The Milo Schools Under-18 Football title will remain with the lads of Christianburg/Wismar Secondary after a comprehensive 3-1 victory over North Ruimveldt Secondary at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, on Sunday evening. Goals from Ryan Arthur (40th), Jamil James (75th) and Omarion Ramsammy (90+1) led the Region 10 unit to yet another school…
The Guyana Power and Light Company has been allocated an additional $4 Billion in the Government’s supplementary budget to address some cash flow issues that are facing the company. It was explained that GPL is currently owed hundreds of millions of dollars by a number of Government and state agencies. He said the money owed…
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill Monday assured the National Assembly that all community roads will be addressed under the PPP/C administration but said those works will be determined by the availability of funds as the government seeks to avoid splurging. “We don’t want to over design and splurge,” Edghill told the House as he…
Chief Justice Roxane George has announced that she will hand down her ruling on the 23rd August as to whether the President acted unconstitutionally when he appointed Patrick Findlay as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and also appointed members of the Integrity Commission. Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is challenging the constitutionality of the…
A 22-year-old man and his 16-year-old accomplice were Monday remanded for the murder of Jude Christino, who was fatally stabbed during a brawl at Kumaka Water Front, Mabaruma, North West District (NWD). Wayne Da Silva Called ‘Monkey Man’ of Hobo Hill, NWD, and the juvenile appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court.…
Expressing confidence that the fortunes of the sugar industry could be improved, Minister of Agriculture, Zulficar Mustapha today defended the allocation of another $3.4 Billion in supplementary funding to the Guyana Sugar Corporation. The Agriculture Minister believes that the additional capital can ultimately bring production cost down. He told the National Assembly this morning that…
A 24-year-old man was Monday remanded to prison for armed robbery. Ryan Pompey of Enmore, East Coast Demerara appeared before City Magistrate Annette Singh weeks after he was released from prison after serving a three-year sentence for a similar crime. Pompey pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that, on August 6, 2022, at…
The APNU+AFC Opposition boycotted today’s sitting of the National Assembly and the Government’s presentation of a $44 billion supplementary budget. All of the APNU+AFC seats in the Assembly were empty when the sitting was called and remained empty as the Government presented and passed the supplementary provisions. In a telephone interview with News Source, Leader…
Seven more persons were infected with COVID-19, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. With these new cases, infections recorded in Guyana since March 2020 have increased to 70,159. The new cases were recorded in Region Two (one case), Region Four (three cases), and Region Six (three cases). Meanwhile, there is one patient in the…
The search for a missing Essequibo farmer came to an end on Sunday when his lifeless body was found floating in the Essequibo river. The dead man was identified as 35-year-old Romeo Randolph. His body was found in a decomposing state. According to a Police statement, when the body was discovered floating in the river,…
