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The Coast Guard of the Guyana Defence Force is this evening heading out in the Atlantic Ocean to begin investigations into the discovery of the lifeless body of a man and his dog on a French yacht which is located in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone. Late last evening, local maritime officials and officials at the […]
Former Junior Social Protection, Simona Broomes will continue to champion the cause of workers’ rights in the mining sector under her new portfolio as Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources. Broomes was transferred to the newly reconstituted Ministry by President David Granger, who also announced the appointment of Raphael Trotman as the Minister of […]
Police investigators in the East Bank Berbice area are probing the death of a 14-year-old girl and her 21-year-old boyfriend. The two were found hanging side by side in the man’s Longsdale, Berbice home. The two have been identified as Deoraj Persaud and Sherriann Ali. The teen who celebrated her 14th birthday last Thursday was reportedly […]
Smuggling continues to hurt Guyana’s gold industry with the country losing between 50 to 60 percent of its annual gold production to the illegal trade. Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman made the disclosure today as he hosted a press conference on matters concerning his Ministry. Mr. Trotman said the authorities in Guyana have received […]
Tempers flared on Wednesday morning when just over 40 vendors arrived at the Merriman’s Mall to ply their trade but were prevented from doing so as cleaning and beatification works were being carried out to the area between Cummings and East Streets. The presence of armed City Constabulary and Police Officers did little to calm the angry […]
President David Granger has brushed aside concerns about the role of the Guyana Defence Force in joint operations, stating clearly that joint collaboration between the various security forces is nothing new and is something that has been ongoing for over 60 years. Speaking to members of the media today at the Ministry of the Presidency, […]
Newly sworn in Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Adams-Patterson has indicated that as the new Minister responsible for Housing, she intends to shake up the Housing department and make it better prepared to respond to the needs of Guyanese. Ms. Patterson took the oath of office this morning in front of President David […]
Public Health Minister Dr. George Norton has confirmed the death of the male patient who was initially monitored at a local private hospital before he was flown out of Guyana for treatment after testing positive for the swine flu. Dr. Norton told News Source earlier today that he was informed by the Chief Medical Officer […]
Police investigators intend to question the colleagues of a local fisherman who was found dead in the net of a fishing vessel in the Berbice River. The dead fisherman has been identified as 49-year-old Shahabudeen Haniff of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara. The man was last seen alive on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 when he left […]
The Guyana Power and Light company has reversed a decision to implement a reconnection fee for errant customers that would have included a six month average bill payment. The company in recent newspapers advertisements, announced that once customers had their electricity supply disconnected for non-payment of their bill, they would have had to pay off […]
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