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Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn believes the time for patting the Guyana Police Force on its back is over. At a Police Anniversary Symposium this morning, the Home Affairs Minister said there appears to be significant accountability challenges in the Force, particularly in the area of procurement, which seems to be a “cash a cow” […]
Declaring that he has not seen a letter from the representative of the list from The New Movement (TMN) to recall Dr. Kissoon from the National Assembly, the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, told News Source on Monday that if such a letter was sent to the Speaker of the National Assembly from […]
As the Guyana Teachers’ Union gears up for a new round of negotiations with the Ministry of Education, it is proposing a 39.5% salary increase for teachers on Scales 1 to 3 for 2024 and an additional 30% for 2025 and 2026. The Union is also pushing for other teachers within the public education sector, […]
As questions continue to swirl over Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, being met by US Federal agents during his arrival in New York last Thursday, the US Embassy has indicated that the Minister met with the US authorities, but was not questioned nor detained. The Embassy has also stated that the Government of Guyana has […]
The Government, through the Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, is moving to effectively implement the new Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, which lays the foundation for the implementation of a number of new measures to protect the rights of individuals and prevent and combat trafficking of persons within or across the borders […]
With a steep increase in the number of fatal road accidents in the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force, are moving to launch another campaign to tackle the reckless use of the country’s roads. The “Do the Right Thing” campaign will form part of a series of new initiatives being […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has put to rest speculations that the country might be going to early General and Regional Elections. At his recent press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jagdeo said the 2025 national elections will take place in the last quarter of 2025. Elections are constitutionally due here next year, but opposition political parties […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association has issued a call for a full independent investigation into the operations of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission in wake of the recent gold smuggling scandals and other issues plaguing the gold mining sector. In a statement, the GHRA accused both the Government and the GGMC of dragging their […]
Amid increasing allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today urged the Guyana Police Force to focus on integrity and to strive for greater improvements, as he addressed the Force’s 185th Anniversary Awards Ceremony. Speaking to scores of Police officers this morning, Minister Benn challenged the Force to […]
Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Nigel Hughes, today called for a full, thorough and impartial investigation into the top brass of the Guyana Police Force, particularly Assistant Commissioner Calvin Brutus and Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken. During a press conference today, Hughes said recent allegations against Assistant Commissioner Brutus warrants a full […]
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