Following President David Granger’s statement today that the 2nd March 2020 will be the national elections, whether the PPP returns to Parliament or not, the Opposition Leader has indicated that his party is disappointed with the March elections date, but will have to work with it. Mr. Jagdeo who last week said he prefers a…

…paves way for Qatar Airways to operate here Qatar and Guyana this week signed onto an air services agreement which can see popular carrier, Qatar Airways, operating here in the near future. According to a report in the Qatar press, that country’s Minister of Transport and Communications, H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti and

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has announced the signing of the contract for the design, supply and installation of 150kw Hydropower plant on the Cheung River at Kato Village in Region 8. The contract was awarded to B & J Civil Works to the tune of US $2,251,880, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure stated on…

A young officer of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit who attempted to extort money from an outgoing passenger will be fired, according to senior sources at the drug enforcement agency. The man was questioned after an outgoing passenger claimed that he attempted to extort money from her by claiming that marijuana had been found in…

The earliest date possible for the holding of General and Regional elections is Monday March 2, 2019, President David Granger announced on Wednesday. Below is a full text of the President’s address to the nation “Guyanese, The Government, since the passage of the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly on 21st December 2018, has respected the

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Wednesday evening declared that the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will not return to the National Assembly to legally extend the life of the Government. “The only reason they want us to go back to Parliament is to give legal coverage to the illegalities they have committed over the past year,”…

The Central Bank of Guyana has denied Republic Bank’s planned takeover of the operations of Scotiabank in Guyana. The two banks have been informed of the Central Bank’s decision, according to Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Gobin Ganga. Dr. Ganga told News Source this evening that a complete evaluation of the takeover plan was…

BASMATTIE Singh called ‘Lil Gal,’ an 84-year-old resident of Black Bush Polder, Berbice, died on Monday morning after a swarm of bees, believed to be the Africanized Bees, attacked her. The mother of 10 lived alone at Lot 39 Mibicuri North, Black Bush Polder, but one of her daughters, Omapattie Singh, and two grandchildren lived

World AIDS Day is observed on December 1ST each year, the theme this year is – “Communities make the difference”. At the launch of this year’s observances at the PAHO/WHO boardroom, Brickdam Georgetown, Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence said there has been an increase in the number of persons diagnosed with HIV and also an…

A 35-year-old Waramadong miner was today remanded to prison today after he was charged with the murder of his brother-in-law. The accused, Anthony Edwards, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. He appeared before the Chief Magistrate and the charge was read to him. The Prosecutor told the Court that…