By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana has discovered that there are still several government-owned vehicles that are missing and others that were transferred to private hands just as the PPP Civic administration was getting ready to leave office. Minister of State Joe Harmon on Thursday said the State Asset Recovery Unit which was recently set up will […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
Executive Member of the People’s Progressive Party and former Member of Parliament, Gail Teixeira believes that the law ought to take its course and the police ought to be allowed to do their work in the case of the alleged fraud involving a number of government vehicles that were being transferred to a former PPP […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
In an effort the rid the streets of illegal firearms and reduce gun crimes, the Ministry of Public Security is looking to introduce a programme through which amnesty can be granted to persons carrying these illegal weapons. Public Security Minister and Vice President Khemraj Ramjattan has announced that persons are being encouraged to surrender these illegal […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party will not be in Parliament for Thursday’s presentation and passage of the Anti Money Laundering Amendment Bill, but the party is concerned that the new government has added amendments to the Bill that were not requested by international Financial Action Task Force and may not be in compliance with the recommendations of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force has been called upon to ensure more rigorous background checks are carried out on new recruits as efforts are being made at other levels to rid the force of rogue cops. The charge was made by Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan as he met with members of the Upper Corentyne Chamber […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana has been forced to pull the plug on a number of former officials of the previous administration and their family members accessing the facilities of the Guyana Oil Company to fill up the fuel tanks of their vehicles. News Source understands that a number of officials of the former government and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
President David Granger has assured United States oil company, Exxon Mobil that it has nothing to fear in terms of its current operations in Guyana’s waters as the company has the backing of the Guyana Government, and international law as it continues exploration in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone. In a recent interview, the Head of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News
Police investigators are probing the death of a suspected bandit who was shot last evening outside a bar in Middleton Street in Campbellville just as he attempted to rob a patron of the bar. The incident took place just after 11pm and the robbery victim is nursing a gunshot wound to his face. The suspected bandit […]
By News Source Guyana on June 23, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force has confirmed that all of the vehicles belonging to the Ministry of Public Service and which were in the possession of private individuals have been returned as the investigations into the fraud case widens. A senior police official confirmed to News Source that all of the vehicles that are at the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 23, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party is expected to file its elections petition in the High Court as early as tomorrow as it moves to demonstrate its seriousness in challenging the results of the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections. The PPP on Monday filed an affidavit seeking the Court’s permission to file the petition, […]