By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
On the heels of an announcement by President Irfaan Ali that he plans to meet with Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton within weeks to discuss the reconstitution of several Commissions as well as the appointment of a substantive Police Commissioner, the Opposition Leader while welcoming the proposed meeting, today said the meeting should go […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2022
News, Politics
Vendors outside the Stabroek Market were temporarily removed today as the Georgetown City Council launched a clean-up exercise at the market and its surrounding areas. The area was not cleaned for months as many of the vendors who were allowed to use the area temporarily, built permanent structures. Many of those structures were removed today […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2022
News, Politics
The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPS-CCU) has signed an agreement with the Clerical Commercial and General Workers Union, for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union staff. The agreement which was signed yesterday paves the way for a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase in salaries for workers for the year […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2022
News, Politics
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Major General Joe Singh has been appointed by President Irfaan Ali to serve as Chairman of the Natural Resource Fund Board. The President has also appointed British Member of Parliament David Lammy and Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues as his other two nominees […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2022
News, Politics
The Fibre Tech Industrial Plastics (FTIP) Company became the first company today to achieve certification under the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Made in Guyana Certification Mark Programme. The GNBS said the company is now authorized to affix the Made in Guyana Certification Mark to several of its fibreglass products. At the Certification ceremony, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2022
News, Politics
A young motorcyclist from the village of Sparendaam on the East Coast of Demerara lost his life tragically on Monday night when he collided with a car at the Ogle intersection along the East Coast highway. The young man was identified as 22-year-old Alex Amsterdam. The accident occurred just before midnight on Monday during the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2022
News, Politics
With a Leader of the Opposition now back in place, the Article 13 Civil Society group has issued a call for the process to begin for the substantive appointments of a Chancellor and Chief Justice. In a statement yesterday, the group reminded that the President and the Leader of the Opposition have taken an Oath […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2022
News, Politics
In his maiden speech to the National Assembly as Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton hammered the PPP Civic government as being a government that has no interest in democracy, democratic practices, and the rule of law. Mr. Norton was at the time making his contribution to the Government’s motion to change the quorum that is needed […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2022
News, Politics
The Government and Opposition have approved the names of five persons who will form the new Public Procurement Commission (PPC). Attorney-at-Law and President of the Guyana Bar Association Pauline Chase, Joel Bhagwandin, Rajnarain Singh, Berkeley Wickham and Diana Rajkumar will sit as new Commissioners on the PPC. Three of the nominees came from the Government […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2022
News, Politics
A 19-year-old female teacher from Craig on the East Bank of Demerara was stabbed to death overnight at her home by her 21-year-old boyfriend who is claiming that the murder was an accident. A police report on the incident said the two allegedly got into an argument and the young man claimed that the woman, […]