By News Source Guyana on November 15, 2022
Crime, Letters, News
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum reported this morning that serious crimes in Guyana are down by 19% with 108 murders recorded so far for 2022, which he said represents the lowest level in 10 years. Speaking during the launch of the Christmas Policing Plan 2022 at the Police Officers’ Mess, the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police […]
By News Source Guyana on June 13, 2022
Letters, News, Politics
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Opposition MP Jermaine Figueria today called out the government and particularly President Irfaan Ali for his administration’s failure to swear in members of the Public Procurement Commission. Although the National Assembly has given bi-partisan support of the five nominees to be appointed to the Commission, there has been no […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2021
Letters, Politics
The new CEO of GTT has announced a decision to reorganize the management of the company, setting up four business units that will each have their own Chief Operations Officer. The four units will cover Home and Fixed Service, Mobile Services, Business Solutions, and Mobile Money. GTT’s new CEO Damian Blackburn who has been on […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2020
Letters, Opinions, Politics
Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to the article “Jordan flatly rejected better allowances for healthcare workers – Minister Parag,” which was published in Guyana Chronicle, October 3, 2020. On reading the article, I was overcome by feelings of amusement, astonishment and indignation. Eventually, having been goaded into doing so, I have decided to respond […]
By News Source Guyana on February 6, 2020
Letters, Politics
Presidential Candidate of the Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman is convinced that the Government and Opposition nominated members of the Elections Commission were deliberately trying to squeeze him out of the Presidential race. After the Commissioners initially announced that Shuman and two other Presidential Candidates would be barred from the elections because they might […]
By News Source Guyana on January 4, 2019
Elections, Letters, News, Politics
One of the first persons to indicate an interest in becoming the Presidential Candidate for the opposition People’s Progressive Party, in the next elections, may have to bow out of the race even before a single vote for the candidate is cast. News Source has learnt that the Executive Committee of the People’s Progressive Party […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2018
Crime, Letters
The Department of Labour has launched a full-scale investigation into the fishing tragedy at sea that claimed the life of a fisherman attached to the Prittipaul Singh Investments company. Today, investigators from the Department visited the fishing vessel which is docked at the company’s wharf. They were able to tour and get a first hand […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2018
Letters, Politics
The Board of Directors of the Guyana Chronicle has now sent recently hired General Manager, Sherod Duncan on administrative leave. He will remain on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into alleged mismanagement of funds and his spending at the company since landing the job there, three months ago. That probe is also looking […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2018
Crime, Letters
A brother and sister from the Soesdyke area are among three persons in custody following an operation by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit that unearthed a large quantity of cocaine. According to a late night statement from CANU on Friday, the raid took place at several locations in the Soesdyke area on Friday afternoon. The siblings […]
By News Source Guyana on October 6, 2017
Crime, Letters
Four persons are currently in police custody assisting with investigations into the murder of Georgetown residents, 89-year-old Constance Fraser and 77-year-old Phyllis Caesar. A woman is among the four arrested. No other information on the persons detained have been provided, but they were arrested subsequent to the discovery of the lifeless bodies of the women […]