By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2017
News
Police investigators at Linden are probing a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday night on the Amelia’s Ward public road, Linden. 29-year-old, ambulance driver, Wilbert Sydney has become the latest road fatality. The Wismar man was at the time riding his motorcycle when the accident occurred. The accident also involved motor car # PNN 4510, driven […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2017
Crime, News
Jamaican Police investigators and drug enforcement agents have reported a major drug bust in the island with links to Guyana and Suriname. According to Jamaican Police, officers attached to the Narcotics Division and members of the Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) of the Jamaica Custom Agency conducted an operation at the Kingston Freeport Terminal, Gordon Quay, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
News, Politics
President David Granger said that Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo must submit a list that matches the criteria set out in keeping with Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana for the selection of a ‘fit and proper’ person to fill the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
News, Politics
President David Granger has rejected the latest list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman post that was submitted by the Leader of the Opposition. In a letter to Mr. Jagdeo today, the President said that the Constitution provides for the Opposition Leader to submit a list of persons who are not unacceptable to the President […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
News, Politics
The Ministry of Natural Resources this afternoon announced that as an act of good faith, the government will not prosecute the charges against the more than 20 persons arrested on Sunday May 28, 2017 for mining within the iconic Kaieteur National Park. According to the Ministry, the Park has been designated a Protected Area and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
News, Politics
Even as the National Toshaos Council issued a call for the government to drop charges against miners found mining in the Kaieteur National Park, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Friday defended the government’s move to clamp down on illegal mining in the protected area. Mr. Harmon said while several workers were arrested for the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
News, Politics
Minister of State, Joe Harmon, today made it clear that the Cabinet has made any decision or had any discussions with regards to a move to a referendum for the repeal of anti-gay laws in Guyana. At his post-cabinet press briefing on Friday morning, Mr. Harmon explained that the issue has not reached cabinet. He told […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
News
Guyana is preparing to grant a production licence to the ExxonMobil company for production of petroleum to move ahead in 2020. Under the licensing agreement, Guyana will benefit from 50% of the profits from the petroleum sale along with 2% of the royalties. Under a previous contract signed in 1999, Guyana would have only been getting 1% of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
News, Politics
The National Toshaos council wants the government to drop all charges against those miners who were nabbed mining illegally in the Kaieteur National park area. In a statement last evening, the body of indigenous leaders, made a direct appeal to the President for the charges to be dismissed. “We ask that His Excellency take a close […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2017
News
(GINA) The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), which has responsibilities for disaster management and risk reduction, is urging all citizens to be on alert even as Minister of Public Infrastructure, Mr. David Patterson has given the assurance that all systems have been activated to mitigate any possible flooding as the country prepares for forecasted heavy and […]