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Customs officials in the port of Hamburg in Germany have unearthed what has been described as the largest single cocaine haul in the country in recent years. Officials in Germany are reporting that 1.5 tons of cocaine was found stashed in a container with a rice shipment from Guyana. The container arrived aboard the container […]
Guyana’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud has expressed concern again about the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country. Over the weekend alone, 30 new cases were recorded, taking the total number of cases in the country to 568 with 357 of those cases remaining active. The majority of new cases are from Regions […]
Attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes, who is representing the interests of the Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield, has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions requesting that she discontinues the private criminal charges that he is facing. Back in July, Mr. Lowenfield was charged with conspiracy to commit a felony and misconduct in public office. He was […]
The Office of the President has announced that the Ministries of Finance and Natural Resources will both fall under the Office of the President directly. The announcement comes as the Government is still to name a Finance Minister. A Natural Resources Minister was named but there was some concern about his experience in the area […]
The Alliance For Change met over the weekend to decide on the nine persons it will be sending to Parliament as part of the APNU+AFC coalition in opposition. News Source understands that youth members, Juretha Fernandes and Sherod Duncan are likely to be among the AFC’s Nine members. The other nominees for Parliament from the […]
Guyana and Suriname have started bilateral talks under their new governments, hoping to fast track and push a number of development projects that could benefit the two bordering nations. On Sunday, President Irfaan Ali and Suriname’s President Chan Santokhi held discussions along with their Foreign Affairs Ministers on a number of wide-ranging issues for both […]
President Irfaan Ali has assured that his new government will continue with the path set by the last government to ensure a final judicial settlement of the border controversy with Venezuela. Guyana currently has Venezuela before the International Court of Justice seeking a final and binding judgment from the Court that the 1899 Arbitral Award, […]
The Health Ministry on Saturday revealed that a total of 16 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Guyana. While the Ministry did not reveal the location of the new cases, the majority of new cases over the past month have been coming from the interior regions. As of the 6th August, Region Nine […]
President Irfaan Ali has extended a hand to all Guyanese to begin working with him to move the country forward. In his inauguration address at the National Cultural Centre before a large audience, the President said he will serve as the President for all Guyanese including those who did not support him at the recent […]
In his first gazetted order, President Irfaan Ali has stripped the Commissioner and CEO of the Lands and Surveys Commission of the power to issue and approve land leases. That power is now back with the President himself. In the published gazetted order, President Ali has revoked the powers which were transferred to the Lands […]
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