By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2019
Crime, News, Politics
The British Government has terminated the contract with British Financial Crimes Expert, Dr. Sam Sittlington, who served as a Special Advisor to the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force. The decision was made this morning and later announced by the British High Commission in Guyana. “In light of information about Dr Sam […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2019
News, Politics
The Canadian Government through its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago, has written to recently elected PPP Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, indicating to him that he should not travel to Canada at this time in wake of the pending criminal matters that he is facing in the local Court. Ali is facing 19 criminal charges […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2019
News, Politics
As Guyana faces the possibility of early elections, the Guyana Elections Commission today announced that it has received reports of persons pretending to be working for the Elections Commission, who have been soliciting information from citizens. The Elections Commission in a statement said it does not currently have any field exercise underway and therefore citizens need […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2019
News, Politics
After serving the company for more than twenty years, the Guyana Goldfields Company today announced that its longtime Country Manager, Violet Smith, is leaving the company as the position has been declared redundant. The announcement came today as the company rolled out major changes to its Guyana operations. In a statement, Guyana Goldfields thanked Ms. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 29, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The President’s representative to discussions with the Guyana Elections Commission, Minister Amna Ally, has written to the Commission requesting answers to several questions in relation to the Commission’s readiness for early elections. In the letter seen by News Source, Ms. Ally, who is also the Government’s Chief Whip in Parliament, wants the Commission to say […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2019
News, Politics
The 17th Session of the United Nations Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention to combat desertification, opened in Guyana this morning at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre. The meeting is looking at issues related to deforestation, land management and climate change. It is the largest UN conference to be held in […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2019
News, Politics
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, today held discussions with several members of the Diplomatic community in Guyana. The meeting was convened on the invitation of Jagdeo himself and he told the Diplomats that the country is fast approaching a Constitutional Crisis, as he pushes for elections to be held before the end of March. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2019
News, Politics
A meeting between the Guyana Elections Commission and the Chief Whips in the National Assembly, ended this afternoon with GECOM still at a stalemate over whether it could host early elections before the end of March. The President’s representative at the meeting, Government Chief Whip Amna Ally said the meeting was terminated as it did […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2019
News, Politics
Although the Mae’s School is privately operated, the Ministry of Education on Friday morning dispatched its mobile counseling unit with trained counselors to the Mae’s Private School to assist those students who may be affected after a teenage girl of the school took her own life. Education Minister, Nicolette Henry and Chief Education Officer, Marcel […]
By News Source Guyana on January 25, 2019
News, Politics
The Local Government Commission has fired Royston King as the Town Clerk for the City of Georgetown. He was fired with immediate effect on Wednesday after he refused to respond to the findings of recently concluded Commission of Inquiry into the Georgetown City Council and his work as Town Clerk. The final report of that […]