By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2021
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has intervened to ease the tension between the state-owned sugar company, GuySuCo and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union. Sugar workers have been agitating for an increase in wages and salaries dating back to 2019. They have also been pressing for the sugar company to restart negotiations with the union […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2021
News, Politics
Almost a year after writing the CXC examinations in the middle of the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, two students from Queen’s College have emerged as the top performers at both the CSEC and CAPE levels. At the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency level, Zane Ramotar of Queens College emerged as the top CAPE student. Naomi […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2021
News, Politics
Guyana today recorded its highest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases since the pandemic was confirmed in the country year ago. The Ministry of Health this afternoon revealed that 214 new cases of the virus have been recorded in the past 24 hours. All ten administrative regions have recorded new cases. Regions Four and Three […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2021
News, Politics
Despite the ExxonMobil company having a number of safety measures in place for workers heading to its offshore operations, 14 rotational workers based on the Noble Tom Madden drillship have tested positive for COVID-19. The Public and Government Affairs Advisor for ExxonMobil Guyana, Janelle Persaud confirmed the development to News Source this afternoon. Ms. Persaud […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
Sophia mini-bus driver, Collis Whyte, who was caught on camera earlier this week chasing a Traffic Police Officer with a cutlass during a traffic stop, will be spending the next 12 months in jail. Whyte appeared in two different Courtrooms this morning to face a total of 14 charges in relation to the traffic stop […]
By News Source Guyana on April 23, 2021
News, Politics
Career Diplomat, Ambassador George Talbot has been appointed as Guyana’s new Ambassador to CARICOM. He presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday. Ambassador Talbot was received as the new Ambassador during a virtual ceremony, which highlighted Guyana’s lead role in CARICOM’s food production and food security plans. Guyana holds lead responsibility […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2021
News, Politics
Three more Coronavirus related deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s death toll to 277. Since the start of April, Guyana has recorded 44 deaths. April is now tied with last October for recording the most COVID-19 related deaths in a single month. More men are dying from the virus than […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2021
News, Politics
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met virtually with Foreign Ministers of CARICOM on Wednesday. It was the first meeting between the new US Secretary of State and regional governments. Several matters, including COVID-19 and its economic impact on the region were discussed. In a statement, CARICOM said the discussions at the meeting focused broadly […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2021
News, Politics
As ExxonMobil Guyana continues to face problems with a faulty compressor system on the Liza Destiny Oil Production vessel, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon and an Opposition team met and held talks today with the President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge and a team from his company. The meeting centred around the ongoing technical problems being […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2021
News, Politics
The ExxonMobil company announced this evening that it has ramped up production to between 100,000 to 110,000 barrels of oil per day even as it continues to address the problem with a damaged compressor on the Liza Destiny oil production vessel. According to the company, the current production levels were defined after careful consideration of […]