By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2017
News, Politics
USAID has brought the curtains down on its Youth and Citizens’ Participation Programme, which was done in association with Counterpart International. The project was launched just over a year ago as part of an initiative to raise awareness about local government elections in Guyana. The elections were held last March after an absence of more […]
By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2017
News, Politics
THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has announced that it will be hosting a Public Forum on the appointment of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Umana Yana from 5pm. In a statement, the party said the forum is “intended to further sensitize the public on the importance […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2017
News, Politics
(GINA) The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) has sought legal advice on repossessing lands given out by the previous Administration to developers who have failed to honour their contractual agreement. Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, said that advice has been sought from the Attorney General’s Chambers “to see what efforts towards repossessing of a […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2017
News, Politics
Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, has assured that public servants will all be paid this week, following a delay in the processing of their January salaries. Several public servants started to voice concern on social media last Friday about the “late payment” of their January salaries. Usually, public servants would be paid by the 15th […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2017
Crime, News
(NY Daily News) A man sought for shooting a 31-year-old (Guyanese) man to death during a robbery in Queens — marking the first homicide of the new year — was behind bars Saturday after being tracked to Pennsylvania, officials said. Members of the Pocono Mountain Regional Police picked up Dreshaun Smith, 22, in Monroe County […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2017
News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party on Monday made known its concerns over a Memorandum of Understanding that was recently signed between the Government of Guyana and the University College of the Caribbean and the Law College of Americas for the establishment of a law school in Guyana. In a statement at the party’s Monday press conference, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2017
News
Republic Bank Guyana continues with its expansion drive and on Sunday, the company opened the doors to its new branch at Triumph on the East Coast Demerara. The facility comes with a $1.5 Billion price tag, but with more businesses opening doors on the East Coast Demerara and more houses being built, the location is […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2017
Crime, News
A 45 year old Guyanese man who lives in the United States is the latest drug mule to be caught in Guyana. The construction worker who reportedly resides in the Brooklyn area and is a U.S permanent resident, was arrested on Saturday at the Cheddi Jagan airport as he prepared to board a New York […]
By News Source Guyana on January 13, 2017
News
A Friday night fire of unknown origin ripped through the “Off Campus Lodge” Apartment Complex in Cummings Lodge, leaving more than 30 persons homeless. The Apartment complex which was located in Third Street, Cummings Lodge, housed mostly University students, including foreign nationals. It was just after 8:00pm when the Fire Service was summoned to the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 13, 2017
News, Politics
The Alliance For Change,which forms part of the Coalition government, is standing behind President David Granger’s decision to reject the Opposition Leader’s first list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman job based on the list being unacceptable. AFC Leader and Minister of Public Security, Attorney Khemraj Ramjattan, told a media conference on Friday that the […]