By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2021
News, Politics
The Guyana Public Service Union today signaled its intention to take the Government to Court over the ongoing lockout of unvaccinated healthcare workers from their jobs at the public hospitals. The public hospitals have issued a directive to staff members that they must either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or produce a negative COVID-19 test result […]
By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2021
News
ExxonMobil Guyana today announced that the company and its contractors have achieved continued growth in capacity building and opportunities for Guyanese during the first half of 2021 despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic The company said as of June 2021, 2,865 Guyanese were supporting the company’s overall activities, representing 53% of the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2021
News, Politics
Oral arguments got underway this afternoon in the High Court in the application filed by Attorney General Anil Nandall to strike out President Ali from legal proceedings brought by the Police Service Commission, lawyers from the two sides maintained their differing views. During his arguments, the Attorney General said the Police Service Commission’s naming of […]
By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2021
News
The number of Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country with the Health Ministry reporting that there are more than 1900 active cases with the city of Georgetown and its immediate environs accounting for over 400 of those active cases. The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony today said the situation remains worrying. While […]
By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2021
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the Sunday night murder of a pastry vendor at Onderneeming Sandpit on the Essequibo Coast. The 39-year-old man, identified as Dexter Prince aka Rasta, was selling pastries from the back of a mini-bus along with another man when they were attacked by two bandits. One of the bandits opened fire during […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2021
Crime, News
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit has issued a wanted bulletin for Cummings Lodge resident, Dexter Morris aka Dexter Moore and DJ Bajan in connection with Friday’s 540-pound marijuana bust. In a statement, CANU is asking for anyone who may know his whereabouts to contact the CANU Headquarters on telephone numbers 227-3507 or 226-0431. The marijuana bust […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2021
Crime, News
A well-loved and respected religious leader in the Berbice area, Pandit Rishi Bharrat was beaten to death on Saturday night after asking a group of men who were gathered outside his yard to lower their music. Police Commander in the Berbice area, Senior Superintendent Jairam Ramlakhan told News Source this morning that 10 suspects have […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2021
Crime, News
A joint operation between the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and the Guyana Police Force has resulted in the seizure of 540 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of two suspects. Details on the identity of the two suspects have not been released. The bust took place on Friday in Campbell Avenue in Georgetown. A report […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2021
News
An accident at the Buckhall facility of the Aurora Gold Mines company has resulted in the death of a Security official attached to the company. Dead is Gordon Mansfield who is also a retired Police Prosecutor. The accident occurred on Thursday along a trail. Initial reports suggest that the driver of the vehicle lost control […]
By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2021
News
A 27-year-old driver from Goed Intent on the West Bank of Demerara has been charged and remanded to jail over the theft of blank COVID-19 vaccination booklets and other items. The man, Avinash Ramaherwar reportedly worked at the West Demerara Hospital as a driver and would be in charge of collecting the booklets and other […]