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Investigators probing allegations of a possible US$1 million gold purchase by former Member of Parliament Charrandass Persaud, have hit a stumbling block as they cannot get Persaud to submit a statement. According to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, “Charrandass has since left and the investigators, I think, were supposed to ask him some questions but […]
A political opinion poll conducted by the Barbados based Caribbean Development Research Services Inc. (CADRES) has found that President David Granger continues to enjoy high approval ratings among supporters of the coalition and generally across the country. The poll was commissioned by the APNU+AFC Coalition. News Source has obtained a copy of the full report […]
A High Court Judge today ordered that a 22-year-old man undergoes a psychiatric evaluation following the man’s decision to plead guilty to a number of rape charges. The Judge wants the psychiatric report before the sentences are handed down. The young man, Leon Jordan, stood at the High Court this morning and admitted to the […]
Guyana is stepping up its efforts to fight trafficking in persons and today the national plan of action for 2019/2020 was launched. With the launching, the plan of action has now become an official public document. According to the Acting Coordinator of the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, Oliver Profitt, explained that the […]
In wake of reports that the telephone numbers for at least four Police Officers were found in the cellphone that was used by one of the Berbice Bandits who was recently killed by Police, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan today declared that every complaint against the Police must be investigated. The Public Security Minister told […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Guyanese, Catherine Pollard as the next Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance at the United Nations. In a statement, the Secretary General’s office explained that Ms. Pollard will succeed Jan Beagle of New Zealand. The Secretary-General has offered his gratitute for the extraordinary work in […]
A late afternoon verdict was handed down in the High Court today which saw 67-year-old, George Robin, being bundled off to jail after he was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl. In the Courtroom of Justice, Brassington Reynolds, the elderly man repeatedly professed his innocence after the jury returned the unanimous verdict. “Whatever happens […]
Tragedy struck late this afternoon inside the compound of the National Stadium at Providence when a young technician and a driver were both electrocuted as they were installing a pole in the compound for the placement of CCTV cameras. The two men have been identified as 18-year-old Krishna Chand, who was the technician and 36-year-old […]
Over fifty ex-employees of Fly Jamaica Airways turned up at the Labour Department this morning to further express their complaints against the airline, which has now stopped all of its operations. The workers revealed that over 300 Fly Jamaica staffers in Guyana were terminated and not paid salaries for months when the airline announced a […]
With Guyana set to see first oil by the first quarter of 2020, the President of Ghana has offered his country’s technical assistance and expertise in oil and gas to assist Guyana in the navigation of its preparations for the sector. Ghana is ranked in the top ten of oil producing nations in Africa. The […]
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