By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2016
News, Politics
The United States and Guyana are celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations and that milestone comes at the same time that the US is celebrating its 240th Independence Anniversary. At a reception on Wednesday evening, U.S Ambassador to Guyana Perry Hollaway offered advice on protecting Guyana’s own freedom and liberties of Independence. The U.S envoy said citizens […]
By News Source Guyana on July 6, 2016
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The Ministry of Social Protection is enforcing the point that for persons to be eligible for the Old Age pension, they must meet the residency and other requirements. “Old Age Pension is not an entitlement from employment, as in the case of Government Pension and National Insurance Scheme Pension, but rather Old Age Pension is […]
By News Source Guyana on July 6, 2016
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Fours Months after being slapped with 24 charges of stealing money from the government, the trial of former Minister of Public Service under the PPP, Jennifer Westford and her former Personnel Officer Margaret Cummings got underway in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. But within minutes of the commencement of the hearing, Magistrate Judy Latchman […]
By News Source Guyana on July 6, 2016
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A pregnant woman was on Wednesday sentenced to jail-time, days after she was busted with cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The woman was found with the concealed in a sanitary napkin between her legs and in the handles of a straw bag. When she appeared in court this morning, 26-year-old Patrima Isaacs, also […]
By News Source Guyana on July 6, 2016
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(MOTP) President David Granger, on Tuesday, met with the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, on the sidelines of the Thirty-seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to discuss matters of mutual interest on the bilateral, regional and international agenda and his impending trip to Chile later […]
By News Source Guyana on July 6, 2016
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
As Leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prepare to wrap up their 37th Regular Meeting today in Guyana, the absence of women representation at the table is being called into focus. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has expressed disappointment, saying that the absence of a female face as the Head of a CARICOM state tells a […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2016
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The Ministry of Social Protection will be putting measures in place to ensure Guyanese who live in other countries do not access a Guyanese old age pension. Minister Lawrence described it as ‘double dipping’ when persons not living in Guyana, access pension from both the Guyanese government and the country in which they live. “We […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2016
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The results of the 2016 National Grade Six Examinations are out with two boys tying for the first position in the country. Both are from private schools in Georgetown. Anthony Ferriera from Mae’s Under 12 and Aryan Singh from the Dharmic Rama Krishna Primary School told News Source that they were hardly shocked by the announcement but […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2016
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Guyana’s South American neighbour to the east and CARICOM sister state Suriname, is supportive of the push for a Juridical Settlement to the Border Controversy Guyana shares with Venezuela. Surinamese President Desi Bouterse met with President David Granger last week, where the two leaders discussed a range of issues including Venezuela’s claims to Guyana’s Essequibo […]
By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2016
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The results of the 2016 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) were released by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday with two students gaining the #1 spot. The two students who gained the top position are Anthony Ferriea from Mae’s Under 12 and Anya Singh from the Dharmic Rama Krishna Primary School. Both students gained 568 […]