By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2014
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With the Opposition parties set to move ahead with the no confidence motion against the Donald Ramotar administration when the National Assembly meets on Monday, President Ramotar appears to be sticking to his threat that he will prorogue or dissolve the Parliament should the Opposition proceed with the motion. Speaking to News Source on Sunday, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2014
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ATLANTA (CMC) – The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that the chikungunya outbreak in Caribbean and Central and South American countries continues to spread with no sign of slowing down. According to the CDC “the painful mosquito-borne disease will likely continue to infect travellers to the region during the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2014
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A late night “Fast and Furious” style drag race along the East Coast Demerara road has left a champion jet-ski racer dead. Police have identified the dead man as 19-year-old Chris Baichan, of Oleander Gardens, ECD. The incident took place just after 2 o’ clock on Sunday morning. Baichan is well-known in the boat and […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2014
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Guyana’s Leader of the Opposition, retired Brigadier David Granger, declared early on Sunday morning that he will not go into any talks with President Donald Ramotar if the President decides to avoid a no confidence motion by proroguing the Parliament. Speaking to reporters just after the Remembrance Day wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph in […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2014
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The graduating class of 2014 from the University of Guyana was urged not to forsake the Caribbean region by Caricom Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque. Delivering the feature address, the region’s top ambassador congratulated them and said that the constraints facing those who graduate from tertiary institutions are well known. One thousand, six hundred and […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2014
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Leader of the Opposition, retired Brigadier David Granger has declared that he is ready to lead Guyana and any government he forms will be one of national unity and one of inclusionary democracy. Speaking at his party’s Friday press conference, Mr. Granger said an APNU government will include and involve players for the other political […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2014
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders ended a three-hour special summit here on Tuesday agreeing to a 10-point plan to deal with the outbreak of the Chikunguyna virus and any possible incident of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed nearly 5,000 people in West Africa. “Heads of government expressed considerable […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2014
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As the Alliance For Change gets ready to move its no confidence motion against the Government of Guyana, Vice Chairman and Member of Parliament for the party, Moses Nagamootoo believes that it is time Guyanese ask themselves if they are prepared to accept five more years of the Donald Ramotar administration. Once the no confidence […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2014
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Canada’s third largest bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia is getting ready to cut its losses in the Caribbean and back in Canada and Guyana could see some cost cutting measures at the local branches. Scotia Bank intends to cut its workforce in Canada and the Caribbean by 1500 employees. Close to 500 of those job […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2014
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As the Alliance For Change prepares to move ahead with it’s no confidence motion against the Government of Guyana, it is convinced that the Government will possibly try to “buy time” in office by proroguing the National Assembly. Once that is done, the Government will be able to function without the National Assembly meeting for up […]