akeem Rajkumar appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and denied the allegations against him. The Court was told that on the 30th April, armed with a handgun, he robbed Rodwell […]
Government and Opposition Parliamentarians were at odds today over the progress being made to finalize all Land Titling issues for Amerindian communities. The issue came up when Indigenous People’s Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock appeared before the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee and was grilled by opposition MPs including Indigenous House Members Pauline Sukhai and Yvonne Pearson. Pressed […]
The Ministry of Business and the Guyana Office for Investment are joining forces with the Caribbean Export Development Agency and Private Sector agencies in Guyana to host the first Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition. The event is geared to be a business to business interface with new investors and markets for Guyanese products and companies […]
US Carrier, American Airlines is set to begin its operations to Guyana as early as November. The airline was originally looking for a December start date. The carrier has filed all of its documents with local aviation official and everything appears set for a November launch, according to Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation […]
City Councilor and AFC Executive Member, Sherod Duncan, has been named the new General Manager of the Guyana Chronicle. Staff Members of the state-owned newspaper learnt of the development at a General Staff Meeting today. The announcement was made by the Chairperson of the Board, Geeta Chandan. Duncan, who also sits on the Board of […]
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