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The Ministry of Education is calling on religious organisations across Guyana to join in national prayer for students, teachers and school communities as the 2026–2027 academic year gets underway next Monday. In a memorandum today, Chief Education Officer Saddam Hussain, appealed to leaders of religious organisations to include special prayers during worship services and other gatherings in […]
A Cuban national was found dead under a container at the Muneshwers shipping terminal at Houston this morning. The dead man has been identified as 23-year-old Alex Jesus Gonzales Beria, who was a construction worker. The man reportedly resided at Canal No. 1 on the West Bank Demerara. The circumstances surrounding the man’s crushing death […]
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has condemned the recent mining incursion in the Chinese Landing Village. The Association has stated that the gold miner and his representatives have been violating the community’s land rights. In a release today, the APA called for the immediate intervention of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), and Guyana Geology […]
Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Stephen Telford, has announced that passport applications will be done by appointment only via the online application appointment system. The new system comes months after the roll out of the e-appointment and e-passport application system. The digital system allows persons to fill out applications, upload necessary documents, and schedule appointments for […]
The High Court has awarded $1 Million in damages plus Court costs to former Assistant Commissioner of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Paul Slowe, after finding that his Constitutional right to personal liberty was violated during an arrest at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court back in 2021. In a judgment this week, […]
The Chinese Landing Village Council has turned down a request from the Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to have mediation talks with the miner at the center of the land dispute, on the grounds that such a meeting cannot take place when there is an active attempt to invade their indigenous […]
More than 48 hours after officials of the opposition parties, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) met for talks, and pledged to release a joint statement on the way forward, that statement is still to be released. News Source understands that a proposal was made for the creation of […]
The Court of Appeal intends to issue a number of orders and directions for the hearing of an appeal brought by the Leader of the Opposition and Businessman Azruddin Mohamed, and his father challenging sections of the High Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Fugitive Offenders Act. Those orders and directions will be issued […]
Following the detention of a go-fast boat belonging to Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, the Maritime Administration Department has indicated that the boat is unlicensed and Mr. Mohamed is also not licensed to be operating a vessel. In its statement this afternoon, MARAD said based on its records, neither the fast craft nor Mr. Azruddin Mohamed […]
While no date has been confirmed as yet for the start of the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry, a venue for the public hearings has been identified, but will not be made public until the Commission begins to issue notices about its planned commencement. Speaking briefly with News Source this morning, the Secretary to the […]
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