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Guyanese, Tricia Teekah, has been named Commonwealth Caribbean Young Person of the Year. Tricia co-founded the Guyana National Youth Council with the aim of enhancing youth empowerment, engagement, inclusion and participation. She led the ‘Vote Like a Boss’ campaign, a youth voter education initiative which used private sector partnerships to educate young voters. The campaign […]
Confident that it will be given a favourable response, the Sleepin Hotel will submit a new license to operate a casino at its new location on Church Street in Georgetown. Managing Director of the Sleepin Hotel company, Clifton Bacchus, told journalists on Wednesday that the new application should be submitted to the Gaming Authority by […]
The West Coast Demerara restaurant owner, Christopher Small, who was last week held after high powered assault rifles were found at his property, has been charged and remanded to prison for illegal gun and ammunition possession. He appeared on Tuesday at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court and was not required to enter a plea to the […]
With a weekly protest against the implementation of the parking meter system in Georgetown not losing momentum, the Government of Guyana is recommending a suspension of the parking meter contract between the Georgetown City Council and Smart City Solutions. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, this evening confirmed to News Source that the decision to recommend […]
36-year-old Police Corporal, Shevon Marks, was today remanded to prison after the Chief Magistrate refused him bail on charges of possession of an illegal weapon and possession of illegal ammunition. Marks, who has been a member of the Guyana Police Force for the past 17 years, was arrested on February 28, as he drove a car […]
There has been no ministerial, government or political intervention in the ongoing investigations by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) into the acquisition of lands at Pradoville by high ranking officials under the PPP government. This was according to Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan at a recent Transparency International Institute Guyana (TIGI) fund-raising dinner. […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, has dismissed the assurances from the Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan that there is no foreign currency shortage in Guyana. One day after the Finance Minister appeared on the JumpStart morning show on 94.1 FM to assure the nation that the foreign reserves were intact and there is no […]
Police Divisional Commander for C’ Division, Assistant Commissioner, Leslie James, has indicated to News Source that police investigators are actively probing the case of the two Georgetown men who were accosted and beaten by a group of persons in the Canal #1 area after being accused of being thieves. The two men, Vernon Beckles and […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan is assuring that the foreign exchange reserves in the country remain stable. Appearing on 94.1 FM on Monday morning, Minister Jordan said there is no shortage of foreign exchange in the country but there appears to be some factors that may be affecting the flow in some sectors. He said the […]
The Guyana Jaguars took 35 overs on the final day to complete an emphatic seven-wicket victory over the Jamaica Scorpions at the Sabina Park on Monday. Resuming on 79/2 still 103 runs away from victory, the Jaguars lost their most dependable and productive batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul early for five but Man of the Match Raymon […]
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