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As Guyana prepares for elections in just over two weeks, the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh is lobbying for changes to be made to the Constitution that would allow persons with disabilities to vote by themselves. As it is, persons with disabilities vote by proxy. This morning, the Guyana Council of […]
Pregnant women along the East Bank Demerara corridor have now been given the option of delivering their bundles of joy at the Diamond Hospital. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday commissioned a $12 million maternity ward at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre. The new facility, which also includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is […]
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 […]
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