By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
News
Police investigators have arrested a suspected bandit after he ran away, along with his accomplices, after a church robbery, but became wary. A West Coast Demerara pastor and several church members were on Sunday night robbed in excess of $500,000 while being held at gunpoint as they closed the church doors following a service. According to the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
News, Politics
The United States Embassy in Georgetown has been increasing the number of non-immigrant visas that are granted to Guyanese nationals. In an interview with News Source at the U.S Embassy on Friday, Ambassador Perry Holloway said that based on recent figures, 60% of the persons who apply for a visitors visa in Guyana are successful […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
News
President David Granger will make his third address to the Parliament next Thursday, October 22, as it comes out of recess. Government Chief Whip Amna Ally told News Source on Monday that the sitting will be suspended to facilitate the President’s arrival and subsequent address. President Granger’s address will focus on the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy and […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
News
After failing to establish a local law school during its 23 years in government, the opposition People’s Progressive Party now wants the 5-month old coalition government to move swiftly and establish a local School of Legal Education. At a Monday morning press conference, General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee called […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2015
News, Politics
Political Activist and Professor, Dr. David Hinds in a weekend column has taken the five- month-old APNU+AFC government to task over its recent move to raise the salaries for members of government and Parliament by up to 50%. He is questioning whether the government has lost touch with reality in just five months. Hinds, like […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2015
News
Narcotics Police Officers based at the Ogle International Airport arrested a 60-year-old Guyanese woman on Sunday afternoon after she was found with a quantity of cocaine and marijuana in her suitcases. The woman was preparing to board a flight to Barbados when the bust was made. According to a police report, the 60-year-old was found […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2015
News, Politics
An investigative team from the UN Secretary General’s office will arrive in Guyana tomorrow to begin talks with the Guyana government on the border controversy involving neighbouring Venezuela. UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon made a brief stop at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport on Sunday afternoon and held discussions with Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2015
News
Two guards from RK Secuirty Service were held at gunpoint and one of them was shot on Sunday afternoon in Georgetown as bandits relieved them of a bag of money that was being transported to the bank. According to reports, the guards were held up at Middle and East Streets by three armed men who were […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2015
News, Politics
Government has expressed dissatisfaction with the way in which mining is done in Guyana, especially the damage to the environment, and is taking steps to correct this. “Mining is a worthy occupation, endeavour … but I believe it is not being carried out in the best ways possible, so Government is not satisfied, especially the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2015
News, Politics
With the Drug Enforcement Agency of the United States getting ready to have its office in Guyana permanently staffed, the US Ambassador to Guyana has indicated that his government is prepared to assist Guyana with specialized equipment to further tackle the narco trafficking problem through the country’s airports. Over the years, there have been a […]