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Less than 24 hours after the Home Affairs Minister said plans were afoot to bring to shore, a small vessel spotted offshore Guyana with dead bodies aboard, the authorities have lost sight of the boat and claims it has “disappeared” in the sea. At a hastily called emergency press conference this evening, Minister of Public […]
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines is reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel industry. In a statement today, CAL announced that its before-tax earnings have decreased by more than US$109 million. Over the past few years, the airline was seeing increased earnings as it launched an aggressive marketing strategy, but the COVID-19 […]
A Police officer who was stationed in the village of Moruca in the North West District has been placed under close arrest following an allegation of rape that was leveled against him. The Guyana Police Force today confirmed that it is probing the allegation against one of its own. The young Police officer reportedly went […]
Months after Guyana and Suriname inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a high-span bridge over the Corentyne River linking the two countries, more than 30 companies have expressed interest to provide consultancy services for the feasibility study for the bridge. “It is clear that the world is interested in Guyana and […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon today accused the PPP Civic Government of sidelining and ignoring the needs of public servants in the national budget. There has been no formal announcement of planned increases for public servants. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo claims that the budget contains provisions for salary increases but there was no such announcement during […]
The GDF Coast Guard and supporting agencies are currently in the process of bringing the vessel that was discovered yesterday in Guyana’s waters with dead bodies to shore. A photograph seen by News Source of the small vessel out in the Atlantic showed what appeared to be a number of the bodies and body parts […]
The US Government’s Center for Disease Control has flagged Guyana as having a high level of COVID-19, placing the country on its Level 4 ranking and warning US citizens and residents against traveling to Guyana. Level 4 is the highest level warning on the CDC’s warning system for COVID-19. In its statement, the CDC said […]
Four prisoners who were all behind bars for serious offences have escaped from the Mazaruni Prison in Essequibo, triggering a manhunt by the Police and Prison authorities. The escapees have been identified as 25-year-old Imran Ramsaywack who was in jail facing time for murder, 26-year-old Samuel Gouveia who was remanded a year ago on a […]
The Government of Guyana on Monday formally launched the stakeholders’ consultations for the country’s local content policy for the oil and gas sector. Addressing the stakeholders at the launch at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, President Irfaan Ali said he hopes that the views of a wide cross-section of society will be captured so that […]
Five soldiers who are under investigation after allegations of rape were leveled against them in a Region One community, have been withdrawn from the community, and are in custody. In a statement today, the Guyana Defence Force announced that it is conducting its own inquiry into the allegations as the Guyana Police Force also probes […]
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