By News Source Guyana on November 10, 2016
News, Politics
The National Security Committee has asked Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, to look into the rift between Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud and Assistant Police Commissioner, David Ramnarine. Mr. Ramnarine acted as Police Commissioner during the Top Cop’s 100 days vacation leave. But upon his return, the Police Commissioner started to revoke a number of decisions […]
By News Source Guyana on November 10, 2016
News
The Private Sector Commission is continuing its efforts to educate its members and the wider business community about money laundering and other financial crimes. On Thursday morning, the PSC hosted a lecture on Money Laundering at the Pegasus Hotel. The event was sponsored by the Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO) and the Private Sector commission. PSC […]
By News Source Guyana on November 10, 2016
News, Politics
With more than half of the students who wrote the Common Entrance mathematics exam this year, failing the subject, the Education Ministry has launched an aggressive drive to get those grades up while addressing critical needs to improve learning at all levels. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, announced today that the Cabinet has given the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2016
News, Politics
President David Granger said that Guyana looks forward cooperating with the Republic of South Africa in the area of climate change and environmental management as part of this country’s continued push toward the development of a ‘Green State’. The President made these comments today following an Accreditation Ceremony at State House, where the new non-resident […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2016
News, Politics
The Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, this morning met with the Resident Representative of the Exim Bank of India, Sailesh Prasad and the two signed a $US10 Million Credit Agreement for the acquisition of an ocean going ferry for the Georgetown- North West route. Also present at the signing were the Minister of Public Infrastructure, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2016
News
It has been a little over one year since Dr. Richard Van-West Charles assumed the office of Managing Director at the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) and earlier today at a press conference, Van-West Charles boasted of significant improvements in the areas of Management and organisation, water supply and water quality, water distribution, sanitation, finance, customer […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators were this afternoon called to the Eccles, East Bank Demerara home of PPP General Secretary and former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee after three gunmen attacked the home and held his maids at gunpoint. The two maids were the only persons at home at the time. Mr. Rohee told journalists that he and […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2016
News, Politics
Hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the Tuesday’s U.S elections, Guyana’s President David Granger offered congratulations and indicated that he is looking forward to working with the Trump administration. In a brief interview with reporters at State House, President Granger said the U.S elections were conducted in a transparent manner and it […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2016
Caribbean & International, News
(BBC) Donald Trump will become the 45th US president after a stunning victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. The Republican nominee’s projected victory came down to a handful of key swing states, despite months of polling that favoured Mrs Clinton. The battlegrounds of Florida, Ohio and North Carolina cleared the way for his Brexit-style upset. Global […]
By News Source Guyana on November 8, 2016
Sports
The Guyana Football Federation’s Stag Elite League, which is slated recommence on Sunday, has been dealt another deafening blow as powerhouses Alpha United, Pele Football Club and the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) today announced their non-participation in the tournament, joining inaugural winners Slingerz FC on the sidelines. The withdrawal by the clubs, comes on the heels […]