By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2016
News, Politics
While agreeing that the problems facing the Guyana sugar industry did not start under the current government, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes that it is still “unconscionable” for Guysuco to announce that it cannot offer its workers any salary increases for a second consecutive year. One day after Guysuco informed the Guyana Agricultural and General […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2016
Crime, News
Opposition Leader and former President, Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed worry about the crime situation in the country and says the crime situation “has never been this bad”. Speaking at a Thursday afternoon press conference at the PPP’s Freedom House headquarters, Mr. Jagdeo said the spate of robberies in the country mirrors a decline in […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the robbery of an overseas based Guyanese who is home for a family reunion. According to a police report, the woman had just hosted an event at a relative’s home at Herstelling on the East Bank Demerara for her family when four masked men, two of whom were armed with guns, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2016
News, Politics
The Guyana Sugar Corporation has indicated that it will be unable to pay any salary increases for this year, as the sugar industry continues to face tough times. In a statement, Guysuco explained that it is already facing losses of $16 Billion for this year and faced with losses of over $30 Billion over the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2016
Sports
The National Sports Database is set to be unveiled next Wednesday by Director of Sports Christopher Jones. The Database will feature athletes from various disciplines; monitor their training and other development as well as have information on coaches. Director of Sports, Christopher Jones said it is very important that local coaches are sent abroad to […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2016
Sports
West Indies Under-19 captain struck a counter-attacking 94 off 93 balls for West Indies A but fell agonizingly short of a century on day two of the third unofficial four-day ‘Test’ against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla. The 19 year-old Guyana Jaguars left-hander, struck 17 boundaries and helped his team reach 183-4 at stumps in […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2016
Sports
The National Schools table tennis programme which was initially slated to officially commence in September, will now launch in November, according to President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe. “ It is moving slower than we expect, nearing the stage of a lunch, what has been happening is that we wanted to […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2016
Sports
Though the resumption date for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Elite League is not known, Alpha “The Hammer” United are leaving no stones unturned, in their quest to regain their status as country’s top football club. In recent times, Alpha has not been able to drop the “Hammer” with the power of their liking, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2016
Crime, News
The two passports that were found in the possession of drug convict Barry Dataram and his reputed wife Anjanie Boodnarine when they were busted in Suriname have been found to be bogus passports that were not issued by the Passport office. Police investigators have uncovered records that point to at least one of the passports […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2016
News
As Guyana gets involved in the oil production sector, a senior U.S State Department official is encouraging the Government of Guyana to ensure that companies coming to do exploration offshore Guyana have proper plans in place to deal with possible oil spills. U.S State Department’s Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Amos Hochstein, […]