By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2021
News, Politics
Police investigators and investigators from the Civil Aviation Authority are probing a security incident at an Air Services Aircraft at the Bartica airstrip. The incident is being described as an “unlawful interference” and not an attempted hijacking. Just after 9 o’clock this morning while the pilot of the Cessna aircraft was awaiting the arrival of […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2021
News, Politics
The Guyana Revenue Authority has seized the Panamanian registered fuel tanker which is carrying a shipment of heavy-fuel that is the centre of an ongoing fuel purchase scandal at the Guyana Oil Company. The tanker which carries the name “President”, has now been anchored at the Guyana Sugar terminal in Ruimveldt and remains under the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2021
Crime, News
Police in Essequibo on Saturday arrested the lone suspect in the gunning down of Charlestown youth, Odingo Haywood. The wanted man, Lenroy Forde, was arrested by the Police while he was being transported in a boat to the mining community of Devil Home in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni region. A woman who was traveling with the murder […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2021
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has intervened to ease the tension between the state-owned sugar company, GuySuCo and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union. Sugar workers have been agitating for an increase in wages and salaries dating back to 2019. They have also been pressing for the sugar company to restart negotiations with the union […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2021
News
Four months after he was sent on 132 days of accumulative leave, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels will not be returning to the Prison Service as its Head. Instead, the Ministry of Home Affairs has informed the Prison Director that he is being transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs where he will take up […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2021
News, Politics
Almost a year after writing the CXC examinations in the middle of the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, two students from Queen’s College have emerged as the top performers at both the CSEC and CAPE levels. At the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency level, Zane Ramotar of Queens College emerged as the top CAPE student. Naomi […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2021
News, Politics
Guyana today recorded its highest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases since the pandemic was confirmed in the country year ago. The Ministry of Health this afternoon revealed that 214 new cases of the virus have been recorded in the past 24 hours. All ten administrative regions have recorded new cases. Regions Four and Three […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2021
News, Politics
Despite the ExxonMobil company having a number of safety measures in place for workers heading to its offshore operations, 14 rotational workers based on the Noble Tom Madden drillship have tested positive for COVID-19. The Public and Government Affairs Advisor for ExxonMobil Guyana, Janelle Persaud confirmed the development to News Source this afternoon. Ms. Persaud […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
Sophia mini-bus driver, Collis Whyte, who was caught on camera earlier this week chasing a Traffic Police Officer with a cutlass during a traffic stop, will be spending the next 12 months in jail. Whyte appeared in two different Courtrooms this morning to face a total of 14 charges in relation to the traffic stop […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2021
News, Politics
Career Diplomat, Ambassador George Talbot has been appointed as Guyana’s new Ambassador to CARICOM. He presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday. Ambassador Talbot was received as the new Ambassador during a virtual ceremony, which highlighted Guyana’s lead role in CARICOM’s food production and food security plans. Guyana holds lead responsibility […]