By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2017
News, Politics
One week after Santa came to town and made a stop in the National Assembly, the Guyana Police Force has broken its silence on the issue. There were rumblings among some Members of Parliament that the presence of someone dressed in a Santa Claus outfit walking into the National Assembly Chamber was a breach of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2017
News, Politics
Since taking office back in 2015, the APNU+AFC Coalition has found itself being forced to explain various positions, initiatives and plans as a result of the leaking of confidential information from inside the government. Just recently, a document that was shared between senior Finance Officers in the government about the Exxon Mobil signing bonus and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2017
News, Politics
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has explained to the National Assembly that the transfer of the ExxonMobil funds to a Government account at the Bank of Guyana is covered by the law and there was nothing illegal about it. In a statement to the National Assembly yesterday, the Foreign Minister defended Government’s decision […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2017
Crime, News
A gold miner will spend his Christmas behind bars after being slapped with a murder charge related to the death of a Venezuelan boat Captain. Thirty-four year-old, Daniel Gaskin of Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, stood before the Chief Magistrate this morning and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. The […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2017
Crime, News
A North Ruimveldt youth was today charged and placed on $150,000 bail when he made his first appearance in Court and was charged for obtaining money under false pretense. The 21-year-old man, Michael Sonaram, allegedly claimed that he was in a position to obtain a gun license and a national ID card for a friend […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2017
News, Politics
As the Government continues to defend its decision to place the US$18 Million signing bonus from ExxonMobil in a special Bank of Guyana account, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan is assuring that the money will be transferred to the consolidated fund when its special purpose is activated. President Granger has indicated that it was his […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2017
News, Politics
Guyana’s President, David Granger, has expressed disdain over Monday’s occurrence in the National Assembly and the disrespect which he believes was thrown out to House Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland by the Opposition. In a brief interview with the media this morning, President Granger observed that as Head of the Executive branch of Government, he felt disrespected in […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2017
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force is reporting that there has been a 27% decrease in murders, when compred to the same period in 2016. In its latest crime report, the Police stated that at the end of November, Guyana had recorded 99 murders since January 1. Of those 99 murders, 48 were considered disorderly, 16 stemmed […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2017
Crime, News
Two male sex workers who were pounced on by four armed men late last night, managed to relieve one of the bandits of his pistol and their stolen motorcycle has since been recovered. According to a Police report, Police ranks on a mobile patrol in the vicinity of Bourda Market responded to a report of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2017
News, Politics
President David Granger has broken his silence on the Exxon Mobil signing bonus and is making it clear that placing the US$18 Million in a government account is a legitimate government exercise which he accepts full responsibility for. The President told reporters at State House on Wednesday that there was no intention to deceive the Guyanese public, […]