By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2016
News, Politics
Just days after the Georgetown City Council announced that it was moving ahead with a parking meter project through a little known company, Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan has poured water on the move and has announced that he cannot support the project under the company. In a post on his Facebook page, the Deputy Mayor […]
By News Source Guyana on June 12, 2016
News, Politics
Residents in the Region One community of Mabaruma now have the opportunity to tune in to their own community radio station and enjoy local programming. The Government of Guyana has switched on Radio Mabaruma 95.1 FM which is an affiliate of the National Communications Network. The launch is being seen as historic and a way to stimulate economic […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2016
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The Venezuelan Embassy in Guyana on Friday has rejected claims of a recent shooting incident involving Venezuelan soldiers and Guyanese mining officials in Guyana’s Cuyuni River. The Embassy denied that Venezuelan soldiers attacked officials of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission who were at the time traveling in a boat along the river in the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2016
News, Politics
The former Protocol Officer at the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) Waynewright Orderson was up to noon on Thursday being questioned as the City Constabulary widened its probe into the whereabouts of US$40,000 reportedly received from the Chinese Embassy unknowing to the Council. Chief Constable Andrew Foo confirmed that Orderson was cooperating with investigators […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2016
News, Politics
The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) has rejected the government’s decision to transfer the Tourism portfolio from Minister Cathy Hughes and the Public Telecommunications Ministry to the Ministry of Business. In a statement on Thursday, the group said that it is “astonished, disappointed and frustrated” at yet another adjustment to the tourism portfolio. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 11, 2016
News, Politics
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has launched an investigation in an attempt to recover missing funds that the Chinese Embassy in Georgetown had donated back in November 2015. Town Clerk Royston King told News Source on Wednesday that the Embassy recently issued a notice in which it claims that the sum of US$40,000 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2016
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Police investigators were on Tuesday wrapping up their probe and preparing to seek legal advice on the alleged death threats made against Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jadgeo and other People’s Progressive Party members on Facebook. The accused, Tameshwar Beekham, who allegedly made death threats to Jadgeo on Facebook could face criminal charges before the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2016
News, Politics
As the Government of Guyana seeks news ways to strengthen and improve the prison system following the March 3rd prison unrest, new Prison Officers will now undergo training at the Police Academy. The move seeks to ensure better trained prison officers who can respond better to any challenging situation. During a recent interview at the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2016
News, Politics
Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, will be adding the Tourism portfolio to his list from July 1, 2016. The move comes as the Government is trying to focus more on Public Telecommunications and needs the Minister responsible for that, Cathy Hughes, to focus solely on that portfolio. Hughes will continue to serve as the Minister […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2016
News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party does not intend to shy away from its responsibility to settle its debt with the state-owned National Communications Network. However, the party would like NCN to provide all the invoices and supporting proof of bookings for the more than $55 Million worth of television and radio ads that were aired on […]