By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2018
News, Politics
Outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, believes that despite the low voter turnout at Guyana’s 2018 Local Government Elections, democracy came away as the big winner. Monday’s local government elections marked the second such elections in three years after an absence of over two decades. Speaking at his farewell ceremony on Friday night, Ambassador […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2018
News, Politics
Of the 573,000 persons on the local government elections voter’s list, only 208, 534 of them turned up and cast their ballots at the polls on Monday, representing a voter turn out of just over 38%. That’s an almost 10% decline in the voter turn out rate when compared to the figures from two years […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2018
News, Politics
The results of the local government elections for the Alliance For Change might not necessarily change the party’s negotiating power in the APNU+AFC coalition. Although the two parties went into the local elections separately, today they put up a united front at a joint press conference. The coalition was formed through the Cummingsburg Accord, which […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2018
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US Carrier, American Airlines, touched down at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport with its inaugural flight last night, promising to remain in the market for many years to come. The start up of the airline’s schedule service between Miami and Georgetown came just months after it announced an intention to enter the Guyana market. At a […]
By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2018
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With Guyana already recording over 100 deaths on the country’s roadways so far for the year, the National Road Safety Council is teaming up with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Guyana Police Force along with the Impressions company, to launch a nationwide campaign to “Stop the Tears”. This morning at the Kitty roundabout, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2018
News, Politics
On the heels of its self-described “massive” performance at the just concluded Local Government Elections, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party has filed a no confidence motion against the Government. The Government holds the majority in the National Assembly by one seat. At his weekly press conference, Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo announced […]
By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2018
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The Doctors in Cuba who are treating President David Granger for his Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma diagnosis have given him a good prognosis, saying that he will make a full recovery. That’s according to the Guyana Embassy in Cuba. In a statement last evening on the President’s cancer diagnosis and treatment, the Embassy said the President’s medical […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2018
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Guyana’s President, retired Brigadier David Granger, has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and will begin chemotherapy treatment on Thursday. A senior official of the Government confirmed the diagnosis to News Source this evening and explained that the Guyana Embassy in Cuba will issue a full release on the development within the next 24hrs. The President, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2018
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The President of the Guyana Public Service Union, Patrick Yarde, today expressed his union’s frustration with the prolonged negotiations with government to address the working conditions and salaries for public servants. At a mid-morning press conference, Mr. Yarde complained that the concerns of the union do not appear to be getting much attention from the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2018
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The lifeless body of well-known Mandela Avenue potter, Dorsett Small, was found in his home this midday. The 55-year-old man whose yard is decorated with his many plant pots, lived alone and was last seen alive late Monday. The discovery was made by one of his friends who became concerned after repeatedly calling the home […]