By News Source Guyana on November 2, 2017
News
Local telecommunications giant, GTT, has handed over a cheque of just over 4.7 million dollars to the Guyana Cancer Foundation. The handover, which took place on Wednesday at GTT Brickdam, has brought the curtains down on the company’s breast cancer awareness month observances. The money also represents proceeds from a number of promotions that the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2017
News
The Hydromet Office on Wednesday issued a seasonal forecast for Guyana and predicted that rainfall during the Christmas season is expected to be above average. The increase in rainfall can, in some instances, result in localized flooding and an upsurge in mosquito breeding and other moisture related pests, it cautioned. “The output from the Seasonal […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2017
News, Politics
Still refusing to be a part of any formal budget consultations with the government and amid insistence of non-cooperation, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo now wants the APNU+AFC government to include its proposed measures in its 2018 National Budget. Ahead of the presentation of the government’s 2018 fiscal plan to the National Assembly, the Opposition People’s […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2017
News
The Guyana Police Force and the National Road Safety Council are moving to educate the public on the correct use of child restraints for toddlers and young children traveling in passenger vehicles. Traffic Chief Deon Moore told journalists on Tuesday that as soon as the period of education is over, the Force’s Traffic Department will […]
By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2017
News, Politics
The Ministry of Public Health is reassuring citizens that the tablets being distributed for filarial prevention are safe and it is confident that all of the drugs being administered as part of the nationwide campaign are safe. The statement comes in wake of the death of a young child whose relatives claim that she became […]
By News Source Guyana on October 31, 2017
Crime, News
High Court Judge, Gino Persaud, today denied the application of Marcus Bisram to have the murder charge against him dismissed. In his ruling to throw out the application, Justice Persaud also fined the applicant $250,000 for wasting the Court’s time following a recent effort to withdraw the application. In a statement to the Court, Bisram’s […]
By News Source Guyana on October 31, 2017
Crime, News
He came to Guyana, claiming that he was here for a job interview, but today Trinidadian national, Sawak Maraj, found himself appearing before Guyana’s Chief Magistrate facing charges of staging his own kidnapping. The 33-year-old man denied the allegations presented to him at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court that he knowingly conspired with others to gave […]
By News Source Guyana on October 31, 2017
News
Ahead of observances for Tourism Awareness Month, Business Minister Dominic Gaskin is urging operators across the sector to up their game in an effort to raise standards. Tourism Awareness Month was launched on Tuesday and will be observed during the month of November under the theme: “Sustainable Tourism – a tool for development.” Mr. Gaskin […]
By News Source Guyana on October 30, 2017
Crime, News
Two male commercial sex workers who had previous brushes with the law, were remanded to jail today on a robbery charge. 19-year-old, Godfrey Cox and 21-year-old, Kevin Forester appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and denied the robbery allegation. The charge stated that on the 24th October on Croal Street, the two robbed Victor Best of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 30, 2017
News, Politics
Smiles plastered the faces of the Executives of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) as they emerged from a one-hour meeting with the President David Granger just after 12 noon on Monday. “The union will no longer be going forward with the planned strike for Thursday and Friday,” GTU President Mark Lyte told reporters. He said […]