By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2021
News, Politics
Region 4 is back on top as the region with the highest number of new and active COVID-19 cases. The Minister of Health made the revelation today during his daily COVID-19 update. Minister Anthony said Region Three has seen a reduction in its active numbers as more persons have been recovering from the virus, but […]
By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2021
News
Students, Teachers, and other staff members of St. Roses High School are very upset with a sewage problem at the school that is affecting classes. They also have complaints about the ongoing construction in the same compound being done during school hours. With one of the main buildings in the school compound currently under construction, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2021
News, Politics
Three members of the Accreditation Committee for the upcoming Delegates Congress and Elections of the People’s National Congress have withdrawn from the Committee after conflict of interest concerns were raised. During a Central Executive Committee meeting of the party, the executive members expressed concern about a conflict of interest existing with the continued involvement of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2021
News, Politics
Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan was arrested this morning by the Special Organised Crime Unit when he visited the unit’s headquarters following a request by investigators. Jordan said he was arrested once he arrived at the unit’s headquarters, adding that there have been no specific questions put to him and there were no details […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2021
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit is convinced that the cocaine which was found in a rum shipment from Guyana in The Netherlands, was placed in the shipment after it left Guyana. More than 1100 pounds of cocaine was found in the container of rum that originated in Guyana. However, the shipment made two stops for […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2021
News, Politics
Three more COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded by the Ministry of Health. The three persons passed away on Tuesday, pushing the total number of deaths recorded in the month of November to 66. One of the persons who died was a 59-year-old fully vaccinated man. Another person was unvaccinated while the vaccination status of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2021
News, Politics
Multiple sources close to the Guyana Fire Service and in the Police Force have indicated that preliminary investigations into the fire at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary which gutted the Office of Professional Responsibility was electrical and there is nothing to suggest that it was deliberately set. As the Guyana Fire Service reported earlier, the fire […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Former Deputy Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud and former Jamaican Elections Official, Leslie Harrow are the two candidates who will be interviewed by the Guyana Elections Commission for the top job of Chief Election Officer. The Commission settled on the two candidates today after weeding out the other applicants from the line-up. Opposition nominated members […]
By News Source Guyana on December 1, 2021
News
Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing World Aids Day today with attention being focused on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the fight against HIV/AIDS. There are over 9000 Guyanese living with HIV/AIDS and so far for this year, the country has seen 71 new infections. During a Ministry […]
By News Source Guyana on November 30, 2021
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon joined a small picketing exercise this morning outside the Ministry of Culture to protest recent statements made by the Culture Minister about role models in the black community in Guyana. The Opposition Leader who is currently in a race for the leadership of the People’s National Congress said like many other […]