By News Source Guyana on February 5, 2017
News
With growing complaints from citizens about the fluctuating speed of the DSL service, local telecommunications company, GTT is guaranteeing that by June 30, 2017, its DSL customers will experience new, improved and faster service. During a media cocktail on Friday evening, GTT Chief Executive Officer, Justin Nedd, said the company has been continually improving the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 4, 2017
News, Politics
The Deputy Solicitor General, Pritima Kissoon, has been asked to proceed on 72 days of leave by the Public Service Commission for there to be a full review of how she handled cases. The move comes even as criticism has been dumped on the Attorney General for his public statements about the Deputy Solicitor General […]
By News Source Guyana on February 3, 2017
News
Guyana’s Attorney General, Basil Williams, has indicated that as Guyana moves towards establishing its own Law School, two committees are to be formalized which will collaborate on getting all of the systems in place for the school’s establishment. The committees will address many of the issues that may be required by the Council of Legal Education. The […]
By News Source Guyana on February 3, 2017
News, Politics
Over three hundred persons braved the midday sun and staged a large protest outside City Hall on Friday against the Council’s introduction of parking meters. But the protesters against the parking meters, found themselves being protested against by a smaller group that supported the meters. Although they did not clash, chants for and against the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2017
Crime, News
Two of the accused in the Bartica Massacre case were late Thursday night found guilty of seven counts of murder and five counts of manslaughter, while the third accused was found not guilty on all 12 counts of murder. It took the jury just over three hours to return with the verdicts that Mark Royden aka […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2017
News, Politics
The Bank of Guyana has issued a warning to a money transfer service that operates under a Trinidadian group of companies about its foreign currency financial transactions in Guyana. The move came after it was discovered by the Central Bank that the company may not have been following local foreign exchange and banking laws in […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2017
News, Politics
The long awaited meeting between Attorney General, Basil Williams and the Opposition Leader’s legal representative, Anil Nandlall, is set to take place next Wednesday to address the interpretation of the Constitution when it comes to the appointment of the Chairman of the Elections Commission. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, today confirmed that the meeting is set […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2017
News
Trinidad and Tobago’s state oil company, Petrotrin, has reported that it is open to the possibility of developing business relations with fellow energy companies in Guyana The announcement comes in wake of reports surrounding the feasibility of refining Guyanese crude at the company’s Pointea-Pierre Refinery in Trinidad. The ExxonMobil Oil company has discovered large amounts […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2017
News, Politics
The Linden Mayor and Town Council has filed a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency and intends to pursue charges against the Cevon’s Waste Disposal company, after a truck belonging to the company was caught dumping human waste in the mining town. The truck was caught dumping the sewage in the “Millies Hideout” area which […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2017
News, Politics
With a large build up of scrap metal in the country following the suspension of its export several months ago, the Government of Guyana has now decided to allow a temporary restart of the export of scrap metal. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, at his post cabinet press briefing this morning, announced that scrap metal […]