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Guyana and the US held discussions on climate resilience, food security and energy transition during a virtual Strategic Dialogue on Tuesday. In a statement, the US Department of State said the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel P. Erikson, State Department Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian […]
Twelve years after he was freed of the murder of the mother of his children, Prospect, East Bank Demerara resident, Haslyn Hodge, found himself back in Court today facing a new murder charge related to the death of another woman. Hodge appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court this afternoon, where he was charged for the […]
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education have agreed to a number of non-financial measures, paving the way for discussions on the critical issue of salary increases and other financial benefits for teachers in the public Education Sector to move ahead. GTU’s General Secretary, Coretta McDonald told News Source today that the […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) celebrated its 21st Anniversary today with the launch of the book, ‘Defiant Bodies: Making Queer Community in the Anglophone Caribbean’. The book was written by Trinidad and Tobago Academic and Community Activist, Dr Nikoli Attai. It captures the complex nature of queerness across different spaces […]
One week after six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave was shot to the head, while two gunmen fired at each other, the young boy remains hospitalised and unresponsive in a critical state. His mother, Keisha Gustave, is furious with the Guyana Police Force for not publishing wanted bulletins for the two gunmen, although they were identified by numerous […]
Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn believes the time for patting the Guyana Police Force on its back is over. At a Police Anniversary Symposium this morning, the Home Affairs Minister said there appears to be significant accountability challenges in the Force, particularly in the area of procurement, which seems to be a “cash a cow” […]
Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken appealed today to the public to be more measured it its criticism of the Guyana Police Force, noting that public perceptions play a big role in the Force’s morale. Speaking during the Guyana Police Force’s 185th anniversary symposium this morning, Mr. Hicken said, while the Guyana Police Force is not […]
Declaring that he has not seen a letter from the representative of the list from The New Movement (TMN) to recall Dr. Kissoon from the National Assembly, the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, told News Source on Monday that if such a letter was sent to the Speaker of the National Assembly from […]
As the Guyana Teachers’ Union gears up for a new round of negotiations with the Ministry of Education, it is proposing a 39.5% salary increase for teachers on Scales 1 to 3 for 2024 and an additional 30% for 2025 and 2026. The Union is also pushing for other teachers within the public education sector, […]
As questions continue to swirl over Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, being met by US Federal agents during his arrival in New York last Thursday, the US Embassy has indicated that the Minister met with the US authorities, but was not questioned nor detained. The Embassy has also stated that the Government of Guyana has […]
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