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NCN fires Head of its Berbice operations

The Head of the National Communications Network (NCN) Berbice operations Faizal Jafarally was on Friday morning fired. The dismissal was confirmed by Jafarally himself. News Source was informed that a team, including NCN’s CEO Molly Hassan and Communications Director at the Ministry of the Presidency Mark Archer travelled to the New Amsterdam location this morning […]

Fired NCN Editors deny financial impropriety and believe dismissals are politically motivated

The two news editors who were fired from the state-owned National Communications Network are fighting back this morning and have accused NCN of firing them for their perceived political affiliation. In a statement, the former NCN staffers Edward Layne and Adele Rampersaud said “we wish to categorically reject these claims which bear no truth and […]

NCN fires senior news editor and news editor over $68,000 fraud

The National Communications Network on Thursday afternoon fired two of its news editors over a $68,000 fraud that involved hotel booking and bogus receipts. Senior News Editor and former anchor Eddy Layne and News Editor Adele Rampersaud were sent packing by NCN management following the findings of an investigation into an incident that occurred during […]

Two Senior staffers at Public Service Ministry sent home after attempt to transfer government vehicles

Two senior staffers at the Ministry of Public Service have been sent on leave after they attempted to transfer a number of government vehicles to private individuals including a former minister and her spouse. Police investigators have been called in to probe the alleged fraud after documents were found with forged signatures seeking to have […]

Miner dies after Mahdia mining pit collapse

A gold miner died this afternoon following a mining pit collapse at Jumbie Creek in the Mahdia community. Another miner is in a critical condition. The names of the two miners have not been released. The incident reportedly took place just after 12 noon on Thursday as the miners were in the pit digging for […]

PPP calls on government to urgently pass Anti-money laundering bill as it continues to stay away from parliament

The opposition People’s Progressive Party is pleading with the new APNU+AFC government to ensure Guyana enacts, earliest, amended Anti – Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing legislation, lest the country is exposed to more international pressure. The call comes at a time when the PPP continues to reject its demotion to opposition status, after 23 years in […]

Meadowbrook man gunned down in home during robbery

Police investigators are probing the death of a 27-year-old man from the Meadowbrook area who was gunned down in his house just after returning home last evening after a night out with his girlfriend. The incident reportedly took place just before midnight. The dead man has been identified as Jason Cort. He worked at the […]

Georgetown Hospital nurses protest CEO’s removal of Matron

Dozens of patients were left unattended at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday when the dismissal of the Director of Nursing Services Colleen Hicks sparked a massive protest outside the facility. Scores of Nurses and other health care professionals abandoned their patients and posts as they demanded the matron’s reinstatement. News Source was informed […]