By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2021
News, Politics
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has revealed that while no decision has been made on administering a COVID-19 booster shot, there is some consideration. While some countries have started to administer an additional vaccine shot as a booster, several other countries have stayed away from issuing additional shots, saying the additional shot is not […]
By News Source Guyana on October 13, 2021
News, Politics
Former General Secretary of the People National Congress, Aubrey Norton is confident that he will be the next leader of the 64-year-old party, replace the incumbent leader, David Granger when the Congress is held later this year. The long-overdue biennial delegates Congress of the party is scheduled for no later than December 13. During a […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
Crime, News
A nail technician’s career switch has landed her in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after she was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with a quantity of cocaine in frozen curry and frozen pepperpot. 33-year-old Malika Lambert was preparing to board a flight to Panama with connections to New York when CANU […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
News, Politics
The Guyana Fire Service is observing its 64th anniversary and during an anniversary parade along Brickdam this morning, the Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said the service is in need of a revised and continuous assessment so that it can better meet the needs of the nation. “While we know that being here today that […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
News, Politics
Guyana has recorded six additional COVID-19 related deaths over the last 24hrs, pushing the overall death toll to 848. Almost 50% of the total number of deaths have occurred in Region Four, according to the Ministry of Health. The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, revealed that of the 848 persons who have died from […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
Crime, News
Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in getting information about the whereabouts of 25-year-old Seon Caesar, who is also known as “Ratty”. The Kaneville, East Bank Demerara resident is wanted for the murder of Nelson Thomas called “Rambo”. The 36-year-old miner was stabbed to death in Kaneville during a robbery, hours after he returned […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
Crime, News
The CEVON’s Waste Disposal company was attacked by gunmen early this morning who tied up the security guards and escaped with a safe with an undisclosed sum of money. The Police report of the incident said it was around 2 o’clock this morning when a security guard was held at gunpoint in the guard hut […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that her island will receive 7000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine from Guyana today. This is the second vaccine donation to Barbados from Guyana. It was Barbados that made the first donation of vaccines to Guyana to kickstart Guyana’s vaccination drive earlier this year. The Prime […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2021
News, Politics
The High Court today ruled that the Government’s amendments to the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act were unconstitutional. Additionally, the Court also ruled that the insertion of the Constitutional agencies as budget agencies under the act was unconstitutional. Earlier this year, the Government used its majority in the National Assembly to pass the amendments, ridding […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2021
News, Politics
The electoral fraud case stemming from allegations of fraud at the 2020 elections has been adjourned to the 17th December. During a hearing today before the Chief Magistrate, the Prosecutor Darshan Ramdhani turned over the statements of poll and statements of recount along with other pieces of evidence to the Court so that they could […]