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One day before the Demerara Harbour Bridge is slated to return to its normal retraction schedule after a week of disruptions, the Bridge’s Management is bracing for the possibility of further downtime and disruptions to marine traffic. A new and unexpected problem has been uncovered on the 40- year-old bridge, affecting one of the Hydraulic […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have taken a shipping broker into custody following the discovery of 147 pounds of cocaine in rice shipments that were about to leave Guyana for Belgium. According to a statement from CANU, the shipment of cocaine was found concealed in sealed 45kg bags of rice. CANU and the […]
The Rockstone Fish Festival turned tragic on Sunday with the drowning of a 13-year-old girl and a 50 year-old relative who tried to save her. The dead girl has been identified as Yasha Prince of Bagotstown. The man who tried to save her and also drowned has been identified as her uncle, Gavin Moses of […]
A Trinidadian man is in Police custody in Georgetown after he allegedly faked his own kidnapping, with the help of two other Trinidadians. The Trinidadian man, who has been identified as 33-year-old Sawak Maraj, arrived in Guyana on Friday morning and claimed that he was here for a job interview. He was picked up at […]
A few days after nine men were arrested in boat with with AK-47 guns, ammunition and marijuana, the Captain of the boat appeared in Court on Friday and was sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to illegal weapon and marijuana possession. 44-Year-Old, Dexter Valenzuela, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and pleaded […]
In a statement on Friday evening, the US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway called for a “quick resolution” to any court matter surrounding the recent appointment of a Chairman of the Elections Commission. Mr. Holloway said “while we urge everyone to engage in democratic dialogue to discuss differences of opinion, we stress that the Courts […]
A prisoner, who was recently recaptured after escaping from the Lusignan prison, was sentenced to 20 years in jail today after pleading guilty to manslaughter. 36-Year-Old Kendall Skeete, kept a broad smile on his face as he stood before Justice James Bovell-Drakes to face sentencing after pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. He […]
Faced with what it believes is “more of the same”, a “betrayed” Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Friday said it continues to encounter political reluctance to address the “peppercorn salaries” being paid to public servants. GPSU President, Patrick Yarde said the Union now feels betrayed and is no longer deluded into thinking that a […]
One day after walking out of salary increase talks with the Ministry of Education, the Guyana Teachers Union returned to the negotiating table to discuss the Union’s concerns about the lack of progress with regard to negotiations of salary increases and other non-salary benefits for its members. In a joint statement, the Union and the […]
Having walked out of salary negotiations with the Ministry of Education on Thursday, the Guyana Teachers Union is now holding firm to its demands in a multi-year salary proposal, while encouraging teachers to get set for strike action. In the proposal obtained by News Source, the GTU wants the Ministry of Education to agree to […]
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