By News Source Guyana on December 22, 2023
Crime, News
More than three weeks after an untagged suitcase packed with cocaine was found on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana, the authorities in Guyana are still probing the case. A total of 50 pounds of cocaine was found in the suitcase when it was offloaded from the aircraft at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Canadian authorities […]
By News Source Guyana on December 22, 2023
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that Guyana will secure a US$660 Million loan from the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States to finance the Government’s flagship Gas-to-Energy Project. The Vice President offered the assurance on Thursday at a press conference. “Exim Bank is fully on board with this project. We have had a […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2023
News, Politics
Six months after Government’s holding company – NICIL – began negotiations for the sale of the Marriott Guyana Hotel to American company, X-LLC, the negotiations are still ongoing, with the company expressing some concern about the length of time it is taking. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo made it clear today that Government will not be […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2023
News
The APNU+AFC Opposition today condemned a move by the Guyana Police Force to dispatch one of its officers to New York, to serve a Court summons on US-based, Guyanese political activist Rickford Burke, for him to appear in Court in Guyana on cyber crime charges. During a press conference today, Opposition Member of Parliament and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2023
News, Politics
Two days after the Government got its third supplementary budget for the year approved, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has stated that next year’s National Budget will include a menu of measures, programmes and projects aimed at driving economic growth in the country and increasing the disposal income of Guyanese. At a Freedom House press conference […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2023
News, Politics
With Christmas just four days away, business in the heart of the city is gradually ‘picking up steam,’ vendors in and around the Stabroek Market told News Source today. Annette Pellew, who sells fruits on the outskirts of the Stabroek Market near to the bus park, was in high spirits. She told News Source that […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2023
Health, News
The Sheriff Group of Companies has announced the acquisition of a Bell 429 rescue helicopter at a cost of US$9.14 million. The company recently purchased its first helicopter, a Bell 505, and the additional one is expected to be delivered in the last quarter of 2024. According to the company, the Bell 429 is a […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2023
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force announced today that it dispatched one of its officers to New York recently to serve a summons on US-based, Guyanese political activist Rickford Burke, for him to appear in Court in Guyana on cyber crime charges. In a statement, the Police Force said Assistant Superintendent of Police, Rodwell Sarabo, was sent […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2023
Crime, News
After issuing a full statement announcing that it had requested the firearm of journalist Travis Chase for testing as part of the investigations into the shooting up of his car, the Guyana Police Force quietly returned the journalist’s weapon after ballistics tests found no links between his weapon and the spent shells discovered at the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2023
News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department has announced that with effect from Thursday and up until Christmas Eve Day, traffic along Regent Street will only be allowed to proceed in a western direction, effectively only allowing one-way traffic along the street for the next four days. During an online radio interview today, Traffic Chief, Senior […]