By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2021
News, Politics
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has issued a warning about social gatherings and shopping trips as the country heads into another Christmas season with rising COVID-19 cases. While encouraging persons to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Minister of Health said citizens should not get complacent as they gather with relatives and friends for the holidays. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2021
News, Politics
Senior Officers of the Guyana Police Force were encouraged today by President Irfaan Ali to put Guyana first and play an integral role in the country’s future. Addressing the officers at their annual Christmas Breakfast, the President said he does not want the officers to become politicians, but he wants to see them do more […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2021
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The Government has approached the National Assembly for approval of an additional $26 Billion in supplementary provisions to cover a number of initiatives. Of that sum, the government has already spent $5.1B from the contingency fund to pay severed sugar workers their one-off cash grant and other cash grant initiatives. However, it is now […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Three days after the Guyana Elections Commission by majority vote selected him as the new Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud took the oath of office this morning before Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George. Mr. Persaud was also sworn in as the Commissioner of Registration. In brief remarks to the media just after taking the oath […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2021
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Leader of the People’s National Congress and former President David Granger has informed members of his party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) that he is heading to Cuba today for “medical reasons”, a member of the party CEC confirmed to News Source. Mr. Granger left the country this morning. He will miss his party’s biennial […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2021
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The newly selected Chief Election Officer at the Guyana Elections Commission Vishnu Persaud will start his new job tomorrow, when he will be administered the oath of office. Persaud was selected on Friday by a majority decision when the Guyana Elections Commission met to consider the final two applicants for the GECOM post. Mr. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has accused Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir and the Government of trying to silence the Opposition in Parliament. Mr. Harmon’s contention is that today’s sitting of the National Assembly was scheduled for ‘private members’ issues on private members’ day, allow the Opposition’s business in the House to take precedence […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2021
News, Politics
Over 5000 households across Guyana have already been affected by floodwaters owing to the ongoing rainy conditions in various parts of the country. A government team has been out assessing the impact of rainfall and flooding in recent days. Several communities along the East Coast of Demerara and parts of the West Coast are already […]
By News Source Guyana on December 12, 2021
News, Politics
With heavy and persistent rainfall continuing to pound several parts of the country, President Irfaan Ali has activated a Cabinet Level Task Force to respond to the current rainy season and potential flood impacts across Guyana. In the past two weeks, several parts of the country have been experiencing heavy rainfall with the weather office […]
By News Source Guyana on December 12, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
The Alliance for Change, which is a partner in the APNU+AFC Coalition, believes that whoever would have been chosen as the Chief Elections Officer would have found themselves under suspicion of nearly half of the population. The AFC’s statement in response to the hiring of new Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, came after stinging criticism […]