By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2018
News, Politics
President David Granger has distanced his government from any involvement in the recruitment process at the Guyana Elections Commission. The President’s statement on Wednesday came one day after a fallout at the Elections Body where the Opposition nominated Commissioners continue to insist that there was a major ethnic imbalance in GECOMs staffing, although they could not provide […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2018
News, Politics
President David Granger on Wednesday brushed aside most recent calls him to go ahead and confirm acting Chancellor, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards and acting Chief Justice Roxanne George to the substantive positions, saying that doing so would be outside of the Constitutional requirements. The Head of State was at the time responding to fresh calls by the Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2018
News, Politics
It took a few days of protests and the involvement of Amerindian Rights Groups and the Ministry of Education, but on Wednesday, the Mae’s Private School formally issued an apology to the parents of the young boy who was told to cover up when he arrived at school in his Indigenous outfit for the school’s […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2018
Crime, News
The East Bank Berbice village of Glasgow was thrown into shock this morning when a villager slashed and stabbed his wife and daughter to death then took his own life. The names of the three dead persons have not been released. The incident reportedly occurred close to 9:30 this morning. Neighbours were alerted by loud […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2018
News, Politics
One day after a list of the more than 200 Guyanese businesses and individuals doing business with the ExxonMobil oil company was released, the company is putting a dollar figure to those numbers. Appearing on 94.1 FM’s JumpStart Morning Show today, the Director for Public and Government Affairs at Exxon, Kimberly Brassington revealed that US$14 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2018
Crime
A Soesdyke woman faced multiple charges in Court today for escape from legal custody, possession of marijuana and sale of alcohol without a license. Thirty-eight year old, Shanaz Mohammed of Back Road Soesdyke appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, before Acting Chief Magistrate, Sherdel Issacs and entered a plea of not guilty to the offenses. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2018
News, Politics
An important decision-making meeting between the Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission had to be adjourned on Tuesday following an impasse between the Chairman, Justice James Patterson and Commissioner Robeson Benn. Benn along with other members of the Commission who were nominated by the Opposition, had claimed that there was a major ethnic imbalance in […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2018
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana has released a list of 227 Guyanese owned companies that are doing business with the Exxon company as it continues its exploration. The list, according to the Department of Public Information was released recently to the Natural Resources Sub-committee and covers the businesses that have been doing work for Exxon for […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2018
News, Politics
A temporary Bridge to reconnect the South Rupununi to Central Rupununi is to be constructed as the construction of a new crossing gets underway. Residents on both sides have not been able to cross over since Saturday when the old Yamatiwau bridge gave way. A lowbed which was at the time transporting an excavator had […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2018
News, Politics
The Department of the Environment on Tuesday initiated a national conversation on the Government’s proposal to ban single-use plastic in a bid to beat pollution. A panel discussion was held today with members of the private sector, civil society and government to talk about national consultations, drafting of regulations and development standards, alternatives and incentives for the […]