By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Central Housing and Planning Authority has called in the Police to assist in an alleged case of fraud at the agency that may have involved a former staffer. While the agency has not named the former staffer, it has indicated that the person is assisting the Police investigators with the probe into the fraud […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2020
News
The Leader and Presidential Candidate of the United Republic Party, Dr. Vishnu Bandhu is calling on all of the other candidates seeking a seat in Parliament to produce evidence that they are Guyanese citizens only. Mr. Bandhu’s call comes in wake of him receiving official notification from the US State Department through the local embassy […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Ministry of the Presidency has announced that President David Granger will return from Cuba today after completing his scheduled medical evaluation. According to the President’s office, the Team of Cuban Medical Specialists confirmed that the President’s medical examination shows that he has improved to the satisfaction of his doctors and that he is in […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2020
News, Politics
The Department of Energy (DE) has announced that the oil tanker MV Yannis has successfully lifted Guyana’s first shipment of crude. The vessel is now on its way to the USA with 1 million barrels of Guyana’s light crude. According to the Department, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has reported that the first […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2020
Crime, News
A 45-year-old man who works as a bartender and a 24-year-old porter were today charged and remanded to jail for drug trafficking. The two, Christopher Garraway and Randy Chester appeared in Court this morning charged in connection with the cocaine and marijuana bust in a fertilizer truck that was heading to Berbice. The bust was […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2020
News, Politics
As a teacher found herself before a City Magistrate this morning along with the parents of a student over a classroom fight, the Guyana Teachers Union and supporters of the teachers gathered outside the Courthouse in loud protest against the assault of teachers. In addition to the protest outside the Courthouse, teachers and their supporters […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2020
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On the same day that teachers across the country wore somber colours to protest attacks on teachers, the parents of a primary school student and the student’s teacher found themselves before the Court facing criminal charges over a physical confrontation between them that took place in the classroom. Appearing in Court this morning were St. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
In a fiery speech on Friday night at a Public Meeting at Wismar, APNU+AFC Member and former Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon implored his fellow Lindeners to focus on moving forward and never to allow Guyana to return to PPP rule. “Forward Ever, Backward Never”, the crowd chanted as Solomon told them that “my message to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party Civic moved into the town of Anna Regina in Essequibo on Saturday encouraging residents to once again support the party they have been supporting for years. The Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, focused a great deal of his address on the issue of crime and crime-fighting. He told the large gathering of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2020
Crime, News
A 31-year-old miner was remanded to prison today for the trafficking of marijuana. Linden resident, Lennox Jackman appeared before Magsirate Sherdel Marcus-Issacs and denied the charge that he had 658 grams of marijuana in his possession on the 16th of January for the purpose of trafficking. The man was nabbed by the Police along the […]