By News Source Guyana on January 10, 2017
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The owners of Fly Jamaica Airways are getting ready to launch Air Guyana with charter flights between Guyana and Cuba and Guyana and New York. Air Guyana will also be getting set to offer regular schedule service to other destinations in the future. Director of Fly Jamaica and Air Guyana, Mrs. Roxanne Reece, in an […]
By News Source Guyana on January 10, 2017
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The Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque, believes that 2017 has the potential to be an “ascending year” for the regional body as the Community continues to grapple with issues of low growth, correspondent banking, climate change, crime and security and restrictions and access to concessional development financing. He made that observation on Monday, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 10, 2017
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A 25-year-old pregnant woman is the country’s latest road fatality. The East Coast Demerara woman has been identified as Donnis Higgins. She died yesterday morning after being involved in an accident In the West Coast Berbice area. According to reports, the mother of one was a passenger in a car, when driver lost control while […]
By News Source Guyana on January 9, 2017
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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday said he will be responding to a letter he received from the President, requesting that he submits a new list of persons who are “not unacceptable” to be considered for the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. Mr. Jagdeo told News Source earlier this evening that he […]
By News Source Guyana on January 9, 2017
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The Government Analyst -Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has announced that it has refused entry of one 20ft container containing seven thousand, two hundred of Awal Junior Milk (Strawberry, Banana and Chocolate -flavours) which were being imported from Kingdom of Bahrain. According to a statement from the Department, samples of the milk were submitted to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 9, 2017
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Surinamese registered air carrier, Fly Allways has announced that it will be suspending its schedule flight service and return to charters for a brief period as part of an effort to reorganize its operations and destinations base. The move will take effect from January 15, 2017 and will therefore only see charter flights being operated […]
By News Source Guyana on January 8, 2017
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President David Granger on Sunday announced that the six nominees put forward by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo for the position of Chairman of the Elections Commission, are all “unacceptable”, since they do not meet the constitutional requirements for the post. Speaking at a media brunch at his State House residence, the President told members of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 8, 2017
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The occupation of Red House by the privately owned, Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc. (CJRCI) could result in criminal charges being brought against the group for trespassing, since the lease granted did not allow for occupation of the building on the lot 65-67 High Street plot of land. This is according to Attorney General and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 8, 2017
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The Central Committee of the People’s Progressive party, on Saturday, solidified former President Bharrat Jagdeo’s position as party leader when its members elected him to the post over Dr. Frank Anthony, who is a Member of Parliament and former Government Minister. Central Committee Member, Clement Rohee, who had been serving in the position since it […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2017
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The Minister of Communities will lead a task force with the aim of improving and managing the drainage of the city of Georgetown. The establishment of the task force was made during Cabinet meeting this week, according to Minister of State, Joe Harmon. “The task force will also be expected to prepare a plan for […]