By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2024
News, Politics
The Supreme Court of Guyana today held a Special Sitting of the Full Bench to pay tribute to the memory of the late retired CCJ Judge and Chancellor, Justice Desiree Bernard. Tributes poured in from the top brass of the local and regional judiciary who remembered the life and work of Justice Bernard. Attorney General […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2024
Elections, News, Politics
Over 9,000 new registrants have so far been recorded during the first cycle of continuous registration for 2024, currently being executed by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), according to its Public Relations Officer of the Commission, Yolanda Ward. In an interview with News Source, Ward said of the more than 9,000 new registrants, approximately 6,396 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2024
Finance, News, Politics
The Government has withdrawn an additional $62.3 Billion from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF). The Ministry of Finance said the withdrawal was done in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund Act and the approved 2024 Budget. “In accordance with this approval, the Government of Guyana has made its second transfer for 2024, totaling US$300 million […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2024
Education, News, Politics
With the talks between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers grinding to a halt again, the Ministry of Education is insisting that teachers end their strike action and return to the classroom, to allow the Conciliation process to continue. The Ministry has pointed to the rules of the 1990 agreement which paves the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2024
Education, News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall Talks between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) with the Chief Labour Officer, ended today in a deadlock with the Education Ministry and Teachers’ Union failing to strike a compromise on the timeframe for the proposed multi-year agreement, and an interim payout of 20% ahead of conciliation. The […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2024
News, Politics
The Guyana Power and Light Company has announced that the power ship is now providing its maximum capacity of 36 megawatts to the national grid. In a statement this afternoon, GPL said the capacity was increased incrementally, and with the additional power and significant boost in generation, there will be a reduction of disruptions of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2024
News, Politics
An official of the Guyana Revenue Authority along with two ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, remain in custody over claims by a Brazilian businessman that he was kidnapped by the three and held until a ransom was paid in the town of Lethem. The man is claiming that the incident took place more than […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2024
News, Politics
Using its majority in the National Assembly, the Government passed new Sea and River Defence Legislation on Friday, consolidating the two older pieces of legislation with the aim of ensuring the effective management of the country’s sea and river defence systems. However, the Opposition APNU+AFC warned that the new legislation provides the State with excessive […]
By News Source Guyana on May 19, 2024
News, Politics
A 19-year-old man, who was working as a roof gutter installer, lost his life on Friday after he was electrocuted while installing gutters on the roof of a 3-story building. The dead youth has been identified as Bryan Hardial of Covent Garden. A report from the Police explained that Hardial and a co-worker were at […]
By News Source Guyana on May 17, 2024
News, Politics
The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Relations will meet on the 3rd June to discuss developments at the country’s border with Venezuela. The date for the meeting was announced today by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, after Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir, attempted to use the time allotted to her to […]