By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2015
News, Politics
President David Granger, this morning, announced a contribution of $1 million dollars to the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Fallen Heroes Foundation and another $1 million the Force’s Scholarship Fund. The President, who himself benefited from a GPF scholarship to attend Queen’s College, made these announcements at the GPF’s Traditional Christmas Breakfast at the Headquarters in […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2015
Entertainment
(Jamaica Observer) –Dancehall artiste Lady Saw was baptised a short while ago. In a private service at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Slipe Road in Kingston, Lady Saw – whose given name is Marion Hall – was baptised by Bishop Everton Thomas in the presence of close friends and family about 8:00 pm. “The Lord has […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2015
Caribbean & International
Barbados plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as titular head of state and replace her with a ceremonial president from the Caribbean island, a former British territory once known as “Little England” for its colonial trappings. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart announced that the plan is to make Barbados a republic by November, 2016, when the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2015
Caribbean & International
(BBC) Officials in Mexico say 60 people have been arrested in the US, Latin America and Spain over alleged links to a ring circulating images of child sex abuse. The Mexican government said almost 100 raids had been carried out in 12 countries. Three girls aged between nine and 15 were rescued in Mexico, a […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2015
Caribbean & International
(BBC) The government of Colombia and Farc rebels have announced that they have reached a deal on reparations for war victims. The agreement deals with one of the most sensitive issues in the three-year peace talks taking place in the Cuban capital, Havana. It will include the establishment of a special judicial system to deal […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News
One hundred and sixteen persons have lost their lives in road accidents so far for this year but although the figure is high, it actually represents a 21% decrease in road deaths. In a statement on Monday, the Guyana Police Force reported that there have also been decreases in the serious and minor categories of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News, Politics
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has welcomed the announcement of the $50,000 one-off tax-free bonus for public servants earning less than $500,000 per month, but he believes that with public servants not given the 5% salary increase retroactive to January, they might be worst off. During the PPP’s time in office, it would impose […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News, Politics
The Ministry of Finance has announced that all public servants earning less than $500,000 per month will receive a one off tax free payment of fifty thousand ($50,000.) as a Christmas bonus. The payment will be effected in during this month and according to the Ministry, some 30,700 public sector workers including nurses, teachers, members […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News
The Guyana Police Force on Monday reported that although serious crimes remain a big problem confronting law enforcement, there has been a reduction in criminal activity since the launch of the joint services “operation dragnet” However, at the end of November 2015 the Guyana Police Force had already recorded a 9% increase in serious crimes […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News, Politics
(Ministry of the Presidency) The Government of Guyana will be paying out a year-end bonus to public service employees, who earn less than $500,000 per month. This announcement was first mentioned by President David Granger, late last week, during a recording of the television show, The Public Interest. In the seven months since the new […]