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The Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir has summoned the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira and Government PAC Member, Minister of Governance Gail Teixeira to a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the meetings of the PAC. The Speaker’s request follows a decision of a number of Clerks […]
48-year-old Charlestown vendor, Carl Cameron was stabbed to death on Sunday evening by his own friend who accused him of sharing a video recording of a party in the community on social media. The friend, 30-year-old Kevin Hendricks is now wanted by the Police for the murder of Carl Cameron. The Police issued a wanted […]
With 73.6% of Guyana’s adult population receiving a first dose of one of the COVID-19 vaccines and 46.4% of the country now fully vaccinated, the Minister of Health said persons should not become complacent and those who remain unvaccinated need to get vaccinated soon. He said Guyana has enough vaccines to get every person in […]
Almost four years after the Christmas Day murder of Sophia resident Celwyn Allen, the man accused of killing him admitted to the crime today in Court. 23-year-old Bevon Griffith aka ‘Spooney’ appeared in Court this morning for the start of the murder trial, but opted to enter a guilty plea to the lesser count of […]
Police investigators are probing the murder of 59-year-old Tuschen businessman, Keith Richard Hoenkirk. The man who was an amputee was found dead in his bedroom with duct tape across his mouth and his hands tied. Police investigaors suspect that he may have been killed sometime on Saturday night or early Sunday morning. The body was […]
Three men were arrested by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on Friday after nearly 10 pounds of marijuana was found in the trunk of a car in Sophia. Those in custody are Roylon Adolph, Akeem Matheson and Kacy Bowen. According to a statement from CANU, a Toyota Fielder car was parked in front of a […]
Longtime rights activist and member of the People’s National Congress Reform, Simona Broomes is thinking about joining the race for the leadership of the PNC Reform. Ms. Broomes who served as Government Minister under the APNU+AFC administration and is well known and loved among the PNC’s grassroots supporters told News Source that once she is […]
The Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) which represents some workers in the oil and gas sector has raised alarm about the sidelining of Guyanese workers in favour of foreigners in the oil sector. In a statement, GAWU said it was shocked to learn that foreigners continue to penetrate the local oil industry and […]
The work of the Public Accounts Committee has now been stalled after the various Clerks of Committees have indicated their unwillingness to work for the Committee over health concerns. The Clerk of the Public Accounts Committee took ill last week and her illness is being blamed on the high-stress level in the PAC meetings. In […]
With citizens vaccinated with the Sputnik vaccine concerned that their travel to the US and other countries could be affected since those countries only recognise WHO-approved vaccines, the Minister of Health in Guyana has indicated that the Guyana Government is not supportive of persons getting revaccinated. The Sputnik vaccine is still awaiting approval from the […]
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