Government seeks information from US over confiscation of Permanent Secretary’s phone in Miami

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has written to the United States Embassy in Georgetown seeking information on the confiscation of the mobile phone of the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Miami International Airport, Senior Government officials have confirmed to News Source. The Ministry of Home […]

APNU and PPP accuse each other of forging signatures on LGE nomination forms

Days after submitting their lists of candidates for the upcoming Local Government Elections, the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and the main opposition – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) – are accusing each other of forging signatures of candidates and backers on each other’s lists. At a press conference this morning, Leader of the […]

Husband and wife wanted for murder of Police Constable

An East Coast Demerara husband and wife who are believed to be hiding out in the United States, are wanted for the murder of Police Constable, Quincy Lewis. In a statement this morning the Police Force issued the bulletins for 56-year-old Thakurdial Samaroo and his wife Naqeeba Zahid Zafarali. The last known address for the […]

APNU Chief Scrutineer under fire for cursing out of Chronicle reporter

The Guyana Press Association is demanding that the opposition A Partnership for National Unity issues an apology following the party’s Chief Scrutineer’s expletive laced response to Guyana Chronicle reporter, Tamica Garnett. In an audio recording of a telephone call that Garnett made to the APNU official, Carol Smith-Joseph, seeking the party’s list of candidates for […]

CARICOM declares region’s crime situation a public health issue

Declaring crime and violence as a public health issue in the Caribbean, regional Heads of Government have agreed to strengthen the development of security as a fourth pillar of CARICOM. The CARICOM leaders also plan to work together to comprehensively overhaul the criminal justice systems within CARICOM to address criminal terrorists with a focus on […]

President assures “no foreign currency shortage” in Guyana

Despite recent concerns about a possible shortage of foreign currency on the local market, President Irfaan Ali has assured that there is no foreign currency shortage in Guyana. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and some businessmen recently complained of experiencing a shortage of foreign currency at local banks. The GCCI called out the central bank […]