By News Source Guyana on April 3, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
President David Granger, this morning, clarified that while he has accepted the resignation of the four-coalition government Members of Parliament, their resignations will not take effect immediately as there are several processes which have to be applied. In addition, the APNU Ministers, Joe Harmon, Carl Greenidge and Dr. Rupert Roopnarine will also be renouncing their […]
By News Source Guyana on April 2, 2019
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana this afternoon announced that the portfolios of the former Ministers who have resigned will be handled in the interim by the Government Ministers who acted in their position. The President’s Office this morning announced that the President had accepted the resignations of the Government Members of Parliament who are holders of […]
By News Source Guyana on April 2, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
PPP nominated Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Robeson Benn, is threatening to file legal action against the same Guyana Elections Commission over the Commission’s decision to proceed with house to house registration. Benn’s Attorney, Anil Nandlall, who is a former Attorney General, has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission expressing Benn’s […]
By News Source Guyana on April 2, 2019
News
Investigators of the Police Force’s Narcotics Branch are questioning a 24-year-old West Coast Bernice woman after she was busted with just over 10 pound of cocaine yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. According to a police statement, the drug trafficking suspect was an outgoing passenger at the airport when the large quantity of the cocaine […]
By News Source Guyana on April 2, 2019
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana today said the Opposition Leader needs to be reminded that he is the holder of a Constitutional Office and therefore needs to be truthful with the Guyanese people. In response to several statements made by Mr. Jagdeo on a 94.1 FM radio programme yesterday morning, the Government of Guyana said the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 2, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Ministry of the Presidency this morning announced that President David Granger has accepted the resignation of Government Members of Parliament who are holders of dual citizenship. The four who have resigned are Minister of State Joe Harmon, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge and Minister of Public Service Dr. […]
By News Source Guyana on April 1, 2019
Crime, News
Two young Lindeners, who got engaged last year, became the country’s latest road accident victims this evening when they were hit down and run over by a speeding 4×4 pick-up on the Amelia’s Ward hill in Linden. Dead are 23-year-old Oneil DeYounge and 20-year-old Sheshyka Etienne. Reports out of the mining town of Linden state […]
By News Source Guyana on April 1, 2019
News
Six more workers, who fell ill at the Bosai manganese mining site in the Matthew’s Ridge area in Region One, were flown to the City this afternoon. The six are exhibiting symptoms similar to the 7 other workers who were air dashed from the mining site over the weekend. The ones who were flown out […]
By News Source Guyana on April 1, 2019
News
Five persons have been taken into custody as Police investigators continue their probe into the gunning down of Albouystown youth, Christopher Mansfield. A sixth suspect is being sought. The 18-year-old was shot dead early Sunday morning in Albouystown, while he was on his way to a street football match. His mother said it was just […]
By News Source Guyana on April 1, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
While declaring that the Government of Guyana is being “duplicitous”, by not removing its Members of Parliament who are dual citizens from the National Assembly, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said the MPs on his side that are dual citizens will be staying away from sittings, but not resigning. Jagdeo appeared on the Jumpstart Morning […]
