By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2025
News
Incensed over a pre-election report published by international observer mission, The Carter Center, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today scolded the Elections Observer Mission for attempting to “dictate” the operations of local banks that have taken a decision to cut ties with candidates of We Invest in Nationhood […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
The State is facing a $200 Million lawsuit from the common law wife of 21-year, Linden resident Ronaldo Peters, who was shot and killed earlier this year by the police in Linden. The incident took place back in April, triggering widespread protests. A Police Sergeant has since been charged and remanded to prison over the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
On the eve of members of the Disciplined Services casting their ballots in this year’s General Elections, the political parties contesting the elections have been making their direct pitches to the members of the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service, who will be voting on Friday. Members of the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2025
Crime, News
An investigation has been launched into the murder of 63-year-old security guard, Paul Devonish. He died on Tuesday night after being stabbed by one of his colleagues, 29-year-old Nicosie Clement. Both security guards were attached to the Sheriff Security company. A Police report stated that the incident took place in the Barrack Street area in […]
By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Claiming political discrimination and financial persecution, the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party has written to both the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres and the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Carla Barnett, to not only highlight the “plight” faced by its candidates in the lead up to the September […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2025
News
In an appeal to residents of Leguan, encouraging them not to gamble with their future at the upcoming elections, President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday promised that the next People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government would improve the healthcare services on the island, starting with the reconstruction of the Leguan Hospital. “The next five years must deliver […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2025
News, Politics
The Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) party has moved to the High Court to challenge its exclusion from the ballots in three regions for the General Elections. The challenge, which comes just two days before the members of the Disciplined Services go to the polls, also takes into account the omission of the Assembly for Liberty […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2025
Education, News, Politics
The Government of Guyana commissioned the new state-of-the-Art Tuschen Secondary School this afternoon on the East Bank Essequibo. Describing the school as ‘second to none’, the President said the new school can match any such facility in Latin America and the Caribbean. He said the school is not just another building, but it lays the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
Presidential Candidate of the APNU, Aubrey Norton, has unveiled a plan that would see every Guyanese who is 18-years-old or older, earns less than $300,000 to $400,000 per month and not being previous owners of a house lot being allocated a free house lot under an APNU-led government. At a rally in the town of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2025
Elections, News, Politics
In a right about turn less than two weeks before the elections, the Guyana Elections Commission has announced its decision to prohibit the use of cellphones within polling stations. The announcement came on Tuesday night, just one week after the Commission initially decided against banning cellphones from within polling stations. In the new decision banning […]