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As the Education Ministry begins to probe reports of the sexual misconduct of a male teacher of the Bishops’ High School, the Child Care and Protection Agency is standing ready to assist with the probe and to offer counseling to students. In an interview with News Source on Tuesday, Director of the Child Care and […]
The Trinidadian national, Sawak Maraj, who is accused of faking his own kidnapping, was granted bail today in the sum of $1 Million as his parents watched on. This was the man’s third court appearance. He was charged back in October for faking his own kidnapping in an effort to extract a ransom from his […]
Thirty-year-old mechanic, Mohammed Edon, was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 today after being charged for stealing a motorcycle. The cost for the stolen bike was estimated to be $150,000. In Court today, the Magistrate heard from the Attorney of the accused, that his client was hired to repair the motorcycle and had no […]
Chief Education Officer, Marcel Hutson, has confirmed that he has received an official complaint of alleged sexual misconduct by a male teacher of the Bishops’ High School. Speaking to News Source briefly this evening, Mr. Hutson said he received the complaint in the form of a letter from Cultural Advisor at the Ministry of Social […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority is encouraging importers of alcohol (except beer) and cigarettes to register for the products to be stamped, which will indicate that they were not smuggled into the country. Last Thursday, Custom Officers placed the first set of Excise Tax Stamps on imported alcohol at Kings Liquor Outlet. According to the GRA, […]
A 25-year-old, construction worker will spend the next three years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession. The man, Satifa Joseph, stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman and pleaded guilty to the offence of trafficking of narcotics. The Court heard that on the 16th November on America Street, Joseph had 21 grams of marijuana […]
A number of local travel agencies plan to compile a list of affected Dynamic Airways passengers and forward the list to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority for them to offer some direction. Since Dynamic ended its service to Guyana more than one month ago, travel agents have been pressing […]
Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sandra Jones, has died. News Source understands that she passed away overnight after a battle with cancer. Ms. Jones, who was a Human Resources and development specialist, became a member of the Guyana Elections Commission back in 2012, after being nominated to the post by the then Opposition Leader, […]
Police investigators have launched a search for an East Coast man, who allegedly shot his friend to the abdomen after being accused of having an affair with the friend’s spouse. The incident took place on Friday night at the home of the 27-year-old victim, at Mon Repos. The man was taken to a private hospital […]
One of Guyana’s newest towns, Bartica, now has its own radio station and residents in the gold mining township are excited about the move. Radio Bartica 95.1FM was switched on yesterday by President David Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamotoo. It marked another move by the Government through the National Communications Network to take more […]
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