By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2023
News, Politics
The Government and the Opposition today underscored the need to eradicate all forms of racial discrimination as they joined the world in observing International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. President Irfaan Ali, in a statement, said he was proud to be part of a country that celebrates ethnic diversity. According to the President, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2023
News, Politics
One day after alleged members of a gang invaded the Harmony Secondary School in Linden and injured a teacher, teachers and students of the school took to the street to voice their concerns and call for better security, while denouncing gang violence in schools. News Source understands that following an altercation between two students on […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2023
News, Politics
The Ministry of Labour, Occupational Health and Safety Department, has caught the attention of the US Department of State in its latest human rights report, over the Ministry’s inability to enforce applicable laws in workplaces that have been deemed unsafe. In the 2022 human rights country report on Guyana, the US State Department noted that […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The US State Department has flagged corruption in the Guyana Police Force again, pointing out that there were frequent reports of corruption by officers last year. The State Department has released its latest report on Human Rights practices in Guyana and took the Police Force to task over some of its practices. “Corruption by police […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The Ministry of Health, with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has received 4,800 doses of the Pfizer vaccines for children ages 5-11 from Spain through the COVAX mechanism. The Ambassador of Spain to Guyana Fernando Nogales handed over the Pfizer vaccines to the Chief Medical Officer (CEO), Dr Narine Singh in the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
News
Officials of the US government are engaging the Guyanese authorities on cybercrime issues and solutions. Today, a meeting was hosted between the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice Richard W. Downing, Cybersecurity Program Manager from the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, Organization of America States (OAS), Kerry-Ann Barrett, a […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
News, Politics
The Guyana Human Rights Association is not letting up on its earlier position for the government to put a pause on that E-identification card contract which was recently signed with a German company. In addition to raising procurement concerns, the human rights body has also questioned the introduction of the e-identification card without data protection […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Crime, News
45-year-old Agricola resident, Kevin Trotman, lost his life in a Sunday afternoon fire in Third Street, Agricola. The charred remains of the man were found among the debris of the house that was completely gutted. The Fire Service said it responded to calls about the fire just before 3pm on Sunday. When firemen arrived at […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
News, Politics
A young attendant at a vulcanizing shop in Linden died today when a large tire exploded as he was preparing to patch it. The 20-year-old man, identified as DeShawn Goodard died on the spot after he was pitched across the floor at the Johnson Vulcanizing Shop in Kara Kara Linden when the tire exploded. A […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Crime, News
A mother of three is in police custody and is expected to face murder charges this week over the stabbing death of her reputed husband on Saturday morning. The dead man has been identified as 23-year-old construction worker Esan Hamilton. A police statement said Hamilton and the mother of his three children, Aaliyan Lewis shared […]