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While the government has given the approval for Eastern Airlines to begin its scheduled service between New York and Georgetown, the U.S based carrier will have to lodge US$450,000 with the Guyana government before it begins operations. According to the Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joe Harmon, of that amount US$250,000 will be […]
A team of American Airlines workers, who all have a Caribbean background, is currently in Guyana as part of the airline’s Caribbean Employee Business Resource Group. This afternoon the group hosted will a “Safety in Aviation Seminar” at the Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical school for the students of the school. According to Guyanese Abina […]
Following the arrest of 13 persons during a Police operation in Kuru Kururu that unearthed stolen vehicles and car parts, four of those arrested have been charged and remanded to jail. 18-year-old mechanic, Justin DE Santos, 25-year-old taxi drivers Joe Singh and Miguel Materdeen and 33-year-old mechanic Kurt Shepard appeared before the Chief Magistrate to […]
20-year-old, Rollox Williams of Eteringbang was today sentenced to 9 months in jail after pleaded guilty to attempting to commit a felony. The man was caught trying to break into a home in John Street Georgetown on the 8th November. He told the Court today that he was trying to break into the home to […]
In an address to the nation from the garden at State House, President David Granger this afternoon assured public servants that the government is in their corner as he announced increases in salary and allowances for public servants. “Public servants’ minimum wage will be increased to $70,000 from $64,220 per month. This represents a nine […]
The Government of Guyana is getting set to announce salary increases for public servants on Thursday. News Source understands that those public servants working for the minimum wage to $99,999 per month will enjoy a 9% salary increase. Public servants earning between $100,000 to $999,000 per month will enjoy an 8.5% increase and those making […]
A member of the Joint Services along with a businessman are among three men who have been arrested following a Monday afternoon robbery at Matthew’s Ridge in Region One. According to a Police statement, at around 1:30pm on Monday, four masked gunmen robbed three miners of a large quantity of raw gold at the Matthew’s […]
Two vagrants who slept on the pavement along Regent Street were murdered over the past 48 hours and Police investigators have arrested a 24-year-old man from Cummings Street in connection with the crime. The suspect is believed to be behind both murders. One of the murders took place in the early morning hours of Monday […]
The recently formed Change Guyana party wants to change the taxation system in Guyana and is promising that if it is elected to government, there will be a complete overhaul. At the party’s weekly press conference today, the focus was on fixing the tax system. Presidential Candidate for Change Guyana, Robert Badal, said when it […]
A Caribbean Airlines plane that departed Guyana on Saturday afternoon for a non-stop flight to New York was forced to make an emergency landing in The Bahamas as the plane developed a mechanical problem with one of its engines. The flight, BW 526, had 134 passengers and 7 crew members on board. In a statement, […]
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