By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2019
Elections, News
Diplomatic representatives of the American, British, Canadian and European Union in Guyana, met on Thursday with the Guyana Elections Commission. The Chairman and the other six members of the Commission attended the meeting and were asked about preparation for early elections, the house to house registration process and details surrounding the funding of the elections. […]
By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2019
Crime, News
After having her bail application denied twice by the Magistrates’ Court, the Attorney for University of Guyana bomb threats suspect, Sheneza Jafferally was successful in the High Court. Justice Navindra Singh today granted bail for the woman in the sum of $10,000. She was charged two weeks ago with allegedly using her phone to issue […]
By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2019
Crime, News, Politics
Convicted Guyana drug king pin, Shaheed Roger Khan, is expected to be released from a US prison in July. It is not clear whether he will face deportation immediately as the details of his plea deal have never been made public. Roger Khan’s drug empire in Guyana has been blamed for a number of deaths […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2019
News
A pilot of a small single engine aircraft was killed this evening when the plane crashed and exploded upon landing at an airstrip in Eteringbang in Region Seven. The pilot has been identified as Captain Randy Liverpool. He was the only person onboard the plane at the time of the accident. There are reports that […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2019
News, Politics
A high level team from the Government of Guyana today met with officials of the Rusal bauxite company and told them that Guyanese workers must be treated in a respectful manner and at all times the country’s labour laws must be upheld. Ministers Amna Ally, Joe Harmon, Raphael Trotman and Keith Scott along with the Chief […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2019
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said his party will not be voting to extend the timeline for the hosting of elections. Under the Constitution of Guyana, following the successful passage of a no-confidence motion, elections has to be called within 90 days or at a time agreed to by two-thirds of the National Assembly. That […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2019
News
The Guyana Police Force reported today that another young miner has died in yet another mining pit collapse in the interior region. The latest incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Gold Hill Backdam, Upper Mazaruni and has claimed the life of 17-year-old, Romeo Ruben. Initial investigations have disclosed that Ruben and two other miners were working […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2019
News, Politics
The Guyana Goldfields Company has announced that it has received environmental authorization from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to resume construction and development work on an underground exploration decline at its Aurora Gold Mine. According to the company, the mine, which has been in commercial operation as an open pit since 2016, is anticipated to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2019
Crime, News
TORONTO – The Guyanese man in Canada who was accused of killing his daughter on her 11th birthday died in hospital on Wednesday evening, Toronto police said. According to media reports, the man, Roopesh Rajkumar had been hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound since shortly after his arrest. His daughter, Riya Rajkumar, became the subject […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2019
News, Politics
The Attorney General’s request for the Court of Appeal to grant a stay in the High Court’s ruling in the no confidence matter and grant an order to preserve the President and cabinet beyond 90 days after the passage of the no-confidence motion, has been delayed as the Appeal Justice Rishi Persaud, pointed to several […]