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A total of 44 persons have been killed by fires so far for this year, with four of those deaths recorded in the past two days. The number represents an increase, when compared to those who died tragically as a result of fires in 2022. In 2022, a total of 9 persons lost their lives […]
Declaring that there are no more residential house Lots available to be allocated on the East Bank of Demerara, Housing Minister Collin Croal has indicated that the focus will now be shifted to schemes along the East Coast corridor. The Minister made the remarks during a visit to several new and existing housing schemes on […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall recenrly conducted a public awareness session on restorative justice at, Bushlot in Berbice, as part of the activities under the Criminal Justice System (SCJS) programme. Restorative Justice is an approach that seeks to repair the harm caused by the offender, by providing an opportunity for the […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority is continuing its probe of the emergency landing of a Fly Allways aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan Airport moments after it departed the same airport. The incident took place on Monday morning at around 11:14. According to reports, the flight which was heading to Suriname was forced to turnaround and […]
-by Svetlana Marshall– Citizens are being urged to keep their surroundings clean and take other precautionary measures to guard against the dengue fever as the country has recorded a number of dengue related deaths at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC). Six children are among those who have died from the mosquito-borne virus in the past […]
Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, Retired Justice William Ramlall has accused Acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken of flouting the Police Complaints Authority Act, and he wants the President to intervene. In a strongly worded report, which was laid in the National Assembly last week, Justice Ramlall complained about files being done by the Police […]
Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud today issued a call for innovative solutions to Guyana’s labour shortage, making it clear that the need for skilled and semi-skilled workers cannot wait around for the diaspora to do something. While addressing a multi-stakeholder group on diaspora matters at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Monday, the Foreign Secretary said […]
Former Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice James Patterson passed away on Sunday morning at his home, following a period of illness. The 89-year-old would have been celebrating his 90th Birthday in two weeks. Patterson who was well respected in the legal community was controversially chosen and sworn-in by former President David Granger […]
Moments after the Guyana Police Force issued a wanted bulletin for a South Ruimveldt resident in connection with yesterday’s shooting death of a bystander in West Ruimveldt, the man contacted News Source to reveal that he has been in the United States since the end of June and had nothing to do with the incident […]
The Health Sector has been allocated an additional $1 Billion from the treasury to execute critical repairs and upgrades at the country’s health centres, and a number of living quarters for doctors and nurses. “The $1B additional that we are seeking, this will help us to do work in about 153 different facilities. So, apart […]
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