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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today welcomed the firing of the British Special Advisor to the Special Organised Crime Unit, Sam Sittlington and the resignation of the British Deputy Head of the same unit, Sheronie James. Sittlington’s contract was terminated by the British High Commission following revelations that he has registered a private fraud investigative company […]
The Government of Guyana has indicated that while it notes and respects the rulings of the Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George in the no-confidence cases, it will be filing an appeal of its case. In a statement on Thursday night, the Government said while the ruling is not in its favour, “due process continues and […]
Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire today ruled that the no-confidence motion against the Government of Guyana was properly carried by a majority in the National Assembly. She said with the vote being valid, the Cabinet should resign even as the President and Government remain in place. The Chief Justice ruled that 33 votes in the National […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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