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Outspoken Opposition Member of Parliament and host of the popular “In The Ring” talk show, Sherod Duncan is expected to face the Magistrates’ Court on Monday to answer to a cyber crime charge, according to the Police. Mr. Duncan was arrested by the Police this morning and kept in custody for several hours following a […]
The People’s National Congress Reform has issued a call on the President to institute additional measures as a matter of urgency in order to deal with the constant rise in food prices. In a statement this morning, the party said it has noted the cries of the Guyanese people in relation to the high food […]
There is concern by a regional private sector organization that Guyana’s recently passed local content legislation for the oil and gas industry violates the CARICOM Treaty that Guyana is a party to. Several regional businesses and organisations intend to approach the Guyana Government and CARICOM on the issue through the CARICOM Private Sector Organization. The […]
Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine today fired back at the City Engineer who has claimed that the recommendation for him to be fired is purely political. Mayor Narine dismissed that contention and armed himself today with scores of documents to show that the City Engineer Colvern Venture has repeatedly ignored requests and instructions of the […]
A major investigation into suspected financial improprieties at the headquarters of the Guyana Fire Service has been launched and the Fire Chief is facing a number of questions. News Source understands that the investigations were prompted by an audit of the operations at the Fire Service headquarters which raised several worrying issues. Part of the […]
Guyana has recorded an additional 1,019 Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours pushing the number of positive cases in the country to 7,613. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is warning persons who are experiencing flu-like symptoms, that they should isolate themselves or get tested since those flu symptoms could really be COVID-19 symptoms. “What […]
The Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme which is intended to boost the agriculture sector while empowering youths in agriculture and creating jobs, was launched on Tuesday. Under the programme, the Government will provide the resources and materials to develop 25 shade houses in the first phase that will be used to house thousands of high-value […]
The Personal Assistant to the former Chief Election Officer, Duarte Hetsberger, has been fired from the position as the new Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, settles in his new job. Hetsberger who is a GDF Reserve Officer was dismissed by the new CEO. While the Elections Commission has not indicated the reason behind the firing, two […]
President Irfaan Ali today announced that Guyana will be joining several of its Caribbean colleagues in moving closer to cleaner energy, not only as a means of taking its global commitments seriously, but also to help mitigate the impact of Climate Change. The President was at the time delivering remarks at the commissioning of a […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council has passed a motion seeking the termination of the services of City Engineer Colvern Venture over alleged underperformance. The motion which was tabled by Councilors Heston Bostwick and Clayton Hinds in December came up for discussion and passage at Monday’s statutory meeting of the Council, which was the first […]
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