Granger promises education restructuring for hinterland communities

Opposition and APNU Leader David Granger and a number of Members of Parliament of the APNU continued with an outreach programme to several communities and villages in Region 9 – Upper Takatu/Upper Essequibo on Sunday.  Granger has promised residents of the Rupununi that under an APNU government, there will be “serious education restructuring”. According to a […]

19-year-old woman stabbed to death during argument

A 19-year-old East Bank Berbice woman was stabbed to death on Saturday night during an argument with her ex boyfriend over her decision to end the relationship. According to a statement from the Guyana Police Force, the young woman Sheniza Mohamed, was at a restaurant in Rosignol, Berbice just around 7 pm on Saturday night […]

CARICOM satisfied with prorogation of Guyana Parliament

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is not worried about the ongoing prorogation of the parliament in Guyana and says it is satisfied with the process based on statements from the Guyana government.  The Community Council of Ministers which is the second highest organ of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), wrapped up its 35th Meeting in Guyana on Friday […]

Ramotar inflicted greatest damage on parliamentary democracy -Williams

As the international community continues to press President Donald Ramotar to lift the suspension of parliament and set a date for national elections, Member of Parliament for A Partnership for National Unity, Basil Williams believes that President Ramotar has now ensured his place in Guyana’s history as the President who “inflicted the greatest damage on […]

U.S urges quick move to early elections in Guyana

The Government of the United States has finally broken its silence on the prorogation of the Guyana Parliament and the Chargé d’affaires of the US Embassy in Georgetown is urging a quick move to national elections and the restoration of parliamentary democracy. In an interview carried in Friday’s Stabroek News, US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt said […]

Linden man found dead in river with slit to throat

The Guyana Police has reported that the body of a man was found floating in the Demerara River at Watooka, Linden and he has been identified as 25-year-old Quincy Johnson of Half Mile, Wismar, Linden. The man’s lifeless body was found on January 8, 2015. A post mortem examination was conducted on January 14 and […]

Whale washes up on West Coast Berbice seaside

A whale measuring close to 10 feet in length beached at #37 village on the West Coast of Berbice on Thursday. Several residents and fishermen made efforts to get the whale back out to sea as it was discovered to still be alive. A Region 5 official told News Source that the Regional office has […]

Govt. labels British High Commissioner a “Pariah” for his prorogation concerns

The Government of Guyana on Thursday declared that the outgoing British High Commissioner to Guyana Andrew Ayre, ought to be accorded the status of a “pariah” after expressing his government’s concerns about the ongoing prorogation of the Guyana parliament. Speaking at his post cabinet press conference at the Office of the President, the Government of Guyana’s […]

6,085 babies delivered at Georgetown Hospital in 2014

The Georgetown Hospital has announced that during the year 2014 the institution successfully delivered 6,085 babies. In statement, the GPHC said that in total the hospital did 6,179 deliveries however, 94 of those deliveries were still births. Additionally, out of the 6,179 deliveries 1,332 were born to teenage mothers ranging from under 14 to 19 […]