By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
While choosing to stay away from this year’s Local Government Elections, the Alliance For Change continues to pay keen attention to the contest, and is now urging voters not to support the PPP. Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan has issued a call on the villages and towns that are usually big […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
As he praised his government for advancing development in the areas of Health, Education and Infrastructure, President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday told the people of Anna Regina that those who have crossed over to the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) have faced their demons, and are now moving on. While serenading supporters, the President said it […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2023
Caribbean & International, News
In wake of the Canadian Government announcing visa free travel for a number of CARICOM countries, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce is renewing its call for Guyanese to be approved for visa free travel to Canada. In a statement on Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce said that having established diplomatic relations with Guyana since 1964, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2023
Crime, News
One week after the lifeless bodies of a 38-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter were found in their Providence home, the cause of death has not been determined. Government Pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh carried out a post-mortem examination on the two bodies on Tuesday and said the cause of death was “undeterminable”, owing to the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Caribbean & International, News
Canada has announced that it will allow visa-free travel to “known travelers” from 13 more countries, including a number of Caribbean countries. The visa-free travel has been extended to Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, St Kitts-Nevis, Panama, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Morocco, Seychelles, Thailand and the Philippines. Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit is continuing its efforts to uproot the marijuana cultivation and drug trafficking trade across the country. In one of its latest operations in Corentyne, Berbice, which was carried out on Monday, CANU agents moved into #65 village and found eight large bags of marijuana stashed near a koker. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Business, News
Afro-Guyanese Entrepreneurs operating in Guyana will soon get an opportunity to compete for $2 Million as part of the Black Entrepreneurs Association’s Emancipation Pitch Business Competition. During a launch of the pitch competition at Herdmanston Lodge today, Vice Chairman of the Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA), Melissa Varswyk said the Emancipation Pitch Competition was birthed out […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The Opposition has restated its intention to support a Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Mahdia dorm fire which claimed the lives of twenty children. In a statement today, the office of the Opposition Leader said the Opposition is fully aware of the gravity of the of the situation and therefore will support any detailed […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has dismissed claims that some members of the joint services were wilfully disenfranchised last Friday ahead of the June 12 Local Government Elections. However, the Commission has indicated that for those eligible members who did not get to vote last Friday, they will be allowed to cast their ballots next […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
News, Politics
Guyana has secured a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. At a meeting of the Security Council this morning for the election of five new non-permanent members, Guyana picked up a total 191 votes, landing the seat for Latin America and Caribbean states. With 192 members of the United Nations casting their votes, […]