By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2017
News
Fire officers were called out on Thursday afternoon as a blaze ripped through a two-storey Caneview Avenue, South Ruimveldt house. The quick response and work of the Fire Service resulted in the blaze being contained to the one building. Nearby houses were only partly scorched and the bottom flat of the house was saved. It […]
By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2017
News, Politics
The Movement Against Parking Meters, hosted its third protest against the introduction of the parking meter project outside City Hall today. A large crowd gathered once again to make known their disapproval with the City Council’s awarding of a contract to the Smart City Solutions company to introduce parking meters in Georgetown. They maintain that […]
By News Source Guyana on February 16, 2017
Caribbean & International, News
-by Handel Duncan- The 28th Inter-sessional Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) opened at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown with Secretary-General of CARICOM – Ambassador Irwin LaRocque telling the gathering of Heads that the region is not delivering results as fast as it should in a number of areas. Ambassador LaRocque listed […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2017
Crime, News
Former murder accused, Leon Duncan aka “Whistle”, was today remanded to prison for the shooting incident that took place in the Privilege nightclub, injuring two persons. Today he was charged with attempted murder and discharging a loaded firearm. The Prosecution’s case is that “Whistle” was approached by three individuals in the club and an altercation […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2017
News, Politics
With oil production on the horizon and increased gold production taking place, Guyana is aiming to become a member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) by the end of 2017 and as part of that move, the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative – Multi-Stakeholder Group (G-EITI MSG) was launched today. To become an EITI […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2017
News
Local telecommunications company, GTT, today announced a major restructuring plan that will see 120 positions within the company being made redundant over the next 12 months. The company currently has more than 700 persons in its employ. In a statement, the company said the move is aimed at aligning the company with the new environment in […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2017
News
The Transparency Institute of Guyana Incorporated is once again adding its voice of concern about the implementation of parking meters in Georgetown. As it has done previously, the watchdog group is calling out the City Council over the lack of transparency in its contract and the lead up to the contract with the Smart City […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2017
News, Politics
Persons who are found to have been sharing pornographic materials of students will be dealt with by the Education Ministry, following ongoing investigations. This was according to Minister within Education Ministry, Nicolette Henry, who made the announcement during a visit to several schools across Georgetown to engage students on the matter. The schools visited are […]
By News Source Guyana on February 15, 2017
News, Politics
A recent amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act to restrict business owners from leaving the shores of Guyana if they owe payments of the Value Added Tax to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), is being challenged legally by PPP Member of Parliament and former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall. According to court documents, the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2017
Crime, News
Sixty-two year old Queenstown resident, Harry Baptiste was placed on $200,000 bail on Tuesday after being charged in a $2 million fraud case. Baptiste appeared before the Chief Magistrate and the charge was read to him. The Prosecution’s case is that he collected $2 million in cash from Audrey Mootoosammy, as payment for the purchase […]