By News Source Guyana on June 15, 2017
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As technological advancements continue to dominate the international sphere, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications is working to have Guyana on par with the rest of the world by achieving universal access to the internet. This was according to Ministry of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes during her remarks at the opening of a two-day Cyber-Security Awareness […]
By News Source Guyana on June 14, 2017
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The Guyana Defence Force has announced that it has found 26 dredges being used in illegal mining activities within the Kaieteur National Park and it remains committed to supporting the efforts of the Protected Areas Commission and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC to purge the Kaieteur National Park of illegal mining. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 13, 2017
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Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine is to be transferred from that position to the Ministry of the Presidency, where he will take up a new ministerial position under that Ministry. Multiple government sources have told News Source that senior Government officials have been looking at the issue and the change is expected to take […]
By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2017
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In a joint statement from the President and Opposition Leader, it was announced this evening that Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has agreed to submit a third list of nominees to President David Granger, for consideration for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. The statement said the “parties agreed that it would be […]
By News Source Guyana on June 9, 2017
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Residents in the mining community of Mahdia in Region Eight, are being encouraged to take all necessary precautions as flood waters remain in the community following more than 12 hours of heavy rainfall. Overnight and early morning showers have seen the overflowing of the Mahdia creek and the flood waters quickly moving through the community. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 8, 2017
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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said that he is willing to prepare and submit another list of nominees for the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) if he is asked by President David Granger to do so. Jagdeo made the comment ahead of a planned consultation between himself and President Granger at […]
By News Source Guyana on June 8, 2017
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The Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Corporation (GPHC) has fired the Corporation’s acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allan Johnson, following a series of lapses which they claim caused much embarrassment. A statement from the Board’s Chairperson, Kesaundra Alves noted that Johnson’s removal from the post takes effect from Friday June 9, 2017. She […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2017
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President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo are to meet later this month at State House to address the Elections Commission Chairman nomination issue. On Friday, the President rejected the second list of nominees that was submitted by Mr. Jagdeo. President Granger indicated that in keeping with the Constitution, the nominees should be persons who […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
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President David Granger said that Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo must submit a list that matches the criteria set out in keeping with Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana for the selection of a ‘fit and proper’ person to fill the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2017
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President David Granger has rejected the latest list of nominees for the GECOM Chairman post that was submitted by the Leader of the Opposition. In a letter to Mr. Jagdeo today, the President said that the Constitution provides for the Opposition Leader to submit a list of persons who are not unacceptable to the President […]