By News Source Guyana on April 5, 2022
News, Politics
Four months after the contentious sitting of the National, where the Government and Opposition went head-to-head in the National Assembly over the Natural Resource Fund Bill, Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones and Trade Unionist, N0rris Witter, have approached the High Court, seeking several declarations including a declaration which seeks to nullify the conduct of the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 5, 2022
News, Politics
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton is making his position clear that he is not prepared to support the appointment of Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken to head the Guyana Police Force. Hicken has been coming in for high praises from some sections of society since his appointment as acting Top […]
By News Source Guyana on April 5, 2022
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force broke its silence this morning on the viral video of a female Special Police Constable being forcibly removed from a location by a group of her colleagues. The incident reportedly took place back in January, but there was no mention of it by the Police until the video recording of the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 5, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity, Aubrey Norton is set to become the country’s new Leader of the Opposition as he inches closer to becoming a Member of Parliament. Representative of the List for the APNU+AFC, former President David Granger has written to the Chief Elections […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2022
News, Politics
The Parliament of Guyana is hoping to attract more young people from across Guyana to this year’s hosting of the Speaker’s National Youth Debating Competition. The competition will begin on Friday and continue for the entire month. It will bring together a total of 16 teams from across the country who will be focusing on […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2022
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali has declared Friday 8th April as a national day of prayer and fasting and he is calling on all religious bodies to unite under the “One Guyana” banner and support the day of fasting and prayer. The day of Fasting and Prayers is being called at this time as three significant religious […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2022
News, Politics
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today offered congratulations to recently appointed Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken and called for him to be fully confirmed in the position, but after all constitutional requirements are met. The Chamber of Commerce said it believes that Mr. Hicken has the capacity to wholly serve and function as […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2022
News
The ExxonMobil company has announced that when the recently approved Yellowtail oil development project goes into full operation offshore Guyana, it will produce approximately 250,000 barrels of oil per day from 2025. In a statement today, the company explained that production from the third floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, “One Guyana” will develop […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2022
News, Politics
Local telecommunications company, GTT is teaming up with the Guyana Fire Service to clamp down prank calls to the Fire Service’s emergency lines. GTT will now be providing the Fire Service will a monthly list of all of its incoming calls which will also track calls from blocked numbers. It is unlawful to perform a […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2022
News, Politics
Occupational Safety and Health is being observed throughout this month and the Minister of Labour has indicated that the Occupational Safety and Health Department will be stepping up monitoring in a number of key areas, with a specific focus on the construction and mining industries. The mining industry continues to record the highest number of […]