By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2019
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge today briefed the National Assembly on Venezuela’s recent incursion into Guyana’s waters to interfere with the work of an ExxonMobil contracted research vessel. In offering details on the interference by the Venezuelan Navy, the Minister explained that an attempt was even made by the Venezuelans to land a helicopter on […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2019
News, Politics
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland this afternoon decided to stay away from reconsidering the resolution of the no-confidence motion and instead tossed the contentious issues regarding the no-confidence motion and vote over to the Court, saying that the Assembly will be guided by the Court’s ruling, In response to a request from […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2019
News, Politics
Guyana Goldfields has announced the appointment of former US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway as the Company’s Senior Vice President, in charge of Strategy & Corporate Affairs. His appointment took effect on January 1, 2019. In a statement, the company said Mr. Holloway is a career diplomat with more than 30 years of international experience […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2019
News, Politics
Emergency access to medical services are expected to improve in the Region Seven community of Bartica, with the commissioning of a water ambulance. The water ambulance was handed over to the town by Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence. It was built by local contractor, Sunrise Marine Incorporated.C With an $11M price tag, the water […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2019
News, Politics
by Ravin Singh The Government of Guyana in a statement on Wednesday, said it is aware of on-going investigations by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) into the intended purchase of US$1M in gold by its legislative defector Charrandass Persaud. Mr. Persaud has denied that he was bribed for his vote. News Source reported on Monday […]
By News Source Guyana on January 2, 2019
News, Politics
By Ravin Singh The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is of the view that the scheduled sitting of the National Assembly on January 3, 2019 will be in violation of the Constitution and that the party will not be attending. This position was articulated by opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira in a letter to Speaker […]
By News Source Guyana on January 2, 2019
News, Politics
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has briefed a senior US government official on Venezuela’s recent incursion into Guyana’s waters to interfere with the work of an ExxonMobil contracted research vessel. On Tuesday, Minister Greenidge met and held talks in Brazil with the Senior Director of the United States National Security Council’s Western Hemisphere Affairs, Mauricio Claver-Carone. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 2, 2019
News, Politics
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice James Patterson, has indicated that he will be back at work next Tuesday in time for the Commission’s statutory meeting. Concerns about Justice Patterson’s health were put on the front burner recently after reports surfaced that he had fallen ill. While not going into the details of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 1, 2019
Crime, News
Three hours into the new year, a taxi driver in Berbice lost his life, becoming the country’s first road death for 2019. A police statement issued today revealed that 49-year-old taxi driver, Jaggernauth Ramcharran, was proceeding along the #67 Public Road when tragedy struck. He reportedly swerved from hitting a group of stray animals on […]
By News Source Guyana on January 1, 2019
Crime, News
A family gathering to usher in the new year became the scene of a double murder last evening in Corentyne as family members were attacked by gunmen. The incident occurred just after 8pm on Monday night at the Bush Lot home of the Samaroo family. According to a report from the police, the family members […]