By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
Health, News
Construction work is set to begin soon on a $6.5 billion state-of-the-art regional hospital at Lethem. The facility will feature two fully functional operating rooms, an emergency room and a procedure room along with diagnostic imaging services. It will also include outpatient specialized clinics and a digital health control room. At a sod turning for […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Human Rights Association, (GHRA) has issued a call for a complete overhaul of the Guyana Police Force to rid the organization of many of the challenges it is currently facing. In a release today, the GHRA said that the symptoms afflicting the Guyana Police Force cannot be treated as the short-comings of individual officers or […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
Education, News
President Irfaan has hailed the role of Queen’s College in the Guyanese society, saying that the institution has created some of the best individuals and is being represented at every sphere of national life. Delivering the feature address at a special general assembly to commemorate the 180th anniversary of Queens College, President Ali on Monday […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, has turned to the U.S Department of Justice for legal assistance in its bid to have U.S-based Guyanese political and human rights activist, Rickford Burke arrested and prosecuted for allegedly inciting ethnic strife and criminal violence in Guyana. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
Crime, News
Two of three armed bandits who attacked and shot a Better Hope businessman during the course of a robbery, were tracked down and arrested by the Police on Monday night. The third suspect managed to escape. Police have identified the two gunmen as 35-year-old Winston Harris from Eccles and 38-year-old Dexter Simon of Charlestown. The […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that following a competitive bidding process, BB Energy Trading Limited and JE Energy, have been awarded the contracts to market Guyana’s share of crude from the three Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. In a statement this afternoon, the Natural Resources Ministry […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
Crime, News
Controversial social media talk show host, Mikhail Rodrigues, appeared in Court this morning and was slapped with a charge of causing grevious bodily harm. He is accused of using his firearm to hit Berbice businessman, Brian Persaud, across the face in the Montra nightclub in Kitty on the 29th September. Rodrigues has denied the assault […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
Crime, News
The car importer, who is already facing 13 charges of obtaining money by false pretence, is likely to face more than 40 additional charges, as more persons come forward with their experiences with the woman and her company. Last Friday, 36-year-old Omeca Primo, was charged and remanded to jail for obtaining money by false pretence […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
Economist and Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Executive, Professor Clive Thomas today said the move by government to recant its earlier decision to issue each household with a $200,000 cash grant exposes the Government’s inability to plan effectively. The Government has said that owing to a number of issues that rose following its $200,000 per household […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), has issued a warning to the Mocha/ Arcadia, Neighborhood Democratic Council, over the sale of lands, cautioning that it will not recognize any such transaction and also putting persons on notice not to conduct any land leasing or purchasing transaction with the NDC. In a […]