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After serving the company for more than twenty years, the Guyana Goldfields Company today announced that its longtime Country Manager, Violet Smith, is leaving the company as the position has been declared redundant. The announcement came today as the company rolled out major changes to its Guyana operations. In a statement, Guyana Goldfields thanked Ms. […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Government’s National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Horace James has died. He passed away early this morning in his hometown of Linden where he had been battling cancer. James is also a former CEO of Linmine who also served as the Head of the Linmine Secretariat. He worked […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has arrested two persons following the discovery of several pounds of cocaine and a large quantity of marijuana in a Charlestown house. Agents have been at the house for more than four hours carrying out their operation. The large slabs of cocaine were found neatly packed away in bags and […]
Two days after being allegedly caught red handed with over $300,000 in counterfeit $5000 bills, a 25-year-old, Diamond resident found himself before a Magistrate today facing charges. The accused, Alston Pires appeared in Court today and was granted bail in the sum of $200,000 after being charged with possession of counterfeit currency. He will have […]
The President’s representative to discussions with the Guyana Elections Commission, Minister Amna Ally, has written to the Commission requesting answers to several questions in relation to the Commission’s readiness for early elections. In the letter seen by News Source, Ms. Ally, who is also the Government’s Chief Whip in Parliament, wants the Commission to say […]
As parents continue to express their unease with the continuing anonymous threats of violence being made against the private School of the Nations, the school has made a decision to cancel all classes for the rest of the week. In a statement this afternoon, management at the school said the school will remain closed until […]
A Diamond Housing Scheme man is expected to appear in Court today after he was busted with over $300,000 dollars in counterfeit $5000 notes. The man was held in the Stabroek market area with the counterfeit bills on Saturday during an intelligence led operation by the Guyana police force. He has been identified as 23 […]
A number of persons including past and present students of the privately owned School of the Nations are being questioned in relation to the online threats against the school and the shooting of the Director of the School, Dr. Brian O’ Toole. The school cancelled all classes and kept its gates tightly shut today as […]
The 17th Session of the United Nations Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention to combat desertification, opened in Guyana this morning at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre. The meeting is looking at issues related to deforestation, land management and climate change. It is the largest UN conference to be held in […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, today held discussions with several members of the Diplomatic community in Guyana. The meeting was convened on the invitation of Jagdeo himself and he told the Diplomats that the country is fast approaching a Constitutional Crisis, as he pushes for elections to be held before the end of March. […]
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