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President to break Press Conference drought on Friday

After more than a year, President David Granger will host a full press conference this coming Friday to address several national, regional and international issues related to Guyana. The President’s Head of Communications and Publicity, Mark Archer, confirmed to News Source that the Presidential press conference will take place this coming Friday morning. While he […]

Body of woman found in BV cemetery with face badly disfigured

Police investigators have moved into the Beterverwaghting area on the East Coast of Demerara after the body of a woman was discovered in the cemetery in the community. The discovery was made this morning and the woman’s face appeared to have been disfigured completely. She has already been identified as a resident of the same […]

Army Special Ops rank dies after being hit down by drunk driver

The Guyana Defence Force has been plunged into mourning following the death of a young Lance Corporal. 29-year-old GDF Lance Corporal, Marvin Dodson of the Special Operations Unit, died earlier today at the Georgetown Hospital as doctors battled to save his life. He was rushed to the hospital after being hit down by a drunken […]

New Prison Vessel launched to ferry prisoners to Mazaruni

The Guyana Prison Service now has a new vessel for the transport of prisoners and goods to the high security Mazaruni Prison. The Marine Launch Troy Williams (M.L. Troy W.) was officially launched at the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) wharf on Saturday morning. The $127 Million vessel is named after the late prison officer, […]

Natural Resources Minister confirms that Exxon assisting Guyana financially in border row case with Venezuela

Ahead of a full disclosure of the contract between the Government of Guyana and US oil giant ExxonMobil, Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman on Friday confirmed that Exxon would be giving financial assistance to Guyana to aid in its legal fees in the border row with Venezuela.  News Source had earlier reported on the issue. Trotman said those […]