By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2024
News, Politics
The Government intends to go after those contractors who damage public property while executing government contracts. In a statement on Thursday, the Chambers of the Attorney General reminded that Article 32 of the Constitution of Guyana imposes a duty on the State to take care of and protect public property. The Attorney General’s Chambers said […]
By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2024
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is urging the the nation’s teachers to ignore the call by their union to go on strike from Monday, claiming that the planned strike action is political. The Guyana Teachers Union has called a nationwide strike from Monday over the Government’s failure to address the Multi-Year Agreement proposed by the Union. […]
By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2024
News, Politics
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand and former Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall got involved in a heated social media spat this morning over their performance in office and the execution of Government projects under their watch. The two former Cabinet colleagues went at each other with accusations of underperformance in office, while trading blame for […]
By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2024
News, Politics
East Bank and West Bank Demerara residents who are likely to be relocated to make way for the construction of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge can be assured that they’ll be paid the market value for their properties by the Government. The assurance came from Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, on Wednesday evening as he […]
By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2024
News, Politics
The United States Southern Command’s Air Force Commander, Major General, Evan L. Pettus, is on a three-day visit to Guyana to further discuss US defense partnership with Guyana, the US embassy announced today. In a statement, the US Embassy explained that as the Air Force component to U.S. Southern Command, the unit conducts security cooperation […]
By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2024
Crime, News
Opposition lawmaker, David Patterson has been freed of indecent exposure and use of obscene language charges by the Magistrates’ Court. Magistrate Dylon Bess dismissed the charges against the Member of Parliament today over the lack of sufficient evidence tying Patterson to the allegations laid out before him. During the trial, the virtual complainant was called […]
By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2024
News, Politics
In a campaign like visit to the East Coast Demerara community of Victoria on Wednesday night, President Irfaan Ali told residents that he is serious about addressing their concerns and looking into the problems plaguing the community. Victoria is the first village to be bought by freed African slaves and is predominantly an Afro-Guyanese community. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
News, Politics
President of the Guyana Press Association and longtime journalist, Nazima Ragubir is traveling to Pakistan as part of the Commonwealth Election Observer Mission for the upcoming national elections in the country. In a statement, the Commonwealth Secretariat said its Observer team is being led by former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan. The elections in Pakistan […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
News, Politics
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha revealed to the Parliamentary Committee of Supply today that the Government has injected $9 Billion into the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to resuscitate the Rose Hall Estate, which was closed down under the former Government. “They caused it! The closed the estate! They caused it to rot. They caused the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation plans to increase its public relations and sensitization exercises in communities which border neighboring Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd told the National Assembly’s Committee of Supply. During the consideration of budget estimates, Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton- Desir questioned the allocations for the sensitization […]