By News Source Guyana on January 12, 2016
News, Politics
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Communications Network, Molly Hassan, has tendered her resignation to the board of the company, giving them three month’s notice as stipulated by her contract. Hassan served in the position for just over a year and a half and her decision to move on from the company is expected […]
By News Source Guyana on January 12, 2016
News
An early Tuesday morning fire has completely gutted the Liana Cane furniture factory in the East Coast village of Plaisance. Residents close the factor were awakened by heavy smoke bellowing from the building which was quickly engulfed in flames. No cause of the fire has been determined, but many persons suspect that it may have […]
By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
News, Politics
The USAID Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) project is reporting success from the training conducted with dozens of Guyanese youth who benefited from the recent Presidential Pardon on their jail sentences. The SKYE Project was asked to work with young people who benefited from the pardon which was granted by President David Granger […]
By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
Elections, News, Politics
The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has welcomed President David Granger’s recent support for freedom of choice by persons in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender(LGBT) community. However, the group remains disappointed in the lack of action by the government to address many of the concerns in the LGBT community. SASOD believes it is time […]
By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
Elections, News, Politics
The Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) on Monday condemned comments attributed to former Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall, which were published in Today’s Stabroek News and which give the impression that the President has been interfering in the operations of the security forces. In a statement, the Ministry said it believes “that this is a […]
By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
News, Politics
Veteran Guyanese journalist and broadcaster, Enrico Woolford has been named as part of a five-member Commonwealth team to observe the upcoming snap elections in Vanuatu. Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. Former Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Hubert Ingraham, will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group to Vanuatu for its General Election […]
By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
News
Guyana’s lone revenue collection agency, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has again expressed worry with the rising level of non compliance among Guyanese tax payers. GRA Chairman Rawle Lucas said the high level of tax non compliance in Guyana is a sad reality and promised changes within the revenue collection entity to deal with this […]
By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
News, Politics
President David Granger is being harshly criticized by the opposition People’s Progressive Party for his recent Cabinet/Ministerial changes within his coalition government. The opposition party on Monday raised several concerns over the changes and said it was synonymous to the game of musical chairs, but believes at least one of the changes may be necessary. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 11, 2016
News
Police investigators are preparing to file murder and other charges against the God brother of murdered British teenager, Dominic Bernard. Investigators also intend to file murder charges against a friend of the God brother who they believe played a role in murdering the teen and burying his body in a Berbice shallow grave. Police investigators […]
By News Source Guyana on January 10, 2016
News, Politics
The Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Rawle Lucas, on Sunday slammed the Private Sector Commission over its “malicious” statement that the GRA searched and seized property from the home of the GRA Commissioner General, Khurshid Sattaur who is on 200 days leave to allow an audit. In his statement, Mr. Lucas emphasized that “the GRA […]