By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana has been forced to pull the plug on a number of former officials of the previous administration and their family members accessing the facilities of the Guyana Oil Company to fill up the fuel tanks of their vehicles. News Source understands that a number of officials of the former government and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 24, 2015
News, Politics
President David Granger has assured United States oil company, Exxon Mobil that it has nothing to fear in terms of its current operations in Guyana’s waters as the company has the backing of the Guyana Government, and international law as it continues exploration in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone. In a recent interview, the Head of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 23, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force has confirmed that all of the vehicles belonging to the Ministry of Public Service and which were in the possession of private individuals have been returned as the investigations into the fraud case widens. A senior police official confirmed to News Source that all of the vehicles that are at the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 23, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party is expected to file its elections petition in the High Court as early as tomorrow as it moves to demonstrate its seriousness in challenging the results of the May 11, 2015 general and regional elections. The PPP on Monday filed an affidavit seeking the Court’s permission to file the petition, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 23, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
A man who has been named in the vehicle transfer scandal, involving former Government Minister Jennifer Westford has come forward to clear his name. The driver, Delroy Lewis made it clear that he has no knowledge about the transactions to fraudulently transfer several government vehicles at the Public Service Minister to himself, Westford or her […]
By News Source Guyana on June 22, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party will sit out of the first sitting of the 11th Parliament which is slated for this Thursday, June 25. The party is still to submit its list of Members of Parliament. But although the party does not intend to be in parliament to debate the President’s speech to the Parliament, it is accusing […]
By News Source Guyana on June 22, 2015
News, Politics
The racial incitement case against former President Bharrat Jagdeo was adjourned this morning after the court was presented with medical records indicating that the President was unwell and was suffering from back pain and other flu like symptoms and therefore could not attend the hearing. The presiding Magistrate accepted the medical records presented to the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 22, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee on Monday announced that the party had called in one of its members and former Minister, Jennifer Westford over an attempt to have a number of government vehicles transferred to her, her spouse and other private individuals. Mr. Rohee would only say that he met with […]
By News Source Guyana on June 21, 2015
News, Politics
Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur has been sternly criticized for his “lack of professionalism” in handling the country’s tax affairs by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. During a Sunday morning interview on the local radio programme “Hard Talk”, The Prime Minister stayed clear of recommending Sattaur’s dismissal but reasoned that the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 21, 2015
News, Politics
Former Guyanese politician and historian Eusi Kwayana has raised concern about the move by the new APNU+AFC government to have the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry complete its work in one more sitting. He had described the decision as “disquieting”. In a letter which was carried in Saturday’s Stabroek News, Mr. Kwayana who appeared before […]