By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2022
News, Politics
As Guyanese observe and celebrate the Hindu spring festival of Phagwah, the Head of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, who is also a Government Minister, wants promoters to stop tying their party events to the sacred religious festival. A number of promoters are hosting parties and other events on Friday as part […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
The Opposition APNU+AFC coalition met virtually with the Guyana Elections Commission on Tuesday and while describing the meeting as “cordial”, the Opposition said GECOM needs to start working on its reforms. The Opposition was represented in the meeting by PNCR Chairman, Shurwayne Holder, PNCR General Secretary, Geeta Chandan-Edmond, AFC General Secretary David Patterson, and AFC […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2022
News, Politics
Small businesses will be given extra attention during the month of April when the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) hosts a series of activities in observance of National Small Business Week. Dubbed “Shop small for the big impact”, the events will be hosted from the 8th to the 16th of April. Over 240 […]
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 […]