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Local importers of sausage and other meat products from Brazil are being urged by the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) to take precaution as two Brazilian-based companies are being investigated for exporting spoilt meat. This is according to the GA-FDD in a statement, which advised importers to take precaution by removing and or recalling […]
As Guyana prepares to relish the prosperity of its developing oil and gas sector, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo made it clear today that the governing APNU+AFC coalition remains cautious and does not intend to look at the potential wealth with arrogance. The Prime Minister was addressing an Oil and Gas Conference at the Marriott Hotel, […]
Local telecommunication companies, GTT and Digicel have found themselves in a war of words and accusations with the government acting as referee. In a statement, over the weekend, GTT lashed out at Digicel over a move by that company to bypass the local systems and create a cross border link with neighbouring Suriname for the […]
A medical staffer at the Georgetown Hospital, lost his life last evening as he was driving to Georgetown from Linden and slammed into a large truck along the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The dead young man has been identified as Simon Paul. Reports suggest that he was the driver of a Toyota motorcar, heading to Georgetown, […]
A new customized transportation technology App is set for launch in Guyana within the coming weeks, offering commuters a cheaper and easier mode of transportation. iRide Guyana is being touted as the new ‘best way to travel’ and potentially one of the largest transportation employers in the country. The App which will be available for […]
Amidst much controversy, local government group ‘Team Benschop’ is calling for the removal of Georgetown Town Clerk, Royston King and for the parking meters contract to be completely revoked. During an interview with News Source, Leader of the group and longtime activist, Mark Benschop, shared his view that the Town Clerk, who was appointed by […]
The man accused of causing the death of Guyana’s first international boxing Champion, Andrew Sixhead Lewis, by dangerous driving, walked out of Court a free man today after the Magistrate found that the Prosecutor had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The Prosecution has already indicated its intention to appeal the ruling […]
Guyana’s Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams, today said he has had enough of his name being dragged around and will no longer tolerate libelous statements being made against him. “Time is up”,Williams said, as he told a Friday afternoon press briefing that he intends to take legal action against the Former Attorney General, Anil […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan will today meet with the Banking Association of Guyana as concerns continue to be expressed about the availability of foreign currency on the local market. The Government maintains that there is no shortage, but there may be attempts of hoarding foreign currency by a number of businesses and exporters. Yesterday, the […]
The High Court in Chile has sentenced 33 former intelligence agents for the disappearance of five political activists in 1987. The court said that the five had been abducted and killed, and their bodies thrown into the sea. Investigators said they were killed in revenge for the abduction of an army colonel by left-wing guerrillas. […]
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