By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2016
News, Politics
As the Guyana Elections Commission awaits the outcome of a 2015 audit for general procurement, Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, is making it clear that the millions of dollars spent on the purchase of radio and other equipment for the 2015 elections were all done through the National Tender Board and got the approval of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2016
News, Politics
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has announced that he will be offering an assessment of the Guyana/Venezuela border row before he leaves office. The Secretary General leaves office in December. He said his assessment will likely be offered in November. President David Granger met with the UN Secretary General on Saaturday at […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2016
News, Politics
President David Granger, on Friday, co-chaired a special meeting in New York, which was convened at the request of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon with the aim of engaging Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of States on issues affecting countries in the Region and to bid farewell to them as he is preparing to […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2016
News, Politics
With the Guyana Government not budging from its 10% to 1% salary increase offer to public servants, the union representing the interest of the nation’s public servants, the GPSU is moving to conciliation and has informed the Chief Labour Officer of the decision. In a statement, the GPSU said the matter has not evolved into […]
By News Source Guyana on September 23, 2016
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(GINA) The solution to the overcrowding at the Georgetown Prisons, Camp Street, Georgetown, lies in the ability to expand the Mazaruni prisons, according to Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan. The Minister, speaking on the issue of overpopulation in the prisons, said there isn’t much the Ministry can do at this stage because more space […]
By News Source Guyana on September 23, 2016
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First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said that global solidarity is a prerequisite to ensure the stamping out of gender inequalities in keeping with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal Three, which speaks to the empowerment of women and girls. She made these remarks during a panel discussion at the Annual General Meeting of the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 23, 2016
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The Guyana Defence Force has announced that it has found no evidence that any of its ranks were involved in any beating or torture of anyone at Yupukari as a probe continues into the discovery of an illegal aircraft in the interior area. With no evidence or an actual report, PPP Member of Parliament Nigel […]
By News Source Guyana on September 22, 2016
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The mother of a student of the St. Margaret’s Primary School is coming under fire and could face charges after she barged into the school yard and slapped an 8-year-old boy who was reportedly involved in a fight with her son. Teachers were left stunned on Wednesday afternoon when the woman decided to take matters […]
By News Source Guyana on September 22, 2016
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council, Glenroy Cumberbatch, believes that there may be a need to ensure the teaching and training being offered to the region’s children coincides with the needs of the region. Speaking at the accreditation ceremony to award Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQs) in Guyana, Mr. Cumberbatch complained that the education and […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2016
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44-year-old Berbice woman, Tricia Elisabeth Loo, was today slapped with a $25.6 million fine and sentenced to three years in jail after she enter a guilty plea to the charge of trafficking more than 20 pounds of cocaine. Loo appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after she was nabbed […]