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The Government is fuming after the Opposition parties in Parliament used their majority again and slashed more allocations in the National Budget. This time the opposition’s scissors moved through the budget for the works ministry and the move could affect the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan international airport and a number of other projects. The […]
A Guyana Defence Force source familiar with the case involving 27 year old Lieutenant Marvin Douglas is adamant that it was the Guyana Defence Force and the Government of Guyana that deserted the army officer after sex charges were dropped against him in a U.S court last December. The officer was charged with sodomy and […]
A Guyana Defence Force lieutenant who was charged two years ago with sodomy and child molestation in the United States has returned to Guyana after the charges against him were dropped, but his legal troubles may be far from over. Lieutenant Marvin Douglas is now in the custody of the GDF under open arrest. He […]
Social activist and internet radio talk show host Mark Benschop has written to President Donald Ramotar inquiring about the status of his application for a radio license. According to the letter which was seen by News Source, Mr. Benschop first applied for his radio license in 2009 through the National Frequency Management Unit and Minister […]
Chris Gayle has set a new record for the fastest century in the history of professional cricket with an astonishing ton off 30 balls for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, and then went on to make the highest score ever seen in Twenty20, ending unbeaten with 175 off 66 balls. The West Indies […]
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company rolled out the new Blackberry Z10 Smartphone boasting of offering the best service for the device in Guyana. The company is so impressed with its own data service on the smart phone that it is offering buyers of the device one year of free data service once they buy […]
(Nation News) Police in Barbados have smashed what they believe is a human trafficking ring here, and for the first time have charged individuals with this crime. As a result, a man and a woman will appear in court today jointly charged with human trafficking. Police public relations officer Inspector David Welch yesterday confirmed that […]
With the Government facing lawsuits from private media owners over the granting of radio licenses by Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on Monday said he does not think the granting and distribution of radio licenses by the former President was a matter of fairness. Mr. Hinds held responsibility for the broadcast sector […]
The President Barack Obama administration has flayed the Government of Guyana for its lack of transparency in the distribution of radio licenses which brought on stream new radio stations. In its latest country report on Human Rights, the U.S Department of State said “In 2011 the government approved applications for 10 new radio stations, although the […]
Two Georgetown men are nursing gunshot wounds in the hospital this morning after they narrowly escaped death in what police sources say was a drive by shooting incident. The men were rushed to the Georgetown Hospital early Monday morning after being shot while standing outside the Baroombar Club on North Road, Georgetown. The two men […]
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