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First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Friday, urged the youths of Number Sixty-Eight Village, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) to reset their mind-sets and to speak out against social ills such as bullying and domestic abuse to help create a more compassionate society. The First Lady made this appeal in her address at the Roadside Baptist […]
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority is preparing to begin issuing new licenses to long waiting applicants for radio and television, within the coming weeks. Chairman of the Broadcasting Authority’s board, Leonard Craig, today told the media that he is pushing for the issuance to begin within the next six to eight weeks. He explained that […]
Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Board, Economist, Rawle Lucas has been appointed the Executive Director for Global Economic Co-operation, Trade and Investment within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He confirmed the new appointment on Wednesday during a telephone interview with News Source. Mr. Lucas who has previously served the Foreign Ministry in senior positions, said […]
In wake of an announcement by Government that it sees no need right now why Local Government Elections Day should be a holiday, a number of the political parties and groups contesting the elections are calling on the David Granger led administration to reconsider that move. Campaign Manager for Team Benschop, Ronson Gray told News […]
With under two weeks to go before the rest of Guyana head to the polls to vote in the Local Government Elections, the Embassy of the United States has issued a call for a redoubling of voter education efforts before the March 18, 2016 elections. The call by the US Embassy came on Tuesday evening, […]
More women prisoners will be pardoned this year, President David Granger announced at an event to celebrate Guyanese women in keeping with global festivities to mark International Women’s Day. Last December, Mr. Granger released 11 women who had been locked away from their children in jail for petty offences. But despite the reproach he faced […]
President David Granger on Tuesday shut down the opposition People’s Progressive Party’s call for the sacking of Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan following last week’s deadly prison riot inside the Camp Street Jail. Mr. Granger told reporters that the call which was put forward by PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee was absurd. The President holds sole […]
Members of the Disciplined Forces began voting in Local Government Elections on Tuesday morning in what was widely described as a smooth process. The service men and women kick started the polls ahead of March 18 ‘E’ Day. News Source visited several police, army and prison locations around Georgetown where the turnout was small compared […]
The three Commissioners, who will serve on the Commission of Inquiry (COI), ordered by President David Granger, were this afternoon sworn in by Chief Magistrate, Ms. Ann McLennan in the presence of Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon at a simple ceremony at the Ministry of the […]
President David Granger has defended House Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland as being “mature and experienced”, in the face of growing criticism from the opposition People’s Progressive Party. The President has expressed enormous satisfaction with the work being done by Speaker Scotland and described the PPP’s arguments as predictable. The Speaker, during the recent budget debates […]
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