By News Source Guyana on August 11, 2022
News, Politics
One day after the Guyana Government and the British High Commission announced that British Airways will begin scheduled flights between Georgetown and London in early 2023, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued a call for visa requirements for Guyanese wishing to travel to the United Kingdom to be lifted. In a statement […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2022
News, Sports
As Guyana gears up to host a number of CPL cricket matches as well as the semi-finals and finals of the regional cricket competition, the Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is reminding that COVID-19 is still present in the country and therefore those making plans to attend the matches, which are expected to be packed […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2022
News, Politics
Five new land surveyors took their oath of office today and were urged by the President to be guided by the country’s laws. At a ceremony to certify the new Land Surveyors, the President also encouraged them to take their role seriously. He said the government has committed to work with Land Surveyors to provide […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
The suspended APNU+AFC Members of Parliament will have to wait longer before a determination is made on whether or not their suspension from the National Assembly would be lifted by the High Court. The eight Opposition MPs – Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, Vinceroy Jordan, Annette Ferguson, Maureen Philadelphia, Ganesh Mahipaul, Sherod Duncan, Christopher Jones and Natasha Singh-Lewis […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2022
News, Politics
The flag carrier of the United Kingdom and award-winning airline, British Airways is gearing up to begin its scheduled service to Guyana in the first quarter of 2023. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill announced today that while the service will begin in 2023, tickets will go on sale this week. The airline is expected […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2022
Crime, News
Two men are nursing multiple gunshot wounds at a city hospital are they came under fire from masked gunmen on Tuesday night at Melanie Public Road on the East Coast Demerara. The two injured men have been identified as 27-year-old Ryan Joseph and 29-year-old Bimal Veersammy. A police statement said the incident occurred just around […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2022
Crime, News
Five persons including a Police Sergeant were arrested by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on Monday after just over three pounds of cocaine was found in a Norton Street house. According to a statement from CANU, the bust took place at the residence of a man the agency described as a known drug trafficker. His […]
By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2022
Crime, News
A sophia woman was stabbed to death last evening during an argument close to her B field, Sophia home. The dead woman has been identified as Vanessa Anderson. Two sisters who live near to the woman in the same Sophia community have since been arrested for the murder. According to reports, the woman, Vanessa Anderson […]
By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2022
News, Politics
The Opposition APNU+AFC coalition today said it remains fully committed to the full realization of Indigenous rights as embodied in international conventions and in the Constitution of Guyana. The message from the party came as Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. In keeping with this […]
By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2022
News, Politics
With the Guyana Elections Commission talking about being prepared to host Local Government Elections, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today said he does not see those elections happening with the current List of Electors, and current Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, rt’d Justice Claudette Singh remaining in place. The Opposition has long complained that the […]