GTT and WANSAT team up to offer internet services to more unserved communities

In its plan to provide more internet services across more of Guyana, local telecommunications company, GTT is teaming up with WANSAT Networks Inc. (WANSAT), to provide satellite broadband connectivity to rural and hinterland areas. WANSAT is a Guyanese owned internet service provider that utilizes modern satellite systems. The two companies have promised that customers will […]

50 road fatalities recorded since start of year

The Guyana Police Force has recorded a significant increase in road deaths since the start of the year. In response to queries from News Source, the Police Public Relations Department revealed that since the 1st January, a total of 31 persons lost their lives in road accidents and another 13 died in road incidents. The […]

GECOM Secretariat doesn’t have ability to investigate forged signatures on nomination lists -says CEO

Chief Elections Officer Vishnu Persaud this afternoon said while the Elections Commission is moving full steam ahead with its plans for the 12th June Local Government Elections, the Commission is in no position to investigate the reports of persons and parties using forged signatures on their nomination documents. Speaking to News Source on the at […]

President sees “no controversy” in Home Affairs Permanent Secretary’s incident at Miami Airport; PS still to submit report to Foreign Affairs

President Irfaan Ali this afternoon said he believes that there is no controversy surrounding the seizure of the phone of the Permanent Secretary of the Home Affairs Ministry by US Authorities at the Miami International Airport, and her interrogation by US agents. While admitting that he has not been fully briefed on the issue, the […]

Elections COI hammers former CEO, DCEO and Region 4 Returning Officer over election fiasco; Recommends depolitisation of GECOM

The Elections Commission of Inquiry’s final report into the 2020 General Elections, was handed over to President Irfaan Ali today at the Office of the President. The Commission of Inquiry found that there was a “conscious and deliberate – even brazen –effort to violate sections of the Representation of the People’s Act, which is the […]

Judge rules that President and Opposition Leader should commence process for top judicial appointments

While noting that President Irfaan Ali, is not in breach of the Constitution by delaying the appointment of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice, Justice Damone Younge declared that the continuous delay has become “untenable” and “unacceptable.” The Judge ordered today that the President and Leader of the Opposition should immediately commence the process to […]

Sophia mother of two stabbed to death by partner

A relationship that started less than a year ago came to a bloody and gruesome end this morning when a 31-year-old Sophia woman was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at her home. The dead woman, Lisa Daniels, was stabbed multiple times to her body in her bedroom by her boyfriend, Meshack Benjamin. The Guyana […]

Over 1400 graduate from GROW second chance initiative

Having been given a second chance at gaining more qualifications to become job ready, more than 1400 persons crossed the stage of the National Cultural Centre today as they graduated from the Government’s “GROW” initiative. At the graduation, President Irfaan Ali urged the hundreds of persons who completed the Get Ready for Opportunities to Work […]