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After arresting a Guyanese man in the Cummings Lodge area with a quantity of cocaine, CANU investigators traveled to the man’s home in the Lower Pomeroon river area, where a Venezuelan national was found in the house with just over 10 pounds of cocaine. During the Monday operation, the police arrested 35-year-old Venezuelan national, Oritz […]
Three persons, including two Venezuelan nationals, are facing drug trafficking charges after they were nabbed on Sunday by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit with just over seven pounds of cocaine in their possession. A statement from CANU indicated that its ranks were conducting an operation in the Cummings Lodge area on the East Coast of Demerara […]
President Irfaan Ali today announced a series of plans to ramp up food production in Bonasika. Those plans include the construction of a processing facility in the farming community located in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara District. In making the announcement during a visit to Bonasika today, the President said while the community is producing approximately […]
The Supreme Court of Guyana today held a Special Sitting of the Full Bench to pay tribute to the memory of the late retired CCJ Judge and Chancellor, Justice Desiree Bernard. Tributes poured in from the top brass of the local and regional judiciary who remembered the life and work of Justice Bernard. Attorney General […]
Over 9,000 new registrants have so far been recorded during the first cycle of continuous registration for 2024, currently being executed by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), according to its Public Relations Officer of the Commission, Yolanda Ward. In an interview with News Source, Ward said of the more than 9,000 new registrants, approximately 6,396 […]
Two months after an 18-year-old man was shot dead at his workplace by a security guard at the same workplace, the teen’s parents are still awaiting justice in the matter. The parents of 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan, who was fatally shot by a Cerberus Security guard while working at Shaf Auto Sale Inc. on the East […]
The Government has withdrawn an additional $62.3 Billion from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF). The Ministry of Finance said the withdrawal was done in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund Act and the approved 2024 Budget. “In accordance with this approval, the Government of Guyana has made its second transfer for 2024, totaling US$300 million […]
With the talks between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers grinding to a halt again, the Ministry of Education is insisting that teachers end their strike action and return to the classroom, to allow the Conciliation process to continue. The Ministry has pointed to the rules of the 1990 agreement which paves the […]
By Svetlana Marshall Talks between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) with the Chief Labour Officer, ended today in a deadlock with the Education Ministry and Teachers’ Union failing to strike a compromise on the timeframe for the proposed multi-year agreement, and an interim payout of 20% ahead of conciliation. The […]
The Guyana Power and Light Company has announced that the power ship is now providing its maximum capacity of 36 megawatts to the national grid. In a statement this afternoon, GPL said the capacity was increased incrementally, and with the additional power and significant boost in generation, there will be a reduction of disruptions of […]
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