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Following the death of Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sandra Jones, President David Granger has asked the Alliance For Change to submit a nominee to fill the vacant position. The replacement for the GECOM Commissioner job will be coming from the government side. AFC Leader Raphael Trotman has received a letter from the President […]
Flanked by his three attorneys, Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson, this afternoon denied ever molesting or ever being involved in any sexual relationship with his own students. However, he admitted that he currently shares a relationship with a young woman, who once attended the school and one of his former girlfriends is also a […]
As the Education Ministry begins to probe reports of the sexual misconduct of a male teacher of the Bishops’ High School, the Child Care and Protection Agency is standing ready to assist with the probe and to offer counseling to students. In an interview with News Source on Tuesday, Director of the Child Care and […]
The Trinidadian national, Sawak Maraj, who is accused of faking his own kidnapping, was granted bail today in the sum of $1 Million as his parents watched on. This was the man’s third court appearance. He was charged back in October for faking his own kidnapping in an effort to extract a ransom from his […]
Thirty-year-old mechanic, Mohammed Edon, was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 today after being charged for stealing a motorcycle. The cost for the stolen bike was estimated to be $150,000. In Court today, the Magistrate heard from the Attorney of the accused, that his client was hired to repair the motorcycle and had no […]
Chief Education Officer, Marcel Hutson, has confirmed that he has received an official complaint of alleged sexual misconduct by a male teacher of the Bishops’ High School. Speaking to News Source briefly this evening, Mr. Hutson said he received the complaint in the form of a letter from Cultural Advisor at the Ministry of Social […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority is encouraging importers of alcohol (except beer) and cigarettes to register for the products to be stamped, which will indicate that they were not smuggled into the country. Last Thursday, Custom Officers placed the first set of Excise Tax Stamps on imported alcohol at Kings Liquor Outlet. According to the GRA, […]
A 25-year-old, construction worker will spend the next three years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession. The man, Satifa Joseph, stood before Magistrate Judy Latchman and pleaded guilty to the offence of trafficking of narcotics. The Court heard that on the 16th November on America Street, Joseph had 21 grams of marijuana […]
A number of local travel agencies plan to compile a list of affected Dynamic Airways passengers and forward the list to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority for them to offer some direction. Since Dynamic ended its service to Guyana more than one month ago, travel agents have been pressing […]
Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission, Sandra Jones, has died. News Source understands that she passed away overnight after a battle with cancer. Ms. Jones, who was a Human Resources and development specialist, became a member of the Guyana Elections Commission back in 2012, after being nominated to the post by the then Opposition Leader, […]
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