By News Source Guyana on July 5, 2018
News, Politics
The Guyana Revenue Authority has sent a number of its staff members home as part of a probe into an illegal operation involving forged driver’s licenses and certificates of registration and licenses. The GRA described the staff members as “unscrupulous” and said they appeared to have been working in collusion “with willing outside participants and members […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2018
News, Politics
Medical practitioners in the public health care system have been given a warning about the problem of pilfering of drugs and medical supplies. Regional Health Services (RHS) Director Dr Kay Shako has issued the warning in wake of what may have been a trend for years. Speaking to Regional Health Officers at a retreat, Dr. […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2018
News, Politics
Approval has been granted for the construction of a 0.95-megawatt dual hydro-system at Moco Moco and a 2.2 megawatt at Kumu in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo. This was announced by Regional Chairman, Brian Allicock, at the recently concluded Regional Toshaos’ Conference in Lethem. The projects will be financed from funds received through the United […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2018
Caribbean & International, Crime, News, Politics
-by Ravin Singh- THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Regional Commission on Marijuana 2018 has recommended in its report the decriminalization of marijuana across member-states. The report will be presented to Heads-of-Government at the 39th conference of the regional body which will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from July 4-6. At a press conference on Monday, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 29, 2018
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-by Ravin Singh- The overall academic performance of pupils on the Coast and those in the Hinterland areas are not comparable and to bridge this gap, the Education Ministry has developed a three-prong approach which includes reliance on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This was according to Chief Education Officer (CEO) Marcel Hudson yesterday, during […]
By News Source Guyana on June 28, 2018
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The Ministry of Education released the results of the National Grade Six Assessment Examinations this afternoon, showing improvements in the English performances but a decline in Mathematics, with Science and Social Studies remaining steady. This year’s top pupil is Nalia Rahaman from the Westfield Prep School in Georgetown. She gained a perfect score of 529 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 28, 2018
Crime, News, Politics
Former Guyana Member of Parliament, who once served as Mayor of Linden, Abdul Kadir, has died. He was in his mid 60’s. Kadir passed away in a US prison this morning, where he was serving a life sentence on a conviction of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack at New York’s JFK Airport almost a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 27, 2018
News, Politics
More drama unfolded at the Guyana Public Service Credit Union on Hadfield Street this morning as the Police had to be called in when management refused to open the gate and doors to be served with a Court order. That order has quashed the injunction that was earlier obtained by the credit union’s management against […]
By News Source Guyana on June 26, 2018
News, Politics
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has declared that he will be working “harder now” to ensure the PPP wins the next elections, in wake of the decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice to uphold the Presidential term limits to Guyana’s Constitution. At an afternoon press conference, Mr. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 26, 2018
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-by Kurt Campbell- The Legal Team which represented the Government of Guyana in the Presidential Term Limit Appeal case at the Caribbean Court of Justice, has welcomed the Court’s decision in upholding the changes that were made to the Constitution. Solicitor General Kim Kyte and Barbadian Attorneys Ralph Thorne and Hal Gollop celebrated as they […]