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Two Guyanese nationals and three Jamaicans are in the custody of US authorities after they were busted with 215 pounds of cocaine onboard a fishing vessel in the Caribbean sea. The fishing vessel is registered in Guyana under the name “Christoph”. The bust was made on July 2, 2015 as the US coast guard carried […]
Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnarine has indicated that the Government has not made any decision as yet as to whether the $10,000 education cash grant will continue. The grant was introduced last year as a budget measure of the former People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration. Last week reports surfaced that a decision was made to […]
Guyana’s President David Granger used his address at the opening of the first plenary session of the International Conference on Financing for Sustainable Development in Ethiopia to make the point that the prevention of the development of a country’s resources by another nation could serve as a block to sustainable development. The President said although Guyana […]
Former Minister with responsibility for Public security, Clement Rohee has criticized the new crime fighting strategy developed by the APNU+AFC administration and he has issued a call on his successor, Khemraj Ramjattan to act now and put forward his own “progressive and comprehensive” citizen security plan. Mr. Rohee said Ramjattan has failed in this regard. […]
Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown has no reliable fire hydrant that could assist the Guyana Fire Service in its fire fighting efforts. That grim reality is according to Fire Chief Marlon Gentle. In an interview with News Source this afternoon, the Fire Chief explained that fire hydrants across Georgetown have either been vandalized beyond repair […]
The United States on Monday committed additional financial resources to Guyana, which it hopes will be significant in supporting the new government’s law enforcement reform efforts. A letter of amendment was signed on Monday between Guyana’s Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge and Chargé d’ Affaires of the U.S Embassy in Georgetown, Bryan Hunt. It allows for the […]
Guyana has signaled its intention to no longer support the United Nations Good Officer Process as it moves forward and looks for a resolution to Venezuela’s illegal claim to the Essequibo region and Guyana’s maritime space. Guyana’s Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge made the disclosure at a Monday morning briefing. His statement is in response to […]
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, this morning denied that the party has identified former Attorney General Anil Nandlall as its nominee for Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. At his regular Monday morning press conference at Freedom House, Mr. Rohee said a report which appeared in the Guyana Times naming […]
(CPL) A brilliant innings of 65 from Brad Hodge and a maiden T20 half century from Assad Fudadin set up a thumping victory for the Guyana Amazon Warriors over the Appleton Estate Jamaica Tallawahs in the Hero Caribbean Premier League. Having been set 180 to win the Tallawahs needed yet another big performance from their […]
To claim what’s not yours is an act of misplaced aggression. To continue to want to grab what has been settled by international arbitration is a show of contempt for the rule of law. To decide on one day you will use this decree and next day use another in efforts to push an agenda […]
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