By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2016
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Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Baroness Patricia Scotland, this morning, during a courtesy call on President David Granger, at the Ministry of the Presidency, said Guyana is a diamond in the Region and that the Commonwealth stands resolutely behind this country in the face of Venezuela’s claims on its territory. Baroness Scotland, who is […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2016
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Close relatives and friends of the murdered 28-year-old woman, Babita Sarjou burst into tears outside the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday as the men responsible for her death were charged. Sarjou’s mother, sister and other relatives wept uncontrollably and embraced each other outside the Courthouse, moments after her ex – husband and another man appeared […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2016
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A 14 year old steel pan player was killed in a freak accident last evening following rehearsals for the flag raising ceremony. The teen has been identified as Kevin Scipio. According to reports, the young man and other students had just returned to the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School when he jumped from the back of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2016
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The Guyana Defence Force is mourning the loss of a young soldier who died yesterday, also in a vehicular accident. 24 -year-old, GDF Lance corporal Quee brotherson passed away at the diamond hospital yesterday morning where he was being treated for multiple head and upper body injuries sustained in an early Tuesday morning accident. The […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2016
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The Public Service Commission of Inquiry Report was distributed in the National Assembly on Tuesday, but those anticipating any form of concrete recommendations on salary increases may be disappointed. The Commission called on the government to develop a performance driven system to measure and pay for performance in the public service. The Report had little […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2016
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Finance Minister Winston Jordan has thrown his support behind the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) as the revenue collection agency embarks on a countrywide campaign to ensure that its regulations are vigorously enforced. During a Monday morning press conference Jordan called for a dispassionate enforcement of all licensing and tax related regulations. “When it comes to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2016
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With only two more days to go for Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary, Minister with responsibility for Culture, Nicolette Henry on Tuesday defended the change in the float parade assembly point and route as “children friendly.” The National Commemorative Commission, which is the body coordinating the events for the 50th Independence celebrations, announced a change in […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2016
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President David Granger, today, met with Ms. Kelly Hyles, the 17-year-old Guyanese girl, who was accepted into 21 colleges across the United States of America, including eight Ivy League universities. Ms. Hyles was accompanied to the Ministry of the Presidency by her mother, Ms. Anetta Earl, her aunt, Mrs. Shaundelle Inniss-Munroe, her uncle, Mr. Kenneth […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2016
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General Secretary of the the People’s Progressive Party and former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee is convinced that the Guyana Police Force is now paying attention to the public’s voice and advice in the fight against crime and that may be responsible for many of the recent success. “There was a time when everything civilian […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2016
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by Kurt Campbell Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, is maintaining that the country’s economy is “in good shape” as he continues to fight off suggestions from private sector bodies and the political opposition of the economy being sluggish. At a Monday morning press briefing, Minister Jordan trashed claims of an unwell state of affairs with […]