The new regulations for international travel to the United States are set to take effect from Monday, 8th November 2021. Under the new US regulations, only persons who are fully vaccinated with vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to board a plane…
CANADIAN oil giant, CGX Energy Incorporated, has managed to accumulate US$59 million to further develop and expand its operations both offshore and onshore Guyana. The company, in a press statement, said that it offered to holders of its outstanding shares an aggregate of 45,151,338 common shares, with each requiring a payment of CAN$1.63. “Following the…
Multi-million dollar fines and hefty jail times ranging from five to ten years has been proposed for election offences in a review of the country’s main electoral law. The draft of the proposed amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) has been published online ahead of the government’s plan to table them in…
The Godbrother of the British teen who was murdered six years ago was today sentenced to death after being found guilty of the crime. The 18-year-old British citizen Dominic Bernard was on vacation in Guyana in 2015 when he was murdered and his body buried in a shallow grave. Today, the dead teen’s Godbrother, Aaron…
–over 100 direct jobs will be created upon completion of the project LOCAL oil and gas support services firm, GAICO Construction Inc., is positioning itself to play an important role in the massive development slated for Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), with a US$25 million investment in a marine facility at Nismes, West Bank Demerara…
November’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to four after two more people died on November 03 and 04, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. The latest fatalities are two unvaccinated women – ages 68 and 100 – who hailed from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) respectively. The country’s overall death toll now…
The Audi Q5 Sport Utility Vehicle belonging to murdered physician, Dr. Colin Roach and which was stolen from outside his office where he was found dead, has been recovered. The vehicle was found abandoned last night along the Schoonard main road on the West Coast of Demerara. News Source understands that its license plates were…
THE High Court on Monday last dismissed an Application for a variation of a Production Order filed by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and ruled in favour of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), directing GRA’s Commissioner-General to comply with the Production Order granted by Chief Justice Roxane George-Wilshire, SC. This is according to the…
The High Court on Monday ordered the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to hand over details relating to the returns declaration and other taxpayer information of an individual to the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), the Guyana Police Force said in a statement on Wednesday. SOCU had asked for the information to aid with an ongoing…
A chain snatcher was shot dead in the Stabroek Market area this afternoon by a licensed firearm holder when he attempted to snatch a gold chain from around the neck of the firearm holder’s wife. The husband and wife were in the busy area shopping and while they were in the vicinity of the Stabroek…
