By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2023
News, Politics
The plan by the Guyana Government to hire nurses from Cuba to fill the gap left by Guyanese nurses who are taking up better paying jobs overseas, is not sitting well with the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton. On Sunday, the Opposition Leader roasted the Government over its plan. He said the solution to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2023
Business, News, Politics
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has condemned the move by the Government to import chicken from neighbouring Brazil to meet the local demand. Addressing a crowd of supporters at Stabroek Square on Sunday night, Mr. Norton said the move to the lift the ban on imported chicken could decimate the local Poultry Industry. “You […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
In a hush agreement that was drafted by the Attorney General Chambers, the Government of Guyana is offering the families of the victims of the Mahdia School Dorm fire a total of $5 million per child as settlement. Twenty children lost their lives in the fire, and several others were injured. A 15-year-old girl is […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2023
News, Politics
In a shocking decision, some of the debris from the Mahdia School Dorm fire, which claimed the lives of 20 children, has been used to fill potholes in the Region Eight community, leaving many villagers upset. The Regional Executive Officer for Region Eight, Peter Ramotar admitted this morning that he gave permission for some persons […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2023
Crime, News
A small fire in a cell at the Brickdam Police station was quickly doused by a prisoner on Sunday morning and the man has told investigators that he accidentally started the fire. The prisoner, Stephan Howard told investigators that he found a lighter and toilet paper in a cell at the Brickdam lock ups, and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2023
Crime, News
A 40-year-old labourer from Timehri was found dead early on Sunday morning, hours after he was involved in a drunken row with a group of men at a Soesdyke bar. A police murder investigation is now underway. Investigators have identified the dead labourer as Yoel Valenzuela of Timerhri, East Bank Demerara. Three suspects have been […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2023
Crime, News
City businessman and Eccles resident Andrew Morgan was today sentenced to 4 years in jail and fined a total of $4.9 Million, having been found guilty of cocaine trafficking. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court. Morgan was found guilty of the drug trafficking crime just over a […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2023
News, Politics
Admitting that the country is “woefully short” on the number of Judges and Magistrates on the bench, President Irfaan Ali today appointed the members of the Judicial Service Commission. The members of the JSC who took the oath of office today are Acting Chancellor, Justice Yonette Cummings, Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, retired Acting Chancellor […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2023
News, Politics
Canada is adjusting its international assistance programme to strategically support Guyana’s growth, as it seeks to deepen ties, according to Canadian High Commissioner Mark Berman. He made the comments on Thursday night while addressing a Canada Day reception at his official residence. High Commissioner Berman noted that through Canada’s International Assistance Programming, it has been […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2023
News, Politics
Faced with a growing shortage of nurses, the Government of Guyana intends to open its doors to accredited medical institutions in Canada, and other developed nations to train more Guyanese nurses in an attempt to meet the needs of the country. Speaking at a reception on Thursday night to mark Canada Day 2023, President Irfaan […]