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Three persons have been taken into custody for questioning as Police investigators continue their probe into reports of a shooting incident that is believed to have taken place in the Privilege nightclub on Main Street. Commander of the A’ Division of the Guyana Police Force, Asst. Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken, confirmed the arrests to News […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has written to President David Granger, requesting that he offers some clarity on his interpretation of the qualifications for the job of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The President on Sunday announced that he found the six nominees submitted by the Opposition Leader to be “unacceptable” for the job based […]
Just three months after Brigadier George Lewis took over as Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, a new Chief of Staff has been sworn into office as Brigadier Lewis heads off into retirement. President David Granger on Tuesday morning administered the oath of office to new Chief of Staff, Brigadier Patrick West. […]
The owners of Fly Jamaica Airways are getting ready to launch Air Guyana with charter flights between Guyana and Cuba and Guyana and New York. Air Guyana will also be getting set to offer regular schedule service to other destinations in the future. Director of Fly Jamaica and Air Guyana, Mrs. Roxanne Reece, in an […]
The Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque, believes that 2017 has the potential to be an “ascending year” for the regional body as the Community continues to grapple with issues of low growth, correspondent banking, climate change, crime and security and restrictions and access to concessional development financing. He made that observation on Monday, […]
A 25-year-old pregnant woman is the country’s latest road fatality. The East Coast Demerara woman has been identified as Donnis Higgins. She died yesterday morning after being involved in an accident In the West Coast Berbice area. According to reports, the mother of one was a passenger in a car, when driver lost control while […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday said he will be responding to a letter he received from the President, requesting that he submits a new list of persons who are “not unacceptable” to be considered for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. Mr. Jagdeo told News Source earlier this evening that he […]
The National Rugby Team, “Green Machine” is one of Guyana’s most successful sport teams, but has not gained the amount of support it desires. However, 2017 could be the beginning of greater things to come, according to Director of Sport, Christopher Jones. He has explained that the National Sports Commission (NSC) will adopt the National […]
WICB) – The West Indies Under-19 team will have a seven-match tour of South Africa in mid-year as they continue preparation for the International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup. West Indies won their first Under-19 World Cup in February 2016 in Bangladesh, under the captaincy of Shimron Hetmyer. The Caribbean side will again be coached […]
(BBC) Venezuela’s government has announced a 50% increase in the minimum wage and pensions amid runaway inflation. President Nicolas Maduro says the move will protect jobs and incomes. Critics say it may worsen the crisis. The opposition accuses Mr Maduro of mismanaging oil-rich Venezuela’s crumbling economy. But he says he faces an economic war by […]
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