By News Source Guyana on April 9, 2024
News, Politics
The Guyana Government has approached the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to join the Court matter where two citizens are challenging oil company ExxonMobil to provide an unlimited parent guarantee to cover all costs, should an oil spill occur here. High Court Judge, Sandil Kissoon ordered the Environmental Protection Agency last year to issue an […]
By News Source Guyana on April 9, 2024
News, Politics
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hauled the former Region Two Regional Executive Officer (REO) Denis Jaikaran over the coals on Monday, after it was revealed that back in 2019, the Regional Administration for Region Two awarded seven contracts totaling $63.1M in violation of the Procurement Act. According to the Procurement Regulations, a Region could request […]
By News Source Guyana on April 9, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has expressed concern over the recent enactment of a new legislation in Venezuela for the Defence of the Essequibo region. Under the new law, Venezuela purports to exercise control over two-thirds of the sovereign territory of Guyana, creating a new Venezuelan state out of Guyana’s Essequibo region. The Secretary General reminded that in December of last year, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 9, 2024
Caribbean & International, News
The United Nations Security Council is set to discuss and address Venezuela’s recent moves to declare Guyana’s Essequibo region a new Venezuelan state. President Irfaan Ali made the request for the matter to come up before the UN Security Council, according to Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud. In a statement on the social media platform, X, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2024
News, Politics
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was today informed that approximately five years after the Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) procured $210.180M in drugs and medical supplies, the Regional Administration is still to receive more than 50%, accounting for some $111.580M. The issue was placed under the microscope as the Region Two Regional Executive Officer […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2024
News, Politics
As the power supply problems being experienced by the Guyana Power and Light company continue, Opposition MP and Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson has revealed that the former Government had developed a comprehensive strategy to effectively address the electricity supply issues confronting the country. However, he said the plan was scrapped by the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2024
News, Politics
The High Court has ordered that the 12 persons who were recently elected at the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union Special Elections, be allowed to take up the management of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union, without further delays. The team which was headed by former Chairman of the Credit Union, Trevor Benn, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2024
News, Politics
Dismissing claims that some Guyanese suffer racial discrimination at the hands of his Administration, President Irfaan Ali called two members of his public relations team on screen of a live interview with a Trinidad and Tobago TV station to show that there is inclusivity within his Administration. The two staff members are of two different […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2024
News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall The General Council of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has given the green light for teachers to resume strike action, if the Government fails to resume negotiations on salary increases for teachers. In a statement on Sunday, GTU President, Mark Lyte, said a number of decisions were taken by the General Council at […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2024
Crime, News
Police investigators on the West Demerara are probing the deaths of a 56-year-old woman and her 69-year-old husband in a reported murder-suicide case. The incident took place on Sunday. A Police statement this morning said 56-year-old Sarah Bacchus-Arjoon of Recht-Door-Zee was discovered murdered in her home by her 13-year-old daughter. The woman was found with […]