By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2022
News, Politics
With Guyana moving along the path of development and still facing security threats, President, Irfaan Ali is recommitting the country as one that supports peace over conflict. In his address to the opening of the annual Guyana Defence Force Officers Conference, President Ali reminded that that unlike any region in the world, the Caribbean and […]
By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2022
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana intends to start examining ways to contain the exodus of trained and qualified nurses from Guyana. Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee of Supply this morning, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony revealed that there is active recruitment of Guyanese nurses from foreign countries particularly the United Kingdom. He said while the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali has rushed to the defense of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo against bribe-taking allegations and is now questioning the credibility of the international journalist for the Vice News Agency who interviewed the Vice President about the claims. The Vice President has denied the allegations that he has accepted bribes from Chinese businesses to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2022
News, Politics
The High Court has ruled that the Georgetown Mayor and City Council acted outside of its authority when it introduced a 0.5% increase in the cost for a Certificate of Compliance back in 2019. By way of a Notice in 2019, the City Council informed the public that the cost for a Certificate of Compliance […]
By News Source Guyana on February 10, 2022
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan has been suspended from attending the next four sittings of the National Assembly after he loudly protested a remark by Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall who told a female Opposition MP last evening that she was in need of a “Dildo”, which is a sexual stimulation toy. Dharamlall made […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2022
News, Politics
As Guyana continues to see more foreign investment interest, the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller believes there should be greater transparency in the tendering process for contracts, as the country develops and attracts international investors. During a press conference today on the heels of a visit by a group of British investors and businessmen, […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2022
News
Less than 24hrs after a daring robbery on Croal Street was caught on camera, the two persons who were identified as suspects have been arrested. A 33-year-old businessman was walking along the pavement on Croal Street close to the bus park when he was choked and robbed by the two men who approached in from […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2022
Crime, News
A Wortmanville family has been thrown into mourning following the stabbing death of 30-year-old vendor, Aubrey Baird of Hardina Street, Wortmanville. Baird was stabbed to death last evening by a man believed to be mentally unstable. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred just after 9 pm. They explained that the two men were involved in an […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2022
Crime, News
The discovery of the lifeless body of a woman hanging from a mango tree in Yarrowkabra is being probed as a murder, according to the Police. The woman’s body was discovered yesterday morning hanging from the tree in her yard in the Linden/Soesdyke highway community. She has been identified as 48-year-old Edith Reuben. Police investigators […]
By News Source Guyana on February 9, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
Local fashion photographer and video producer Keron Bruce has filed a $100 Million lawsuit against social media commentator, Mikhail Rodrigues, who is known as the “Guyanese Critic”. Mr. Rodrigues was served with the Court documents this morning. In the lawsuit, Mr. Bruce is claiming that Rodrigues has degraded his character in social media commentaries about […]