By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2024
News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall As piles of garbage continue to build up around Georgetown, especially in the main commercial zone, the Georgetown City Council is still to decide on whether it will drop the hammer on the contractor, Guyana Waste Solutions (GWS), which has repeatedly failed to meet its contractual obligation, according to City Mayor, Alfred […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2024
Finance, News, Politics
The Opposition APNU+AFC sees the Government’s move to the National Assembly seeking $40 Billion in supplementary provisions to be the result of poor planning and mismanagement. Last week, Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, presented two Financial Papers to the National Assembly seeking Supplementary Estimates (Current) in relation to advances made from the Contingency Fund totaling […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2024
News, Politics
The Election fraud trial, which started last week and was adjourned after three days, will now see the Attorneys and Defendants back in Court in mid-September, as the presiding Magistrate has fallen ill and has been granted 30-days sick leave. The case was originally schedule to restart on Monday, but over the weekend, the Prosecution […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2024
News, Politics
Two days after the Chief Justice ruled that the Guyana Revenue Authority’s increase in the Excise Tax on duty-free vehicle import for remigrants was illegal, the Government has moved to gazette the increase, to make it legal and applicable. According to the gazetted document, re-migrants with duty free concessions who are seeking to import a […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2024
News, Politics
East Ruimveldt resident, Odelle Garnette, who was wanted for the attempted murder of 6-year-old Jeremiah Gustave, appeared in Court last Thursday and was remanded to jail after the attempted murder charge was read to him. Garnette surrendered to the Police last week, more than two weeks after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2024
News, Politics
Residents of Bartica have been facing schedule power interruptions across the Region 7 town, and the Guyana Power and Light company is hoping to rectify the power supply issues by today. In a statement, GPL explained that the Bartica Power Plant has four engines, but only one is operational at this time along with the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2024
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force is continuing its drug eradication efforts across the country and recently, Police ranks in Region 10 conducted an operation between the communities of Wiruni and St. Lust in the Berbice river. During the operation, the Police said a 3-acre marijuana farm was discovered with plants ranging from 4 feet to 6 […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2024
Elections, News, Politics
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is demanding a “comprehensive” update from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on measures being implemented to improve the country’s electoral system. The 2020 elections spanned a period of five months from polling day to the final results being released, with the major parties claiming electoral fraud. At a recent press […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2024
Crime, News
A 70-year-old man from Norton Street, Lodge narrowly escaped an execution attempt at his home. According to the man, Raymond Knipe, who works as an electrician, just after he parked his mini-bus in his yard at around 9:15 on Saturday night, he noticed a man dressed in dark colored clothes walking towards him. The […]
By News Source Guyana on August 5, 2024
News, Politics
Even with citizens complaining almost daily about the steep rise in the cost of living, President Irfaan Ali has indicated that the impact of the cost of living on citizens has been cushioned by his government’s deliberate policies and measures. During a live Facebook presentation on Friday night, the President said the steep rise in […]