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Attorney General Basil Williams has requested that the State Asset Recovery Unit send the report in which it recommended criminal charges for several former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government ministers, to the Director of Public Prosecution so that those charges can be perused. However, the current DPP Shalimar Ali-Hack is also a beneficiary of the […]
President David Granger will meet this afternoon with Officers of the Guyana Defence Force at GDF Headquarters, Base Camp Ayanganna. Senior military officials are tightlipped about the meeting, but News Source understands that the meeting is to generally update the officers on the President’s recent meetings at the United Nations and the ongoing border controversy […]
The United States government’s willingness to help Guyana with the development of its promising oil and gas industry has been reiterated with the appointment of a new Ambassador to Guyana. Ambassador Perry Holloway, one week after his accreditation by President David Granger, told New Source that the U.S stands ready to help Guyana in any […]
The Guyana Police Force is rejecting claims that the government’s gun amnesty programme was a failure and in a statement on Wednesday labeled the initiative “a huge success.” The amnesty, which was extended on September 30 by 14 days, ends today. As of yesterday (October 13), a total of 171 firearms were surrendered to the […]
Despite mounting criticism even from many of its supporters, the David Granger led administration is continuing to defend its decision to give increases of 10% to 50% in salaries to Ministers and all Members of Parliament. Minister of State, Joe Harmon who last week declared that the Government had no apologies for the move, was […]
Despite ongoing efforts by the Government and the Police Force to arrest the crime problem, the situation remains worrying in Guyana. The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday released its latest crime statistics which have revealed that serious crimes are up by 10%, when compared to the same period back in 2014. “A total of 114 […]
The United States Embassy in Georgetown has been increasing the number of non-immigrant visas that are granted to Guyanese nationals. In an interview with News Source at the U.S Embassy on Friday, Ambassador Perry Holloway said that based on recent figures, 60% of the persons who apply for a visitors visa in Guyana are successful […]
Political Activist and Professor, Dr. David Hinds in a weekend column has taken the five- month-old APNU+AFC government to task over its recent move to raise the salaries for members of government and Parliament by up to 50%. He is questioning whether the government has lost touch with reality in just five months. Hinds, like […]
An investigative team from the UN Secretary General’s office will arrive in Guyana tomorrow to begin talks with the Guyana government on the border controversy involving neighbouring Venezuela. UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon made a brief stop at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport on Sunday afternoon and held discussions with Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign […]
Government has expressed dissatisfaction with the way in which mining is done in Guyana, especially the damage to the environment, and is taking steps to correct this. “Mining is a worthy occupation, endeavour … but I believe it is not being carried out in the best ways possible, so Government is not satisfied, especially the […]
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