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The Ministry of Culture has announced that this year’s annual Independence flag raising ceremony has been cancelled, but a massive cultural event will lead the inauguration ceremony on Independence Day at the Guyana National Stadium. The government has put together a team to organise and execute the events to take place on May 26. The team is […]
The Guyana Coalition for Children has expressed its sadness at the decision of former President Donald Ramotar to pardon child killer Ravendra Deo, just before he left office. Deo was serving a life sentence for the brutal 1994 murder of eight-year-old Vishnu Bhim, the only child of his parents from the Annandale Community, East Coast Demerara. […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic has declared that it no longer has confidence in the Guyana Elections Commission and it wants to see the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Steve Surujbally tender his resignation. The Opposition party’s call for the Elections Commission Chairman to resign comes even as the party is preparing to move to […]
A number of changes were on Monday effected to the Guyana Police Force with the President and former Commander in the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier David Granger declaring that security will be priority on his agenda. Senior Superintendent of Police Wendell Blanhum has replaced Leslie James as the Crime Chief of Guyana. James was in the position […]
The bodies of six miners have been recovered from the mining pit that caved at Konawaruk in Region Eight on Sunday. The lifeless bodies were recovered on Monday as the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission and the Guyana Police Force launched a probe while recovery efforts are still ongoing. The remains of four other miners […]
Addressing staffers at the Presidential Complex, President David Granger, two days after taking office, reminded employees that the entity is a very important branch of the public service and the hub of government, hence, it is very important that it functions efficiently. “You’re all professionals, and I am not going to enquire into your political […]
The new APNU+AFC administration is expected to shake up the state-owned media entities as it seeks to have a more professional state media in place. News Source understands that the new government is already expected to probe the operations of the state-owned National Communications Network. NCN currently has 166 permanent staff members. But there are […]
President David Granger has confirmed that Carl Greenidge who served as Finance Minister under the Desmond Hoyte presidency, will return to government as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Former Budget Director and respected Economist, Winston Jordan will be the new Minister of Finance in the APNU+AFC administration. The President told the media on Monday, that both […]
Two days after being sworn in as Guyana’s 8th Executive President and on the first working day of his presidency, President David Granger has set about working to leave a lasting legacy. In a Monday morning interview, Mr. Granger said he feels a sense of humility and responsibility, now that he has the support of […]
A city advertising agency may be forced to count its losses as the Guyana Water Incorporated has refused to pay close to $7 Million for 20 billboards that were reportedly ordered by officials of the People’s Progressive Party for the just concluded elections. A senior official of GWI confirmed that the advertiser approached the agency […]
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