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Regional carrier LIAT will be celebrating its 59th anniversary this week with a massive seat sale that will see travelers across the region benefiting from discounts of 59% on their tickets. In a statement, the company said ticket sale will run form 1:00pm on Wednesday October 14 to 11:59pm on Friday October 16. “The discount is […]
Curacao flag carrier, InselAir has added two new flights out of Georgetown as it moves to increase its frequency and capacity from Georgetown to Aruba and Curacao. Earlier this month, the carrier added a flight from Georgetown to Curacao on Mondays and to Aruba on Tuesdays. The move has resulted in six flights per week out […]
The United States government’s willingness to help Guyana with the development of its promising oil and gas industry has been reiterated with the appointment of a new Ambassador to Guyana. Ambassador Perry Holloway, one week after his accreditation by President David Granger, told New Source that the U.S stands ready to help Guyana in any […]
Guyana and Venezuela are still without Ambassadors from each other’s country, more than two weeks after Venezuela agreed to send its Ambassador back to Guyana and to accredit the new Guyanese Ambassador. On Wednesday, the Guyana Government reported that it has already begun briefing its Ambassador designate Cheryl Miles, who is expected to take up […]
The Guyana Police Force is rejecting claims that the government’s gun amnesty programme was a failure and in a statement on Wednesday labeled the initiative “a huge success.” The amnesty, which was extended on September 30 by 14 days, ends today. As of yesterday (October 13), a total of 171 firearms were surrendered to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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