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The World Bank Group is looking to deepen its engagement with Guyana in the areas of climate change, education and private sector development. The Bank’s Board of Executive Directors met on Tuesday in Washington and discussed a new country engagement note for Guyana for the next two years to strengthen climate resilience, improve education quality […]
The Council of the University of Guyana has announced that Guyanese born, US based Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith has accepted its offer to become Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University. The University said Professor Griffith was selected “after an exhaustive national, regional and international search, short listing of three candidates and evaluation based on a […]
The Guyana Police Force is reporting a 19% decrease in serious crimes at the end of April this year relative to the same period last year. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the police said there was a 9% reduction in reports of murder; a 9% decrease in gun-related robberies; an 8% decrease in armed […]
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has joined the rest of the world in observing World Press Freedom Day 2016 and is seeking to have lawmakers decriminalize defamation via the use of cyberspace. “We believe that if the legislation is passed in its current form, it could potentially be utilized to criminalize defamation via the Internet,” […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council has succeeded in clearing the Stabroek Market area of the overwhelming vending operations but is yet to make good on its plan to have those vendors relocated. Up to noon on Tuesday, the empty lot located to the south of Parliament Building, which was earmarked for the temporary relocation […]
The APNU+AFC coalition government continues to face criticism for the crime situation in the country with the most recent fault – finding assessment coming from the political opposition. Former Minister with responsibility for security under the People’s Progressive Party government, Clement Rohee slammed the David Granger – led administration for what he said was its […]
The Private Sector Commission has thrown itself into the controversy surrounding the proposed renaming of the Ogle International Airport after Guyana’s first Minister responsible for Aviation, Eugene F. Correia. Reports have been swirling that the airport renaming could be finalized to coincide with Guyana’s Golden Jubilee celebrations later this month. Most of the airline operators […]
A third suspect in the armed Ramada Princess Casino robbery has been arrested by police investigators and will face charges in the Court early this week along with the two other suspects. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told News Source this morning that the police arrested the third man , who he did not identify, in […]
Guyanese Trade Union bodies have come together in united call, urging government to reverse its decision to close the Wales and LBI Sugar Estates. After several years of division, the two major union blocs came together for a single rally on Sunday and moved a Motion in which they condemned what they said was a […]
By Kurt Campbell As the once divided trade union movement in Guyana and political leaders braved light rain in Georgetown and came together for a single rally on Sunday, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee’s speech at the rally appeared to have angered several public servants. Rohee, who served as a Government Minister […]
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