By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2019
News, Politics
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Guyanese, Catherine Pollard as the next Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance at the United Nations. In a statement, the Secretary General’s office explained that Ms. Pollard will succeed Jan Beagle of New Zealand. The Secretary-General has offered his gratitute for the extraordinary work in […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2019
Crime, News
A late afternoon verdict was handed down in the High Court today which saw 67-year-old, George Robin, being bundled off to jail after he was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl. In the Courtroom of Justice, Brassington Reynolds, the elderly man repeatedly professed his innocence after the jury returned the unanimous verdict. “Whatever happens […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2019
News
Tragedy struck late this afternoon inside the compound of the National Stadium at Providence when a young technician and a driver were both electrocuted as they were installing a pole in the compound for the placement of CCTV cameras. The two men have been identified as 18-year-old Krishna Chand, who was the technician and 36-year-old […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2019
News, Politics
Over fifty ex-employees of Fly Jamaica Airways turned up at the Labour Department this morning to further express their complaints against the airline, which has now stopped all of its operations. The workers revealed that over 300 Fly Jamaica staffers in Guyana were terminated and not paid salaries for months when the airline announced a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2019
News, Politics
With Guyana set to see first oil by the first quarter of 2020, the President of Ghana has offered his country’s technical assistance and expertise in oil and gas to assist Guyana in the navigation of its preparations for the sector. Ghana is ranked in the top ten of oil producing nations in Africa. The […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2019
News
The Governments of Guyana and Ghana have signed a visa-free travel agreement, which will see citizens for both countries being able to travel to each other’s country without the requirement of obtaining a visa. The agreement forms part of several bilateral agreements that were signed today by representatives of the two countries following a high-level […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2019
News, Politics
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has pledged his full support to Guyana in the border row with Venezuela. The Ghanian Leader, who is on a state visit to Guyana, made the revelation during discussions with President David Granger at State House this morning. According to the Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 10, 2019
News
The Labour Department in the Ministry of Social Protection has extended an invitation to all former employees of Fly Jamaica Airways to an important meeting. The meeting is set to take place on Tuesday at the Department of Labour on Brickdam from 11:30 in the morning. News Source understands that the meeting comes on the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 10, 2019
News, Politics
When the Ghanian President begins his official state visit to Guyana, there is a small Ghanian group in Guyana that will welcoming him also. One of the persons who will be at the forefront is Fatu Gbedema, who is a Ghanian national who has found herself calling Guyana home over the years. Ms. Gbedema first […]
By News Source Guyana on June 10, 2019
News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice has informed the Attorneys in the Guyana no-confidence appeals before it, that the Court will be handing down its rulings next Tuesday, June 18. The rulings come just over a month since the Attorneys in the matters wrapped up their oral arguments before the Judges of the CCJ. Appeals in […]
