By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2016
News, Politics
Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Board, Economist, Rawle Lucas has been appointed the Executive Director for Global Economic Co-operation, Trade and Investment within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He confirmed the new appointment on Wednesday during a telephone interview with News Source. Mr. Lucas who has previously served the Foreign Ministry in senior positions, said […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2016
Elections, News, Politics
In wake of an announcement by Government that it sees no need right now why Local Government Elections Day should be a holiday, a number of the political parties and groups contesting the elections are calling on the David Granger led administration to reconsider that move. Campaign Manager for Team Benschop, Ronson Gray told News […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2016
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The Guyana Prison Service has accepted an invitation from the United States government to attend the 18th Mock Prison Riot (MPR) to be held from May 1st to 4th, 2016 in the USA. Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman announced Cabinet’s approval on Wednesday during a post Cabinet media briefing. Held every spring at the decommissioned […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2016
Elections, News
The Government has announced that Local Government Elections Day, March 18, 2016 will not be a public holiday. Local Government elections are not on the same scale as national elections and Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman today said the government sees no need or reason for the day to be declared a public holiday. Persons […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2016
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Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes on Monday joined 15 others Natural Resources officials in Toronto, Canada at the inaugural global summit of National Mines Ministers. The meeting explored how mining could positively contribute to the sustainable development of communities and countries throughout the world. The Ministers’ Summit (IMMS) was ogranised by the Prospectors […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2016
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The Commission of Inquiry set up to look into last week’s riots in the Georgetown Prison will begin taking evidence on Thursday. Five prisoners are expected to appear before the Commission and offer evidence that could assist the Commission in its work. At a morning press briefing, the Chairman of the Commission, retired Justice James Patterson […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2016
Elections, News, Politics
With under two weeks to go before the rest of Guyana head to the polls to vote in the Local Government Elections, the Embassy of the United States has issued a call for a redoubling of voter education efforts before the March 18, 2016 elections. The call by the US Embassy came on Tuesday evening, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2016
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An argument between a Corriverton couple ended deadly when 40-year-old, Bindrawattie Sumwar, was brutally stabbed to death by her reputed husband. The incident took place just before 5:00pm on Tuesday at the couple’s Corriverton, Berbice home. A police report stated that the two got involved in a heated domestic argument and the husband grabbed a cutlass […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2016
News, Politics
More women prisoners will be pardoned this year, President David Granger announced at an event to celebrate Guyanese women in keeping with global festivities to mark International Women’s Day. Last December, Mr. Granger released 11 women who had been locked away from their children in jail for petty offences. But despite the reproach he faced […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2016
News, Politics
President David Granger on Tuesday shut down the opposition People’s Progressive Party’s call for the sacking of Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan following last week’s deadly prison riot inside the Camp Street Jail. Mr. Granger told reporters that the call which was put forward by PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee was absurd. The President holds sole […]