By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News, Politics
Finance Minister Winston Jordan, today assured the Opposition People’s Progressive Party, that there was no deliberate or vindictive move to seek out its Members of Parliament who owe property taxes. He told the media at a year end briefing that the GRA is doing its work and even he (Jordan) was sent a notice by […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News
(NY Post) A small airline abruptly cancelled its flights from JFK to Guyana in South America Saturday morning, leaving about 1,000 travelers stranded at the Queens airport. Among those left high and dry by Dynamic International Airways was Leezel Cambridge, 27, a bride to be who missed her own wedding because of an unexplained snafu […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News
Two armed bandits were shot dead on Sunday night by Police, moments after they carried out a heartless robbery at a family gathering in the Seaforth Street area in Campbellville. The incident took place just after 9 o’ clock Sunday night. Some of the persons who were attacked by the bandits at the family gathering, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2016
News
Over five hundred Guyanese passengers, who were prepared to dump a white christmas for sun and rain, have been forced to camp out at New York’s JFK International Airport as Dynamic Airways has cancelled at least two flights in to Guyana, but is offering little information to the stressed out passengers. A woman who was […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2016
News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party opened its first party congress since its defeat at the 2-2015 elections on Saturday in Cotton Field, Essequibo. The party took the Congress to one of its most loyal support areas as it began to assess its defeat at last year’s elections and examine all that needs to be in […]
By News Source Guyana on December 17, 2016
Crime, News
It appears as though the drug traffickers are making efforts to make some extra cash for the holidays. On the same day that a woman was busted with cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, two men were busted at the same airport with the illegal drug. One of the men busted on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2016
News, Politics
Outgoing UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon has advised that Guyana and Venezuela allow the Good Officer’s Process to be restarted and continue for one year, but if there is no agreement by the end of 2017, then the International Court of Justice should be the next step. The assessment came on Friday as a new UN […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2016
News, Politics
Prime Minister Hon. Moses V. Nagamootoo, has been given the green light by Cabinet to act upon findings of the Inquiry into the allegations made against certain members of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). The Inquiry was headed by Major General (Rtd.) Joseph Singh, MSS. One of the findings is that Mr. Leonard Craig […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2016
News, Politics
by Michael Angelo President David Granger and his Surinamese counterpart, President Desi Bouterse met this morning met at the Marriott Hotel for discussions pertaining to the strengthening of “ties and friendship” between the neighbouring countries. Addressing media operatives after the meeting, President David Granger reminded that Guyana and Suriname are the two largest states in CARICOM […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2016
News, Politics
Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson this morning told media operatives that the Demerara Harbour Bridge Toll Fees have been raised in order that the corporation becomes self sustainable. She noted that since it’s establishment, the bridge has served as a critical link between West Demerara and East Demerara. She pointed out […]