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Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has added his voice to concerns being expressed over Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent comments while speaking to an Indian audience in New York. The Opposition Leader has come up against a torrent of criticism from the government and sections of society even as he […]
Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan joined up with Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence and Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes on Saturday to lead a team of vibrant Trafficking In Persons (TIP) advocates on an awareness walk from the Promenade Gardens to Durban Park, Homestretch Avenue. The walk dubbed “I give hope” […]
As the Police get ready to file murder charges against four Berbice men for the gruesome slaying of a Black Bush Polder man, his son and brother-in-law, more details are emerging about the confession made by the 17-year-old, who is believed to have been the trigger man in the crime. Acting Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine, […]
The rotation of Foreign Services officers is of paramount importance to the Government and a system is currently being developed to ensure these individuals do not serve in the same diplomatic position for more than three years. This was expressed by President David Granger during the recording of his weekly television programme, “The Public Interest.” […]
Newly appointed Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia began his first few days on the job getting acquainted with staff at the Authority’s Camp Street Headquarters and at the different locations under Customs Excise and Trade Operations. Amidst the many handshakes and light conversation, the new Commissioner-General gave the assurance of his […]
New measures to ensure repayment of student loans at the University of Guyana were announced on Friday as the Government Student Loan Agency and the Ministry of Finance seek out ways to recover outstanding monies loaned to students. Finance Minister Winston Jordan hinted at the possibility of barring persons with outstanding debts from leaving the […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is investigating several staff members in the Upper Corentyne area following a slew of allegations that have been made by members of the business community there. On Friday, the revenue collection agency said it has noted with concern a number of allegations and issues against officers of the agency which […]
In the first six months of 2016, Gold declarations have jumped to 327,000 ounces taking the estimated declarations for 2016 to 600,000, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman has said. In May of this year, 243,000 ounces of gold were declared. This represented an increase of over 92,000 ounces compared to the same period last […]
A 17-year-old male is among four persons who have confessed to last week’s triple murder in the Black Bush Polder, Berbice Back-lands, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed. The Crime Chief told News Source on Thursday that the police has four persons in custody, including a farmer, his wife and his 17-year-old son. The fourth person […]
The East Bank Essequibo woman, Bibi Safoora Salim, who used her Facebook page to issue a death threat against the President had her case dismissed in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Chief Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan dismissed the case, saying she was not convinced that the woman could be charged under the Racial Hostility […]
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