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The issue of guns and gun violence in the region came up for discussion today at a consultation initiative looking at the security sector and the implementation of the 2013 Treaty on Arms Trade. With Guyana sitting in the Latin America and Caribbean region where gun violence heads the list of deaths in the region, […]
As panic continues to grip the world as the death toll from the coronavirus continues to climb, Guyana continues to put stringent screening systems in place to guard against the virus here. The Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Hospital, retired Brigadier George Lewis told News Source today that the Georgetown Hospital is one of […]
The Citizenship Initiative – one of the newly launched political parties – has released campaign financing details but has withheld the names of its 27 donors, even as it pushes for public disclosure of the source of funding of political parties. TCI said in a statement on Tuesday said when parties are not required to […]
One of the suspects in last evening’s brazen robbery of a GTT sales kiosk in the Giftland Mall managed to evade law enforcement during an operation in Durban Street, Georgetown this midday. Although the name of the suspect has not been released, Police officials have confirmed that he lives on Durban Street and was one […]
The Carter Center has announced that former Prime Minister of Senegal, Aminata Touré, will be the co-Chair of the Carter Center’s Election Observer Mission in Guyana. Chairperson of the Carter Center, Jason J. Carter, will serve as the other Co-Chair. In a statement this morning, the Carter Center Chairperson said the Carter Center cares deeply […]
The Presidential Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Irfaan Ali, believes that members of the diaspora could play a meaningful role in Guyana development and a government under his watch would include the diaspora in every aspect of decision making in Guyana. Speaking at his party’s rally on Sunday in Stewartville, Mr. Alli said the […]
As Guyana prepares to manage its oil revenues, one of the major considerations of the upcoming elections should be the leadership of political parties in the race to govern, since this will determine how those revenues are spent. That is the view of the Prime Ministerial Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition, Khemraj Ramjattan. Speaking […]
Ex-Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best remains in custody as the Police investigations continue into the tragic accident this morning that claimed the life of national cyclist, Jude Bentley. Traffic Chief, Superintendent Linden Isles confirmed to News Source that two breathalyzer tests were administered to Mr. Best just […]
American carrier Jet Blue Airways will be conducting daily flights between Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport and New York’s JFK Airport when it begins schedule service from April, 2020. A team from the airline recently held talks with the Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Egbert Field. At the meeting, the JetBlue officials revealed that […]
The Guyana Elections Commission today announced that members of the Joint Services will be casting their ballots on the 21st of February, one week before the rest of the country heads to the polls for the regional and national elections. Speaking to media operatives this morning during the offloading of the ballot at GECOM, the […]
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