By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2024
News, Politics
Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus will be removed from that position when charges against him are formalized by the Director of Public Prosecutions, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. On his weekly programme “Issues in the News“, Mr. Nandlall said the charges against Mr, Brutus are imminent and once the charges are filed, the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Human Rights Association, (GHRA) has issued a call for a complete overhaul of the Guyana Police Force to rid the organization of many of the challenges it is currently facing. In a release today, the GHRA said that the symptoms afflicting the Guyana Police Force cannot be treated as the short-comings of individual officers or […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, has turned to the U.S Department of Justice for legal assistance in its bid to have U.S-based Guyanese political and human rights activist, Rickford Burke arrested and prosecuted for allegedly inciting ethnic strife and criminal violence in Guyana. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that following a competitive bidding process, BB Energy Trading Limited and JE Energy, have been awarded the contracts to market Guyana’s share of crude from the three Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. In a statement this afternoon, the Natural Resources Ministry […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
Economist and Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Executive, Professor Clive Thomas today said the move by government to recant its earlier decision to issue each household with a $200,000 cash grant exposes the Government’s inability to plan effectively. The Government has said that owing to a number of issues that rose following its $200,000 per household […]
By News Source Guyana on October 21, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), has issued a warning to the Mocha/ Arcadia, Neighborhood Democratic Council, over the sale of lands, cautioning that it will not recognize any such transaction and also putting persons on notice not to conduct any land leasing or purchasing transaction with the NDC. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2024
News, Politics
Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud met recently with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Energy Resources of the United States Department of State, Laura Lochman, as Guyana and the US forge ahead with their energy cooperation plans. The United States, has been providing assistance and supporting partnerships with Guyana in the oil and gas, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2024
Health, News, Politics
Alliance For Change (AFC) Executive and former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams, is urging the Government to procure the services of technically competent experts in the geotechnical and hydrogeology fields to independently investigate the presence of an “oily” substance at Crane on the West Coast of Demerara, and the reported […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2024
Business, News, Politics
The newly constructed AIDEN by Best Western Hotel, officially opened its doors on Saturday evening in the heart of Georgetown, standing majestically at the corners of Oronoque and Robb Streets. The nine-story tall hotel boasts 138 rooms and a number of dining and other facilities. Construction work on the hotel began in 2021. Hotel Director, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 18, 2024
News, Politics
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn refused to say whether he has confidence in the current leadership of the Guyana Police Force, when questioned on the issue this morning by News Source. Mr. Benn said he has confidence in himself. “I have sufficient confidence in myself in working to make a better Ministry, and better […]