By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2021
News, Politics
Expressing concern and worry that a woman was arrested earlier this week for forging a Covid-19 vaccination card, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today made it clear that persons caught forging COVID-19 vaccination certificates/cards will face the full brunt of the law. According to Dr. Anthony, persons need to understand that they are putting their […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2021
News, Politics
The British Government has announced the appointment of Jane Miller as the new British High Commissioner to Guyana. Ms. Miller will also serve as the non-resident British Ambassador to Suriname. She is expected to take up her post in Guyana in July. According to a statement from the British Foreign Office, the newly appointed High […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2021
Crime, News
Days after being taken into custody for the murder of his mother, 24-year-old Linden resident, Hosiah Ajadai, collapsed and died this morning. The man was being held in Police custody in the inquires office at the Mackenzie Police station. According to the Police, this morning he complained about feeling unwell and was rushed to the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2021
Letters, Politics
The new CEO of GTT has announced a decision to reorganize the management of the company, setting up four business units that will each have their own Chief Operations Officer. The four units will cover Home and Fixed Service, Mobile Services, Business Solutions, and Mobile Money. GTT’s new CEO Damian Blackburn who has been on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 10, 2021
News, Politics
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has lauded the Opposition APNU+AFC for its recent efforts to encourage persons to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Opposition has launched its own public information campaign to encourage citizens to take the vaccines. During a statement in the National Assembly this afternoon, the Health Minister reminded the Assembly that the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 10, 2021
News, Politics
41-years after his death, the Government of Guyana today announced its decision to amend the cause of death on Dr. Walter Rodney’s death certificate. While it is unclear what provision exists for the cause of death to be changed on a death certificate, Attorney General Anil Nandlall told the National Assembly that the late WPA […]
By News Source Guyana on June 10, 2021
News, Politics
Prime Minister Mark Phillips painted a grim picture of the current flood situation across the country this afternoon in the National Assembly as he outlined the government’s plans to deal with the situation. In a statement, the Prime Minister said the country experienced the second-highest amount of rainfall for 40 years in the past month […]
By News Source Guyana on June 10, 2021
News, Politics
The two PPP Parliamentary secretaries who have been declared unlawfully appointed by the Chief Justice were not present in the National Assembly today as the Speaker indicated that he will be following the ruling of the Court. The Chief Justice in her ruling made it clear that it would be illegal for the two to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 10, 2021
Crime, News
Two weeks after some government employees in the Aishalton area in Region 9 complained about not receiving their salaries, the 18-year-old District Development Officer in the community has been arrested for allegedly embezzling the money. A Police statement said the Officer received $8.2 Million in cash along with the relevant pay sheets for the government […]
By News Source Guyana on June 9, 2021
News, Politics
The National Assembly meets tomorrow for its first sitting in almost 100 days and before the business of the Assembly gets underway, the Opposition Leader Joe Harmon intends to ask the Speaker to make his position clear on a recent ruling by Chief Justice Roxanne George relating to PPP Parliamentary Secretaries Sarah Brown and Vikash […]