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The Board of Directors of the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) and the Guyana Chronicle were finalized at the Tuesday, September 1 meeting of Cabinet. The announcement was made on Friday by State Minister Joseph Harmon who also announced the appointment of the Board for the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA). The Boards have not […]
An elderly man was robbed of $20 Million on Thursday night after he uplifted the money from a relative who was in the Princess Casino gambling. However, the money was not part of any winnings. According to reports, the gambler reportedly made contact with the relative and asked him to come to the casino to […]
In the face of the resistance from the Berbice Bridge Company to lower the tolls for the bridge, the government on Friday announced its intention to launch a water taxi service. State Minister Joseph Harmon said the service will commence even as the government continues to engage the bridge company to consider and facilitate, in the […]
Police investigators are probing an early morning robbery at the home of City Town Clerk Royston King. It was just after 2:00am today when the armed bandits invaded the home of King and made off with an undisclosed sum of cash. King, in a telephone interview with News Source, said the men were unmasked and entered […]
Just two hours before sunrise on Friday morning two gunmen opened fire on a youth in Albouystown, Georgetown, killing him on the spot. The dead man has been identified as 24-year-old Senassie Lewis of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown. According to reports reaching News Source, Lewis was liming in the vicinity of the Ghetto Flex night spot in […]
ROSEAU, Dominica – A preliminary assessment of the effects of Tropical Storm Erika on the island of Dominica has found damage to basic infrastructure alone that amounts to nearly half of the small country’s GDP, the prime minister said Thursday. Repairs to roads and bridges across the eastern Caribbean island will total more than $226 […]
The Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Airlines has promised that the airline will improve its service to the Guyana market as it values the route. On Thursday, the CAL Chief Executive Officer and other company executives met with Minister of State Joe Harmon to express the company’s commitment to the Guyana market. According to a statement […]
Internationally recognised Guyanese diplomat, Sir Shridath Ramphal has issued a call for Guyanese politicians to take greater responsibility in promoting and ensuring social cohesion in the country. The call was issued on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the Social Cohesion Round-table at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, Lilliendaal. “Political leaders have a particular responsibility to […]
The University of Guyana has announced that Professor Nigel Harris who is the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, has been appointed to serve as the ninth Chancellor of the University of Guyana. The appointment took effect on August 26, 2015. Professor Harris who is Guyanese, has succeeded another Guyanese, Dr Compton […]
Search teams are heading back to the Kaieteur National Park this morning to continue the search for missing tourist Gynashwarie Laleta Sivinand. The woman disappeared from a tour group on Tuesday during a visit to the Kaieteur falls and has not been seen since. Special forces from the Guyana Defence Force have now joined the search […]
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