By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2023
News, Politics
Declaring that the United States “is not heaven and earth”, Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn threw his full support behind his Permanent Secretary on Monday after her mobile phone was seized by US authorities and she was handcuffed and interrogated at the Miami International Airport. “The US is not heaven and earth, Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2023
News, Politics
The chickens have come home to roost for a 33-year-old Enmore, East Coast Demerara man, who admitted in Court to two counts of larceny related to the theft of a quantity of chickens. The man, Bhoula Persaud aka “Daniel” was accused of breaking into various fowl pens and not a lion’s den at Enmore on […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
A Guyanese man who has been living in the United States for the past six years is calling on the People’s Progressive Party to remove his name as a nominator for one of its candidates in the upcoming local elections, since he never nominated anyone and never signed any document related to the elections. 25-year-old […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2023
News, Politics
Following closely behind the formation of American, British and Canadian Chambers of Commerce in Guyana, an India-Guyana Chamber of Commerce has now been formed, with Guyanese businessman and retired international cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan as its head. Another businessman and retired cricketer, Steven Jacobs will serve as Vice Chairman of the business group. The new business […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2023
News, Politics
Guyana’s largest conglomerate, Banks DIH Limited, has become one of the latest companies to be issued with the rights by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards to begin using the official “Made in Guyana” standards mark on its locally made products. The “Made in Guyana” mark will now be added to the comoany’s wine products, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2023
News, Politics
As details begin to emerge about the confiscation of the mobile phone of the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs at a US Airport, News Source has learned that the senior Government official was also handcuffed and interrogated by US authorities at the airport. Senior Government officials have confirmed to News Source that […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2023
News, Politics
A number of areas across Regions Three and Four were left flooded today following more than 10 hours of continuous heavy rainfall. In a statement, the Civil Defence Commission said some areas were significantly affected with an average of four (4) inches of flood water. In the Essequibo region, Wakenaam, Leguan, Parika and Vergenoegen have […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2023
News, Politics
The daughter of a dead Berbice woman whose identity and forged signature were used on nomination documents for a PPP candidate in the upcoming local government elections received an apology today from Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. In a Facebook post, the daughter, Joanna Jacob, said the Vice President reached out to her and offered his […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2023
News, Politics
Five years after he went on the run after being fingered in the murder of his brother, 33-year-old Gordon Henry was arrested on Thursday at a shop in North West District in Region One. Henry was wanted for the May 2018 murder of his brother, gold miner Clinton Henry. The two reportedly got into a […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2023
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has written to the United States Embassy in Georgetown seeking information on the confiscation of the mobile phone of the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Miami International Airport, Senior Government officials have confirmed to News Source. The Ministry of Home […]