By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2019
News, Politics
Finance Minister Winston Jordan has indicated that he will soon be announcing retroactive salary increases for 2019 for all public servants. The increases are expected to be retroactive to January of this year. In a brief statement today through his Public Relations Office, Jordan said “there’s no provision for a bonus this year or foreseeable […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2019
Crime, News
A local businessman from Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara is expected to face charges soon over an alleged attempt to import a number of containers of expired and substandard food products for the local market. The move comes after four containers containing various food items from Canada were examined by the Government […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2019
Crime, News
The Police Force today issued wanted bulletins for three men from the Canje, Berbice area in connection with an armed robbery committed on the Zhou Chumia Chinese Supermarket. Investigators are on the hunt for 30-year-old Jason Isaacs of Bristol Street, East Canje, 36-year-old Ravindra Punwasie of Palmyra East Canje and 22-year-old Doodnauth Bissoondyal of Cuburg […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) today made it clear that it will not join with A Partnership for National Unity, APNU to contest the March 2, 2020 elections unless it is in the national interest. Recently, it was revealed that the Leader of the LJP, Lennox Shuman held discussions with the Leader of APNU, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2019
News
Thirteen persons have been taken into custody as part of a Police operation that has broken up a car stealing ring. The operation was carried out in different locations in Kuru Kururu along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway. According to a Police statement, the operation was intelligence-led and unearthed three motor cars, a number of car parts, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2019
News, Politics
With an expectation of first oil by the end of this year, the Government of Guyana has stepped up its preparations for the sector. At a press conference this afternoon, the Head of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe announced that contracts have already been signed with marketing and commercial specialist for Guyana’s share […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2019
News, Politics
The Leaders of the APNU and the AFC, President David Granger and Minister Khemraj Ramjattan met today to deal with issues related to the renegotiation of the Cummingsburg Accord. Representatives for the two sides have been meeting and there are still a number of issues that are still to be addressed. While the AFC Executive […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2019
Crime, News
The Commission of Inquiry conducted into the deadly accident at Friendship which involved a Police car and a private car has laid responsibility for the crash squarely at the feet of the Police driver. The Police driver and four persons from the other vehicle died in the 15th October accident. The President who visited the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2019
News, Politics
As the year comes to an end, workers in the public service may have to hold on a little longer to know whether they will be getting any year-end bonus on their salaries. Speaking to reporters today, President David Granger today the Finance Minister will make a statement on the issue after the next cabinet […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission is going ahead with the publishing of the names of over 25,000 persons who have not collected their national ID Cards since 2008. The names will be published in local newspapers this weekend and those persons will have 21 days to show up and collect their ID cards or run the […]