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“Ambassador Harper should have told the PPP No” says Granger

Presidential Candidate for the APNU-AFC Coalition, retired Brigadier David Granger believes that the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Elizabeth Harper should have said “no” to the People’s Progressive Party when she was offered the Prime Ministerial Candidate position. President Donald Ramotar on Saturday morning named the career diplomat as his running mate […]

PM Hinds offers best wishes to new PPP Prime Ministerial Candidate

Guyana’s longest serving Prime Minister, Sam Hinds, has extended best wishes to the new Prime Ministerial Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, Ambassador Elizabeth Harper. This will be the first time that the PPP Civic will be heading into national elections in 22 years without Sam Hinds as the Prime Ministerial Candidate. In offering […]

PPP names Ambassador Elisabeth Harper as PM Candidate

In a Saturday surprise, Guyana’s governing party, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic named Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Guyana’s Ambassador to CARICOM, Ms. Elisabeth Harper as its Prime Ministerial Candidate. The announcement was made at a Freedom House press briefing hosted by party General Secretary, Clement Rohee. The press briefing began with […]

Toshao who blocked Ramotar from Moco Moco visit released by Police

The Moco Moco village Toshao who was arrested early Friday on rape allegations was released on Friday evening  from Police custody on his own recognizance. Toshao Mark George was arrested and taken into custody just days after he denied permission for President Donald Ramotar to visit the Amerindian community for a political meeting. According to […]

DPP advises no charges for Presidential guard accused of slapping teacher

The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that no charges be filed against the Presidential bodyguard who allegedly slapped an Aishalton teacher who heckled President Ramotar during a community political meeting back in December. The teacher’s attorney, Nigel Hughes received a letter from the Police Commissioner (ag) Seelal Persaud informing him of the DPP’s advice. […]

Guyanese man busted at British Airport with cocaine

(Manchester Evening News)  Border staff seized two kilos of cocaine and arrested a man flying in from Barbados on suspicion of smuggling. Border Force officers recovered 72 packages of cocaine with an estimated street value of around £300,000 during a hi-tech search operation at Manchester Airport. Wade Williams, 53, of Georgetown, Guyana, South America, was […]

Magistrate who found PM’s son guilty of assault fired

The Georgetown Magistrate who on February 6th 2015, found the son of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds guilty on an assault charge has been fired. Magistrate Geeta Chandan Edmund was on Friday given her marching orders by the Judicial Service Commission just moments after she adjourned the sentencing of the Prime Minister’s son because of the absence […]

Toshao who blocked Ramotar from visiting Moco Moco arrested

The Moco Moco village Toshao who denied permission for President Donald Ramotar to visit the Region 9 village because of late notice, has been arrested. Toshao Mark George told News Source from the Lethem Police Station that he was arrested and taken into custody on Friday midday by the Police without any explanation for the […]

Teacher and students killed in Mahaicony accident

A teacher and six of her students were killed on Friday afternoon when the car they were travelling in plunged into a canal at Mahaicony in Region Five. Officials of the region have confirmed the accident to News Source. The group was reportedly heading back home from a day of Mashramani activities. The teacher has […]

President Ramotar names Jagdeo as Head of Economic Council

Less than three months before Guyanese head to the polls for national elections and just over three years since elections were last held, President Donald Ramotar has named his predecessor, former President Bharrat Jagdeo as the head of a National Economic Council. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon in a statement issued by the […]