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Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, CANU has rubbished claims by self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram, that the drug enforcement body is involved in the drug trade. Dataram, who is currently before the courts in connection with a multi million dollar drug bust and whose relative was recently busted with millions of dollars in his house, […]
Guyana’s Minister with responsibility for the Aviation Sector, Annette Ferguson, believes Guyana is setting the stage for a more robust sector. She made the statement during the 17th Board of Directors meeting of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS), which opened today in Guyana. During the opening of the meeting, Minister Ferguson stated that, […]
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said educating, nurturing and supporting girls are the keys to raising strong women, in her address, Sunday, at a ceremony hosted by the Guyana Girl Guides Association (GGGA) in observance of World Thinking Day 2016, held at the GGGA’s Headquarters on Brickdam, Georgetown. The First Lady was also officially inducted […]
Minister within the Ministry of Communities Valerie Patterson, who holds responsibility for the Housing Sector, has announced a major discount offer by the Central Housing and Planning Authority for persons who have been allocated house lots. During her first press conference since taking over the portfolio in January, Minister Patterson announced that persons who have […]
The Guyana Police Force is looking to increase its manpower by 900 persons by the end of 2016. Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud made the announcement on Thursday during the opening of the annual Police Officers’ Conference. Mr. Persaud said the Force will be graduating almost 300 new recruits in the coming weeks. The Guyana Police […]
Family members of the missing 13-year-old South Ruimveldt girl who went missing after leaving school on Thursday, have informed News Source that she was found this morning, moments after News Source carried the story. According to the teen’s father, the family launched a search party this morning and went to several areas based on tips […]
Family members of a 13-year-old South Ruimveldt girl, who attends the Tucville Secondary School, are pleading for any information about the young girl’s whereabouts. The missing girl has been identified as Nea Fordyce. She was last seen boarding a mini-bus on Thursday, wearing her school uniform. Classmates have confirmed that she was at school on […]
by Kurt Campbell The Firearms Act was successfully amended in the National Assembly on Friday to increase the annual fees for firearm licenses despite pleas for reconsideration from the opposition People’s Progressive Party. These increases were proposed in the 2016 National Budget by the government along with a series of measures to enhance revenue. The […]
People’s Progressive Party member Ms. Sheila Veerasammy was on Thursday sworn in as the newest member of the National Assembly and will occupy a seat on the opposition benches. Ms. Veerasammy has replaced Dr. Clive Jagan who recently tendered his resignation because of ill-health. Her name was extracted from the PPP’s list at the 2015 […]
Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Carl Singh has cleared the way for the return of Government Ministers Winston Felix and Keith Scott to the National Assembly as technocrats while the government appeals the ruling by outgoing Chief Justice, Ian Chang. Attorney General Basil Williams filed the appeal on Friday and the Chancellor granted a […]
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