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Tempers flared in the National Assembly this afternoon forcing the Speaker to suspend the sitting of the Committee of Supply after Opposition Members protested his decision not to allow the Opposition Leader to raise a report of physical assault on one of its members by a Government Minister. Opposition Member of Parliament, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley complained […]
A midday in the engine room of the MV Barima in Port Kaituma has grounded the ferry vessel as an investigation has been launched into the source of the fire. In a statement from the Transport and Harbours Department, it was confirmed that the fire was first spotted in the engine room of the vessel, […]
Senior Government officials have confirmed to News Source that the Guyana Defence Force and other security agencies are probing the presence of an unuthorized military jet in Guyana’s airspace. On Tuesday, the military fighter jet was spotted flying over Eteringbang in the Region Seven area. Some miners captured the flyover on camera and alerted the […]
One day after the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health informed the Linden Hospital CEO Rudy Small of his removal from that position, the Health Ministry has made a decision to reinstall Small in the post and the Permanent Secretary has now been instructed to reinstall him with immediate effect. Small was removed after […]
Almost three weeks after a vessel with dead bodies was spotted and later disappeared in Guyana’s waters, the authorities in the Central American country of Nicaragua have announced the discovery of a boat with dead bodies. Law Enforcement agencies in Nicaragua on Tuesday announced that the discovery of the engine-less boat with the decomposed bodies […]
The Office of the President will be increasing its fleet of more than 100 vehicles with the purchase of seven new vehicles this year to the tune of $67 million. During the consideration of the budget estimates this morning, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira announced that land cruisers and buses for the […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice today dismissed a matter which challenged the renaming of the Ogle Airport to the Eugene F. Correia International Airport under the former Government. The matter was filed by Air Services Limited and others, who contended that the process of renaming the Airport was not done properly, since there was no […]
Narcotics Police in Jamaica are probing the discovery of scores of packages with more than 300 pounds of cocaine which were found in containers that arrived in the island from Guyana. The discovery was made at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) on Monday afternoon. Reports out of Jamaica indicate that the cocaine was found […]
The Caribbean Examinations Council has announced that it will be administering the CSEC and CAPE examinations in June and July. The exams are set to begin on the 14th June and end on the 16th July. Unlike the 2020 exams, CXC will be reverting to two papers being administered to every subject. School Based Assessments […]
The Office of the First Lady has been given an additional $10 Million in the 2021 budget, despite no new projects being announced to be undertaken by the office. The revelation was made by Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira during the consideration of Budget estimates for the Office of the President on […]
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