By News Source Guyana on April 18, 2024
News, Politics
The Guyana Power and Light, (GPL) has announced that it will be dolling out a staggering US$1 million as a mobilization fee and will also be paying 6.62 US cents per Kilowatt-hour as a monthly charter fee for the power ship, as well as a monthly operation and maintenance fee of 0.98 US cents […]
By News Source Guyana on April 18, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Regional Security and Stability came up for discussion on Wednesday during a telephone call between the U.S Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, and President Irfaan Ali. President Ali is also the current Chairman of CARICOM. In a statement, the White House said the US Government official also spoke about ways to deepen bilateral […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2024
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force have launched a joint operation aimed at fighting crime and tackling the reckless use of the country’s roadways. The new operation has employed the use of drones, being manned by the Guyana Defence Force to keep surveillance over a number of areas across Georgetown. The operation […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2024
News, Politics
One day after Tourism Minister, Oneidge Walrond, told the Third Session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, currently underway in Switzerland, that the Guyana government has been investing heavily in Afro- Guyanese and their communities, Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes, who represents the local International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2024
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali believes “strategic decisions on key assets” in the capital city of Georgetown are needed, following the collapse of the condemned Stabroek Market wharf this morning. The roof of the dilapidated structure caved-in just after 10:00hrs today injuring five persons. During a visit to the scene, the President said his Administration has been […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2024
Crime, News
Police in Suriname are probing the execution-styled murder of two Guyanese men, who were both suspected of being linked to murder cases in Guyana. The two dead men have been identified as Jerimiah Smith and Oswick Bazillio. According to reports, the two were gunned down on a street in Parimaribo. The two men had reportedly […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2024
News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall The Stabroek Market Wharf, which has been in a dilapidated state for several years, collapsed this morning injuring five persons. According to eyewitnesses, at around 10 o’ clock this morning, persons who were operating small businesses on the condemned facility heard a crackling sound, and within minutes the entire facility collapsed, trapping […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2024
Business, News, Politics
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has found that there were several breaches in the issuance of an $870 Million pump station contract to Tepui Incorporated, which is a recently established company that is managed by Social Media talk show host, Mikhail Rodrigues aka “The Guyanese Critic”. However, the Commission noted that it is unable to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali has confirmed that the Government will soon appoint a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), and will also turn to Cuba, India and Guatemala for technical support to revive the troubled sugar industry. On the sidelines of the Local Content Summit today at the Pegasus Suites, the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2024
News, Politics
28-year-old New Amsterdam, Berbice resident, Joshua Rambarran, was dragged before the Court on Monday, where he was slapped with eight sexual offences and cyber crime charges. Rambarran appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with six(6) counts of using a computer system to obtain and transmit child […]