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The 16-year-old Guyanese boy who went missing from his Brooklyn, New York home on August 28 has been found alive and well. Relatives are breathing a sigh of relief after Ryan Matthews was found earlier this week in the New York area. Matthews who moved to New York from Guyana just a year ago, went […]
The Ministry of Public Security has announced that the firearm amnesty has been extended. The amnesty period was expected to come to an end yesterday but the government gave the go ahead for an extension. The amnesty will now end on October 14. According to Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, over 100 guns and […]
The Guyana government is bringing the hammer down on the Chinese construction firm – China Harbor Engineering – which has been contracted to do the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes visited the company on Tuesday following instructions for the company to cease operations […]
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) used its 21st Biennial Delegates Conference on Wednesday to blast the previous People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government for its relegation of the public service but also to put the new APNU+AFC administration on notice that it will not countenance a situation where it mimics its predecessor, in its treatment […]
As the government’s one-month gun amnesty comes to a close today, Public Security Ministry Khemraj Ramjattan has made a final appeal for holders of illegal firearms and ammunition to surrender them to the police within the remaining hours. Speaking to News Source on Wednesday, Ramjattan said he is also considering an extension of the amnesty, […]
Police investigators are probing the gunning down murder of East Ruimveldt resident, Dexter Griffith. The man who is believed to be 36-years-old was shot dead last evening in front of a relative’s home where he was sitting. Investigators have said the murder appeared like an execution type killing. Persons who were close by said moments […]
Even as the Guyana Government is getting ready to dispatch new Diplomats to its missions overseas, President David Granger has laid out his expectation for the persons who will take up those posts as High Commissioners, Ambassadors and Consul Generals. Speaking to the media on Tuesday in New York, the President said this is the […]
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday afternoon delivered an address to the 70th United Nations General Assembly in New York but while he championed the need for peace across the world, he had little to say about the ongoing Guyana/Venezuela Border controversy. Brushing over the matter, Maduro extended appreciation to UN Secretary General, Ban Ki […]
Over 70 Guyanese nationals gathered outside the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday morning in support of President David Granger and his government’s position against the Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s territory. Chanting the words of Dave Martin’s “Not a Blade of Grass”, the protesters made known their objections to Venezuela’s claim. Well known Guyanese designer Roger […]
by Gordon Moseley at UN Headquarters in New York In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President David Granger called on the international body to do more than just monitor conflicts that affect small states like Guyana. He said the United Nations must act in the interest of those small states. “Guyana […]
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