By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2022
News, Politics
Former Opposition Leader Joe Harmon is no longer a Member of Parliament. His resignation as a Member of Parliament took effect today. Just over a week ago, Mr. Harmon wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly informing him of his intention to resign. On Monday, Mr. Harmon dispatched his official letter of resignation which […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2022
News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice today struck down the Guyana Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the Director of Public Prosecution’s direction last year to have former murder accused Marcus Bisram face a High Court trial. The CCJ found the section of the laws of Guyana which allows the DPP to instruct a Magistrate to […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
Days after the Guyana Police Force bragged about a decrease in criminal activity across the country, the United States Embassy in Guyana has issued a security alert for the capital city of Georgetown with a specific focus on the Stabroek and Bourda markets. In the alert which was issued on Monday, the Embassy indicated that […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2022
News, Politics
The Government has removed most of the COVID-19 regulations, essentially fully opening up the country completely. Restrictions on hosting and attending social activities have been thrown out completely. Under the new COVID-19 health regulations which were issued last evening, mask-wearing is no longer mandatory but is still being encouraged. Additionally, persons will no longer need […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
The Brickdam Police Station became a crime scene this morning after a 49-year-old woman shot herself dead after arriving at the station to be interviewed about a domestic complaint. Dead is Trudy DeHaarte who was an animal rights activist and worked at the Society for the Prevention of Animals. Family members said she was also […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2022
News, Politics
After two years of battling the COVID-19 pandemic and with the number of active cases now below 200, the Government of Guyana has decided to move in the direction of ending all of the COVID-19 protocols next week. In a brief interview with News Source on Sunday, President Ali said the move is in keeping […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2022
News, Politics
Five days into the national continuous registration process, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will allow unvaccinated persons between the ages of 14 and 17-years-old to access its offices to be registered. Under its initial advisory, GECOM was requiring all persons eligible for registration to be fully vaccinated or present a recent negative COVID-19 test result […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2022
News, Politics
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill who holds responsibility for the maritime and transport sectors has denied that he interrogated the lone survivor of the Noble House Seafood fishing vessel tragedy. Mr. Edghill admitted that he did meet with the survivor Vincent Dazzel on Wednesday at this office, but he said the meeting was one […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2022
News, Politics
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has already moved to appeal the decision of the High Court which allows for the matter filed against the Government by the former Police Service Commission to proceed. The Attorney-General wanted the matter to be thrown out completely but that was rejected by High Court Judge Gino Persaud. The Judge ruled […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2022
News, Politics
Thanking God for his spared life, the lone survivor of the Noble House seafood fishing boat tragedy is hoping for closure for the families of the three missing fishermen and himself. Breaking his silence in an interview with News Source today, fisherman Vincent Dazzell said he is still having nightmares about being pitched overboard when […]