By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2015
News, Politics
Rising political star and APNU Member Sharma Solomon is likely to be replaced as the Regional Chairman for Region #10. News Source understands that former Member of Parliament for the APNU, Renis Morian who served in the 10th Parliament, has been earmarked as the new Chairman for the bauxite rich region. Solomon served as the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2015
News, Politics
Venezuela is making new claims to this Guyana’s territorial waters which include the Stabroek Block where US oil company, ExxonMobil recently announced it had found significant deposits of oil and is pushing ahead with its exploration activity. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on May 27, 2015 issued a decree, extending Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s territorial waters. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2015
News, Politics
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who holds responsibility for the Information portfolio, has denied reports that the government has asked the heads of various state media houses to tender their resignations. In a telephone interview with News Source, the Prime Minister said the state media managers are all contracted employees and he will allow them to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Almost one month after Guyanese voted in closely elections which resulted in a change of government, the outgoing Deputy Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Albert Ramdin is calling on political parties to come together in order to advance the country’s development. On his last official visit to Guyana before he leaves office on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana announced on Wednesday afternoon that it has fired the Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Dr. Raj Singh. He received his letter of dismissal this afternoon. Agriculture Minister Noel Holder issued the letter of dismissal to Dr. Singh on the advice of cabinet and the dismissal took immediate effect. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
News, Politics
The government has approved a total of $75 million to clear outfall channels and other drainage blockade in the city, Infrastructure Minister David Patterson announced today. The announcement comes on the heels of flooding in the city and along the coastlands and several parts of the country “It is our baby, malnourished or deformed, we are […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The APNU+AFC coalition government has finalized its Parliamentary list and has made its submission to the Guyana Elections Commission even as President David Granger is yet to officially announce a date for the convening of Parliament. GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander told News Source on Tuesday that the APNU+AFC has identified its 33 parliamentarians but said […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2015
News, Politics
Guyanese born, Canada based journalist, Shaun Samaroo is defending the payment of $16 Million to him by the former PPP Civic government for his coverage of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry. However, he is contending that the money was not for writing reports for the Guyana Chronicle but rather for the writing and publishing […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party has started to finalize its list of Parliamentarians to occupy the 32 seats it won at the May 11 elections. But PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee said he could not confirm if some of the leading members, including former Presidents Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar will make the final list. According to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2015
News, Politics
The David Granger administration has decided to end the services of at least 20 persons who were employed by the former PPP Civic administration to respond to social media criticism of the government. The persons were told that their services were no longer needed at the end of May. The members of the unit, which […]