By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2014
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The Guyana Police Force, after two months has finally broken its silence on the complaint made by the Alliance For Change against the Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh about what the AFC considers “the illegal spending of some $4.5B”. In a statement, the Police Force declared that based on legal advice, the issue would be […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2014
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The Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited has denied any fraud and financial irregularities with regard to its contract with the Government of Guyana for the construction of the Specialty Hospital. The company on Thursday afternoon broke its silence over the decision by the Government of Guyana to scrap the hospital construction contract, describing the allegations put […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2014
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In a terse response to the Leader of the Opposition’s demand that a date be announced for local government elections by Monday, September 16, President Donald Ramotar said there is no need for the Leader of the Opposition to remind him about his constitutional duties as Head of State. Opposition Leader David Granger wrote the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2014
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The main opposition group, A Partnership for National Unity has reiterated its support for the “No Confidence” motion against the People’s Progressive Party Civic administration. The motion has been put forward by the Alliance For Change. In a Wednesday afternoon statement, the APNU said that “it has committed itself to supporting the ‘No Confidence’ motion against the […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2014
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The Government of Guyana through its Chief Spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon on Wednesday described the actions by the Indian Construction Firm, Surendra Engineering as a “criminal act”. The Donald Ramotar Administration has been forced to sever all ties with the Surendra Company for the construction of the Speciality Hospital after it confirmed that financial documents […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2014
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The Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon was getting ready to hang up his political coat and head into retirement at the end of the year, but the move by the Opposition to table and pass a no confidence motion in the government has forced Luncheon to put […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2014
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The Government of Guyana on Tuesday announced moves to scrap the contract it entered into with the Surendra Engineering Company of India for the construction of the Specialty Hospital while expressing its deep concerns about the company’s execution of the contract for the design and construction of the Hospital. The move by the government is as […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2014
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One of Guyana’s most famous landmarks and heritage sites, the Umana Yana was completely gutted by fire on Tuesday afternoon and fire investigators believe the cause may be electrical in origin. The Guyana Fire Service received emergency calls just around 3:29pm after persons noticed the fire ripping across the roof of the structure. The Fire […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2014
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Leader of the Opposition David Granger has issued an ultimatum to President Donald Ramotar for the announcement of a date for the hosting of Local Government Elections. In a strongly toned letter dated 9th September, 2014, Mr. Granger reminded the President of the need for Local Government Elections which have not been held since 1994 […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2014
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Regional carrier, LIAT has announced that effective October 30, 2014, the airline will add three additional weekly flights to its schedule between Barbados’ Grantley Adams Airport and Guyana’s Ogle International Airport. The three additional services per week to Ogle in Guyana will be on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, bringing the total number of services to […]