By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2024
News, Politics
During Guyana’s appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Commission this morning for its periodic report, the issue of allegations of corruption against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force was raised. “The Committee is aware of public frustration, for example, the failure to investigate reports of corruption by […]
By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2024
News, Politics
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has started the process to fill key vacancies in the Judiciary, in an effort to reduce the high number of cases before the Courts. Last week, the JSC started to interview persons for the position of Judges, to serve in the High Court as well as the Land Court in […]
By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
The U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, has made an additional US$300,000 available to Guyana under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative to combat a number of security challenges, including the trafficking of narcotics. At a signing ceremony this morning at Ramphal House, U.S Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2024
News, Politics
Five Police Officers attached to the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch unit have been placed under close arrest after opening fire on a car being driven by another Police Officer on Monday night. While the Guyana Police Force has not released the names of the ranks under close arrest, it explained in a statement that […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2024
News, Politics
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has filed an urgent Application in the High Court seeking an order to mandate the Government to engage in Collective Bargaining for the period 2019-2023. In the application, the GTU through its Attorney, Daren Wade, has asked the Court to order that the Chief Education Officer (CEO), Saddam Hussain and […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2024
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is challenging the Government to provide data in relation to the number of Guyanese returning from Venezuela, explaining that there appears to be confusion on the part of the Government on the issue, since an early declaration by the Government contradicts a recent statement by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. On Thursday, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2024
News, Politics
The ExxonMobil Guyana company today announced a new oil discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, The discovery is the company’s first discovery of 2024. In a statement, Exxon said the Bluefin well encountered approximately 60 metres of hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone and was drilled by the Stena Drillmax drillship in 4,244 feet (1,294 metres) of […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2024
News, Politics
Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo believes the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must take appropriate steps to remove dead persons from the Official List of Electors (OLE). As of March 1, 2024, approximately 704,439 voters were registered on the Official List of Electors. With the school age population estimated to be just over 200,000, longstanding Elections Commissioner, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2024
Education, News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall The President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Dr. Mark Lyte, is warning the Government that there will be a resumption of the nationwide industrial action by teachers, if it fails to return to the negotiation table to discuss salary increases for teachers for the period 2019-2023 as part of a proposed […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2024
News, Politics
The Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation into a mining accident that claimed the life of a gold miner at Cowing Backdam in the Upper Mazaruni area. 60-year-old miner and dredge owner, Bertram Willie, of Linden was reportedly operating his dredge on Wednesday 6th March when a […]
