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First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said educating, nurturing and supporting girls are the keys to raising strong women, in her address, Sunday, at a ceremony hosted by the Guyana Girl Guides Association (GGGA) in observance of World Thinking Day 2016, held at the GGGA’s Headquarters on Brickdam, Georgetown. The First Lady was also officially inducted […]
Minister within the Ministry of Communities Valerie Patterson, who holds responsibility for the Housing Sector, has announced a major discount offer by the Central Housing and Planning Authority for persons who have been allocated house lots. During her first press conference since taking over the portfolio in January, Minister Patterson announced that persons who have […]
The Guyana Police Force is looking to increase its manpower by 900 persons by the end of 2016. Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud made the announcement on Thursday during the opening of the annual Police Officers’ Conference. Mr. Persaud said the Force will be graduating almost 300 new recruits in the coming weeks. The Guyana Police […]
Family members of the missing 13-year-old South Ruimveldt girl who went missing after leaving school on Thursday, have informed News Source that she was found this morning, moments after News Source carried the story. According to the teen’s father, the family launched a search party this morning and went to several areas based on tips […]
Family members of a 13-year-old South Ruimveldt girl, who attends the Tucville Secondary School, are pleading for any information about the young girl’s whereabouts. The missing girl has been identified as Nea Fordyce. She was last seen boarding a mini-bus on Thursday, wearing her school uniform. Classmates have confirmed that she was at school on […]
by Kurt Campbell The Firearms Act was successfully amended in the National Assembly on Friday to increase the annual fees for firearm licenses despite pleas for reconsideration from the opposition People’s Progressive Party. These increases were proposed in the 2016 National Budget by the government along with a series of measures to enhance revenue. The […]
People’s Progressive Party member Ms. Sheila Veerasammy was on Thursday sworn in as the newest member of the National Assembly and will occupy a seat on the opposition benches. Ms. Veerasammy has replaced Dr. Clive Jagan who recently tendered his resignation because of ill-health. Her name was extracted from the PPP’s list at the 2015 […]
Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Carl Singh has cleared the way for the return of Government Ministers Winston Felix and Keith Scott to the National Assembly as technocrats while the government appeals the ruling by outgoing Chief Justice, Ian Chang. Attorney General Basil Williams filed the appeal on Friday and the Chancellor granted a […]
(Reuters) Jamaica’s opposition narrowly won a general election on Thursday, with its message of deep tax cuts and massive job creation winning over voters weary of years of tough IMF-mandated austerity measures. The Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) led by Andrew Holness had won 33 of the 63 seats with almost all votes counted, according to […]
Oil exploration efforts have intensified following the discovery of commercial quantities of oil in Guyana’s Maritime Zone. One company that has heightened its surveys is Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL). On February 18, the company commenced a meteorological and oceanographic survey within the Stabroek Block. The site survey covers the areas of: Section […]
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