By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2016
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has responded to the government’s scathing criticism of comments he made recently while speaking to a crowd of Guyanese immigrants in New York. Jagdeo has not only defended his statements which the government has described as “race baiting” among other things, but continues to stand by it. “And I find it […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2016
Crime, News
Fourteen Venezuelan nationals who came to Guyana to seek employment were on Monday ordered deported from the country when they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The nine men and five women were charged with entering Guyana illegally by sea on July 20 at Eteringbang, Cuyuni River; and disembarking without presenting themselves to an immigration […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2016
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana has chosen former UNICEF Education Specialist, Barbara Atherly as the next Guyana Consul General in New York. Ms. Atherly will replace Brentnol Evans who served in the post for over 10 years under the previous government and for the first year of the coalition government. Evans has been off of the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2016
News, Politics
President David Granger has defended the recent appointment of several new Heads of Mission by his government as being meritorious and professional. While addressing several Ambassadors and High Commissioners at the close of a one week orientation session on Monday, Mr. Granger said the appointments were based on merit and not for party supporters. “I […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2016
News, Politics
The Government has expressed disappointment and is condemning “the irresponsible, hateful race baiting and malicious fabrications and falsehoods uttered by Opposition Leader Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at an event in New York recently.” During that event on Saturday in New York, Jagdeo told a mostly indo-Guyanese crowd that Guyanese of indian origin are under attack in […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2016
News, Politics
The Ministry of Natural Resources will soon be relieved of its responsibility for management of Guyana’s environment. President David Granger announced on Monday that he intends to create a new Department of the Environment, while addressing newly appointed Heads of Missions. Mr. Granger said he has already been having discussions but did not give a […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2016
News
Members of several state agencies that are tasked with intelligence gathering and investigating and prosecuting financial crimes recently participated in a Financial Intelligence Training course. As part of the ongoing exercises by the Guyana Police Force to enhance capacity and skills of its members, it conducted the Financial Intelligence Training course at its Training Academy […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2016
News, Politics
Opposition Leader and Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, attempted to drum up support for his party during a Guyana family fun day event in Queens, New York over the weekend. During a short speech at the open air event, Mr. Jagdeo told the crowd of mostly Indo-Guyanese migrants, that there is currently an assault on Guyanese of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2016
Elections, News, Politics
Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Charles Ramson Jr. is likely to tender his resignation from the National Assembly as he prepares to take up the Chevening Scholarship that has been offered by the British Government. Ramson, who is an Attorney, is one of more than ten young Guyanese who applied for and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2016
News
(MOTP) President David Granger on Sunday declared opened the 14th Caribbean Cuboree in Guyana at the D’urban Park, noting that the Scout movement has been able to build linkages between the school, places of worship and home, thereby contributing to the development of the character of the young people involved, so that they become responsible […]