GECOM waives vaccination requirement for persons between 14 and 17 seeking registration

Five days into the national continuous registration process, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will allow unvaccinated persons between the ages of 14 and 17-years-old to access its offices to be registered. Under its initial advisory, GECOM was requiring all persons eligible for registration to be fully vaccinated or present a recent negative COVID-19 test result […]

Two remanded to jail over $6 million cocaine bust

As the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) steps its fight against narco-trafficking, two men were taken before the Court today on drug trafficking charges and have both been remanded to jail. The two were held earlier this week following a $6 million cocaine bust in the Tucville area.  Appearing in Court today, 43-year-old Devon Simon and […]

Edghill denies interrogating survivor about fishing boat tragedy; Says decision has to be made about calling off searches

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill who holds responsibility for the maritime and transport sectors has denied that he interrogated the lone survivor of the Noble House Seafood fishing vessel tragedy. Mr. Edghill admitted that he did meet with the survivor Vincent Dazzel on Wednesday at this office, but he said the meeting was one […]

Lone survivor recalls fishing boat tragedy in Atlantic; Reveals he never got time to fully recover and was interrogated by Government Minister

Thanking God for his spared life, the lone survivor of the Noble House seafood fishing boat tragedy is hoping for closure for the families of the three missing fishermen and himself. Breaking his silence in an interview with News Source today, fisherman Vincent Dazzell said he is still having nightmares about being pitched overboard when […]