By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2026
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Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Stephen Telford, has announced that passport applications will be done by appointment only via the online application appointment system. The new system comes months after the roll out of the e-appointment and e-passport application system. The digital system allows persons to fill out applications, upload necessary documents, and schedule appointments for […]
By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2026
Crime, News, Politics
The High Court has awarded $1 Million in damages plus Court costs to former Assistant Commissioner of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Paul Slowe, after finding that his Constitutional right to personal liberty was violated during an arrest at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court back in 2021. In a judgment this week, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2026
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The Chinese Landing Village Council has turned down a request from the Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to have mediation talks with the miner at the center of the land dispute, on the grounds that such a meeting cannot take place when there is an active attempt to invade their indigenous […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2026
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More than 48 hours after officials of the opposition parties, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) met for talks, and pledged to release a joint statement on the way forward, that statement is still to be released. News Source understands that a proposal was made for the creation of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2026
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The Court of Appeal intends to issue a number of orders and directions for the hearing of an appeal brought by the Leader of the Opposition and Businessman Azruddin Mohamed, and his father challenging sections of the High Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Fugitive Offenders Act. Those orders and directions will be issued […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2026
News, Politics
Following the detention of a go-fast boat belonging to Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, the Maritime Administration Department has indicated that the boat is unlicensed and Mr. Mohamed is also not licensed to be operating a vessel. In its statement this afternoon, MARAD said based on its records, neither the fast craft nor Mr. Azruddin Mohamed […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2026
News
While no date has been confirmed as yet for the start of the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry, a venue for the public hearings has been identified, but will not be made public until the Commission begins to issue notices about its planned commencement. Speaking briefly with News Source this morning, the Secretary to the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2026
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A go-fast boat belonging to Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, was detained by the Coast Guard late last night following a reported stand-off at a Friendship wharf facility between members of the Coast Guard and Police and a group of Opposition Members of Parliament from the WIN party, including the Opposition Leader. In a statement late […]
By News Source Guyana on August 25, 2026
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Noting that it is aware of the concerns of the traveling public over the suspension of the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname, the Government of Guyana today said Suriname has turned down a proposal for an alternative vessel to ply the route while the MV Canawaima remains dry-docked for maintenance. In a statement, the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2026
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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul has written the Minister of Public Utilities and Aviation, Deodat Indar, requesting a status report on the process for the salvaging of the MV Barima. In keeping with its commitment to salvage the vessel, which sank off the Coast of Essequibo on July 18 […]
