By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2021
Crime, News
Two Enforcement Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority are nursing gunshot wounds and are in serious condition after coming under fire during an anti-smuggling operation in the Mahaica area on Thursday night. In a statement, the GRA said that based on information, a team of Enforcement Officers along with a team of Police officers were […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2021
News
Six Berbice men were marched before Magistrate Alex Moore at the #51 Village Magistrates’ Court in Berbice this morning to face the charge of murder related to the beating death of Pandit Rishi Bharat. The 60-year-old beloved Pandit was beaten to death last Saturday night outside his home when he attempted to get a group […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2021
News, Politics
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country has surged past 2000 with all 10 regions seeing increased cases as the Delta variant of the virus spreads. The Health Ministry is particularly worried by the situation in Regions 3 and 4, which account for more than 80% of the active cases. In Region 4, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2021
News, Politics
Two days after Leader of the People’s National Congress, David Granger informed party Chairperson Volda Lawrence and General Secretary Amna Ally that he will be proceeding on a leave of absence from the party, he has now written to the Central Executive Members of the party and the party’s Members of Parliament confirming his decision. […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2021
News, Politics
Opposition parliamentary spokesperson on Health, Member of Parliament Dr. Karen Cummings issued a call on the government today to reconsider its vaccination strategy since it may be turning off persons who might have eventually considered taking the vaccine shots. While declaring that the Opposition is not against vaccination, Dr. Cummings said the current situation does […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2021
Crime, News
The 39-year-old pastry vendor who was killed when armed bandits opened fire on his pastry bus died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the post mortem examination has revealed. The post mortem examination was conducted on the body of Shawn Albert aka Dexter Prince today and the pathologist found that a bullet entered the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2021
News, Politics
The official residence of Guyana’s President is being repainted to its original colour of white and the Private Sector Commission is standing the cost, according to President Irfaan Ali. While the President did not offer any details of the repainting plan and the agreement with the Private Sector Commission to cover the cost, he made […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2021
News, Politics
Telecommunications giant, GTT this morning announced major upgrades to its internet delivery with the launch of its fibre service. GTT customers who already have the Blaze internet service will see the speed of their service increased while the price will be reduced. The company has announced that the service upgrade to GTT Fibre replaces the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2021
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament and former Education Minister Nicolette Henry today questioned the government’s rationale behind the reopening of schools for face-to-face learning amid a surge in the number of covid-19 cases across the country. During an Opposition press briefing, the Member of Parliament said she fears that opening schools for face-to-face learning at this […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2021
News, Politics
Leader of the People’s National Congress David Granger has taken a leave of absence from his party. News Source has confirmed from multiple sources that Mr. Granger has informed the party’s Chairman Volda Lawrence of his decision to take the leave of absence with effect from the 1st September. He reportedly indicated that he is […]