By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2015
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Despite mounting criticism even from many of its supporters, the David Granger led administration is continuing to defend its decision to give increases of 10% to 50% in salaries to Ministers and all Members of Parliament. Minister of State, Joe Harmon who last week declared that the Government had no apologies for the move, was […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2015
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Despite ongoing efforts by the Government and the Police Force to arrest the crime problem, the situation remains worrying in Guyana. The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday released its latest crime statistics which have revealed that serious crimes are up by 10%, when compared to the same period back in 2014. “A total of 114 […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2015
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The RK Security Company has announced that it is offering a $1 Million cash reward to anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the armed bandits who attacked an RK Security car, shot one of the guards and made off with an undisclosed sum of money that was being taken to the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
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Police investigators have arrested a suspected bandit after he ran away, along with his accomplices, after a church robbery, but became wary. A West Coast Demerara pastor and several church members were on Sunday night robbed in excess of $500,000 while being held at gunpoint as they closed the church doors following a service. According to the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
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The United States Embassy in Georgetown has been increasing the number of non-immigrant visas that are granted to Guyanese nationals. In an interview with News Source at the U.S Embassy on Friday, Ambassador Perry Holloway said that based on recent figures, 60% of the persons who apply for a visitors visa in Guyana are successful […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
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President David Granger will make his third address to the Parliament next Thursday, October 22, as it comes out of recess. Government Chief Whip Amna Ally told News Source on Monday that the sitting will be suspended to facilitate the President’s arrival and subsequent address. President Granger’s address will focus on the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy and […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
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After failing to establish a local law school during its 23 years in government, the opposition People’s Progressive Party now wants the 5-month old coalition government to move swiftly and establish a local School of Legal Education. At a Monday morning press conference, General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee called […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
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Political Activist and Professor, Dr. David Hinds in a weekend column has taken the five- month-old APNU+AFC government to task over its recent move to raise the salaries for members of government and Parliament by up to 50%. He is questioning whether the government has lost touch with reality in just five months. Hinds, like […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2015
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Narcotics Police Officers based at the Ogle International Airport arrested a 60-year-old Guyanese woman on Sunday afternoon after she was found with a quantity of cocaine and marijuana in her suitcases. The woman was preparing to board a flight to Barbados when the bust was made. According to a police report, the 60-year-old was found […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2015
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An investigative team from the UN Secretary General’s office will arrive in Guyana tomorrow to begin talks with the Guyana government on the border controversy involving neighbouring Venezuela. UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon made a brief stop at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport on Sunday afternoon and held discussions with Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign […]