By News Source Guyana on December 23, 2024
News, Politics
Prime Minister Mark Phillips has assured that there will be no power outages for Christmas now that the second power ship is being connected to the national grid. The Prime Minister together with officials from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) visited the ship’s terminal at Ruimveldt where work was ongoing to connect the power […]
By News Source Guyana on December 23, 2024
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Guyana has officially registered its discomfort following Venezuela’s completion of a bridge on Ankoko Island. Venezuela seized Guyana’s side of the island in 1966. Over the weekend, Foreign Minister Hugh Todd summoned Venezuela’s Ambassador to Guyana Carlos Amador Perez Silva, to formally protest the move. A release from the Foreign Ministry said Guyana is protesting […]
By News Source Guyana on December 23, 2024
Crime, News
Three weeks after Bladen Hall businessman, Pooran Singh, shot and killed a vagrant outside his East Coast Demerara premises, the Director of Public Prosecutions is still to offer final advice on the case. The incident took place on the 1st December, and according to Police sources, the DPP’s office initially offered advice for the businessman […]
By News Source Guyana on December 23, 2024
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali is confident that his party – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic – will retain power when the General and Regional Elections are held in 2025. In an interview with a group of journalists and Government PR officials over the weekend, the President said the PPP/C Administration, since taking office in August 2020, has […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2024
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is renewing his calls for the Acting Chancellor and the Acting Chief Justice to be confirmed in their positions. For a Chancellor and Chief Justice to be appointed, there must be agreement between the President and the Opposition Leader. The Opposition Leader has already indicated his support of the two Judges […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2024
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Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton continues to call the Government out on the issue of corruption. At a press conference today, Mr. Norton said the ruling administration has done more to condone corruption than to fight it. He told reporters that corruption in the public procurement system should come as no surprise to citizens. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2024
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Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has frowned on a complaint against him that has been filed with the Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC) by prominent businessman Terrence Campbell. He said he hopes the ERC can conduct its investigation and publish its findings soon. Mr. Campbell in filing his complaint to the ERC, accused the Vice President of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2024
Crime, News
The suspect in the murder of Tassarene Toshao, Ridley Joseph, appeared in Court this morning and has been remanded to prison. The accused, 26-year-old Noah Beaton of Bent Street, Georgetown appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to face the charge of murder. He was represented by Attorney-at-Law Bernard Da […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2024
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The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has turned to the High Court, seeking an order directing the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to conduct House-to-House verification of the addresses of registrants. Longstanding member of the PNCR and the party’s Chief Election Scrutineer, Carol Smith-Joseph has filed for a Judicial Review, listing Attorney General Anil Nandlall, the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2024
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Celebrating the 5th year of oil production in Guyana, the ExxonMobil Guyana company on Thursday noted the achievement as underscoring the transformative potential of the country’s growing energy sector. In a statement to celebrate the milestone, ExxonMobil explained that as Guyana has emerged as the third largest per-capita oil producer in the world, the oil […]