By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2024
News, Politics
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton has announced that he has lawyered up to challenge the appointment of Mr. Clifton Hicken as Commissioner of Police. President Irfaan Ali confirmed the appointment of the Commissioner of Police this morning. Hicken had been acting in the position for the past two years and has already passed the retirement age. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2024
News, Politics
Embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, was blocked on Monday from leaving Guyana for Brazil via the Takatu crossing in Lethem. In a statement today, the Ministry of Home Affairs indicated that on Monday, a Brazilian registered car with a driver and passenger was intercepted by law enforcement officers as it approached the Takatu […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2024
News
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today slammed the Ministry of Public Works and the Guyana and Power and Light Company over the collapse of several concrete power poles along the Aubrey Barker Road in South Ruimveldt last week, which plunged communities in North and South Ruimveldt into a blackout and water shortage for more than two […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2024
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Declaring that he is fulfilling his Constitutional duty, President Irfaan Ali today appointed Clifton Hicken to the substantive post of Commissioner of Police. He also appointed Ravindra Budhram, Wendell Blanhum, Errol Watts, Fizal Karimbaksh and Simon Mc Bean as Deputy Commissioners. During his remarks, the President said he has followed the prescribed Constitutional requirements including […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2024
News, Politics
President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Dr. Mark Lyte and his second Vice President, Julian Cambridge have been suspended by the General Council of the Union for their role in accepting the three-year wage package from the Government. The General Council, the Union’s second highest decision-making body, took the decision on December 17, 2024 after […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2024
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With the arrival of a second power generation vessel in Guyana, the Guyana Power and Light company’s grid capacity is expected to grow by approximately 60 megawatts. Prime Minister Mark Phillips today announced that engineers are working to integrate the additional power before Christmas. On the sidelines of today’s Parliamentary Sitting today, the Prime Minister […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2024
News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall The Government and Opposition clashed in a heated debate in the National Assembly today over the Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes (Amendment) Bill, with the main opposition – A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) demanding that the Bill be sent to a Special Select Committee. The Bill, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2024
Business, News
Award winning Canadian Airline, Air Canada, has announced plans to begin service to Guyana in 2025. In a statement today announcing its expansion plan for the new year, the airline stated that it will operate schedule non-stop service between Toronto and Georgetown. According to the airline, the expansion to Guyana, is part of its aim […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2024
News, Politics
In an early morning live broadcast on Facebook from his State House residence, President Irfaan Ali fired back at the politicians and other persons who have been raising questions about the Government’s handling of the Natural Resource Fund, and the large spending of the country’s oil revenues. In recent weeks, the opposition and other groups […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2024
News, Politics
The Working People’s Alliance has agreed with the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) position that a clear criteria should be set for the identification of a Presidential Candidate should parties in the opposition agree to form a coalition to contest the 2025 Elections. PNCR – the largest opposition party in the country – is in […]