By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2024
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today confirmed that Guyanese living abroad will also be able to benefit from the Government’s recently announced $100,000 cash grant for citizens. During his weekly press conference, the Vice President noted that the Government does not want to discriminate based on residency of persons, and as a result, he said once […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2024
News, Politics
The construction of the Bamia Primary School in Region Ten, which was slated for completion in July 2023, is 95% completed, according to the contractors. In a statement today, the General Foreman of the company, St8tment Investments Inc., Akani Blair, noted that the school is 95% completed and said the company is facing no more […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2024
News, Politics
Six years after a rice deal between Guyana and Panama collapsed, $1.5 Billion was paid out to Guyanese millers today for rice shipped to Panama back in 2018 – clearing a long overdue debt. In 2014, Guyana signed a contract to supply Panama with rice. However, the agreement collapsed after the Panamanian authorities refused to […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2024
News, Politics
A number of soldiers were forced to plunge and swim to safety this morning after a military truck transporting the soldiers rolled overboard at the Kurupukari crossing in Region Eight. At least two soldiers were seriously injured and had to be rushed to the hospital. There are also reports that a number of weapons went […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2024
News, Politics
Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus will be removed from that position when charges against him are formalized by the Director of Public Prosecutions, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. On his weekly programme “Issues in the News“, Mr. Nandlall said the charges against Mr, Brutus are imminent and once the charges are filed, the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Human Rights Association, (GHRA) has issued a call for a complete overhaul of the Guyana Police Force to rid the organization of many of the challenges it is currently facing. In a release today, the GHRA said that the symptoms afflicting the Guyana Police Force cannot be treated as the short-comings of individual officers or […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, has turned to the U.S Department of Justice for legal assistance in its bid to have U.S-based Guyanese political and human rights activist, Rickford Burke arrested and prosecuted for allegedly inciting ethnic strife and criminal violence in Guyana. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that following a competitive bidding process, BB Energy Trading Limited and JE Energy, have been awarded the contracts to market Guyana’s share of crude from the three Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. In a statement this afternoon, the Natural Resources Ministry […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
Economist and Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Executive, Professor Clive Thomas today said the move by government to recant its earlier decision to issue each household with a $200,000 cash grant exposes the Government’s inability to plan effectively. The Government has said that owing to a number of issues that rose following its $200,000 per household […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), has issued a warning to the Mocha/ Arcadia, Neighborhood Democratic Council, over the sale of lands, cautioning that it will not recognize any such transaction and also putting persons on notice not to conduct any land leasing or purchasing transaction with the NDC. In a […]