By News Source Guyana on March 19, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice, James Patterson, in a letter to President David Granger today, has indicated that the Commission will be ready to host regional and general elections by late November. The Chairman’s letter came one week after President Granger wrote to him seeking clear guidance on an election time […]
By News Source Guyana on March 19, 2019
News
The Spring Tide Advisory has taken effect and will remain in effect until March 24, according to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure. In a statement, the Ministry reported that the predicted tide indicates above normal levels for the period. The Ministry said the Sea and River Defence Department considers the following areas to be particularly […]
By News Source Guyana on March 19, 2019
Crime, News, Politics
Almost a year and half since contempt of Court charges were filed against the Directors of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited, the Chief Magistrate threw out the charges today, saying that the Directors should not have been charged in the first place. The Directors were charged over their alleged refusal to provide […]
By News Source Guyana on March 19, 2019
News, Politics
The British High Commissioner to Guyana is urging the political leadership of the country to get together and agree to a constitutional way forward, following the no confidence vote. Speaking at a meeting of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce yesterday, High Commissioner Greg Quinn said “it is imperative for the two political sides to meet […]
By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2019
Crime, News
A Pensioner was today slapped with the charge of distributing nude photos of his reputed wife at the woman’s workplace. 65-year-old, Martial Arts Instructor, Godfrey Taylor, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him by the Chief Magistrate. The charge stated on the 15th December, 2018 at the Georgetown Public Hospital […]
By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2019
News, Politics
The Ethnic Relations Commission has completed its report into the complaint by the three opposition nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission about the hiring practices of the Guyana Elections Commission and the hiring of the Deputy Chief Elections Officer. The Commission found no evidence that supported the Opposition nominated Commissioners’ contention that GECOM was […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2019
News
Well known bread vendor and businessman, Clairmont Telesford of Berverwagting, East Coast Demerara was attacked and murdered early Sunday morning just after he closed his business place. A police report has revealed that three masked men, including one who was armed, stormed the man’s premises around 1:30 this morning and held the businessman and his […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2019
News
The Government of Guyana is teaming up with the Food for the Poor Organisation to ensure better housing for the families who have been squatting on that plot of land on Lombard Street for decades. Through the collaboration, 20 families, including the six who were recently left homeless after a fire, will be allocated their […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2019
News
Minister of State Joe Harmon is in New York meeting with members of the Guyanese community. On Saturday, he told a gathering that the current political situation in Guyana has been engineered by a “wrecking ball” who is out to wreck the country. Harmon referred to the Opposition Leader as that “wrecking ball” and explained […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2019
Caribbean & International
BBC- Thousands of people have attended a wake for victims of a school shooting near the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Two former pupils, aged 17 and 25, killed eight people on Wednesday, in an attack police say was planned for more than a year. Family members and friends wept over the open coffins of […]