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At least one Councillor on the Georgetown City Council is of the view that the suspension of the parking meter by-laws may be an indication of the government having no confidence in the Georgetown City Council. Councillor Malcolm Ferreira believes the intervention by the government to immediately suspend the controversial metered parking system in Georgetown […]
The importer who had his container of fake labelled tuna blocked from entering Guyana by the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department, is challenging the move which he says is discriminatory and intended to frustrate his business ventures. Mahamed Rahaman of the G. Bacchus and Sons Enterprise spoke with News Source on Wednesday and vouched […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, two siblings found themselves side by side facing possession of gun, ammunition and marijuana charges. 32-year-old Sophia resident, Abendigo Bancroft and his sister Chavel Bancroft were jointly charged after being busted with a 9 MM Pistol, three live matching rounds and 12 grammes of Marijuana. The discovery was made […]
The Officer strength of the Guyana Defence Force received a boost on Wednesday with the Commissioning of eleven new Officers at State House. The new 2nd lieutenants recently completed the Standard Officers’ Course. President David Granger presented the eleven Officers comprising of a lone female, with their Instruments of Commission and briefly recounted his own […]
The Georgetown City Council has officially informed its parking meter partner, Smart City Solutions, of the Central Government’s suspension of the by-laws for the parking meter project, thereby suspending the project in its entirety for the next three months. Town Clerk Royston King, in a brief telephone interview with News Source this morning, said there […]
Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Ivelaw Griffith believes there are hard realities to be faced and tough decisions that will have to be made in order to get the University to where it should be. The University’s Council will meet before the end of this month to decide upon several key aspects […]
In an extraordinary move, the Government of Guyana has called in the Police Force to protect citizens and their vehicles from being restrained by the Georgetown City Council, in wake of the Council’s decision to continue with the implementation of the parking meter project against the wishes of the Cabinet. In a statement this evening, […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, has turned to members of various civil society groups to assist him in coming up with nominees for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. In a statement this evening, the Opposition Leader’s Office announced that Mr. Jagdeo has already held discussions with 55 representatives from 33 civil society […]
Over 2000 cases of fake branded tuna has been blocked from entering Guyana by the Government Analyst- Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) and the Customs and Trade Administration (GTA). The tuna was being imported from China and carried the brand “BUIWICK” instead of “BRUNSWICK”. The packaging is very similar with the same colours being used. […]
Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, has urged local Immigration Officers to let professionalism, courtesy and efficiency become their watchwords, as the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network (RALON) Border Awareness Training Programme for Immigration Officers commenced at the Police Officers’ Training Complex, on Monday. Minister Felix, who delivered the opening remarks at the event, said […]
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