By News Source Guyana on December 31, 2018
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force is probing reports that Member of Parliament and expelled AFC Member, Charrandass Persaud was making plans to purchase US$1million worth of gold in early December. The plans, according to senior security sources, were being made as the National Assembly was debating the budget and getting ready for the no-confidence motion against […]
By News Source Guyana on December 30, 2018
News, Politics
By Ravin Singh With the Government indicating that it is looking at several options and legal opinions regarding the passing of the no-confidence motion, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is gearing up for the Courts. The disclosure was made by PPP Executive Member and former Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall during a recent interview. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 30, 2018
Crime, News
As news broke of this morning’s execution styled murder of 37-year-old Sean O’Brien Greene, details are emerging that he was wanted in Canada for a murder that took place there back in September. Greene reportedly escaped to Guyana after Canadian Police released surveillance video recordings of him leaving the scene of a murder in the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 30, 2018
Crime, News
Two women died in an accident on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Saturday afternoon, further pushing the number of road deaths on the country’s roadways. The two women, 54-year-old Melva Lucas and 51-year-old Elsa Fernandes, were standing next to a bus shed at Morudi when an out of control speeding car slammed into them. The driver […]
By News Source Guyana on December 30, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators are investigating the execution style murder of a man in the Queenstown area in Georgetown. The dead man has been identified as Sean Greene. His body was riddled with bullets just before 4am on Sunday outside the Adventure Hotel in Foreshaw Street. Crime sleuths discovered more than 20 spent shells at the scene […]
By News Source Guyana on December 29, 2018
Crime, News
The death of an 11-year-old boy in a mining pit is being investigated by the Police, the Natural Resources Ministry and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission. The lifeless body of Tyrone Tyrel DeSouza was pulled from a collapsed mining pit in the Fish Creek Backdam area in the North West District on Wednesday. The […]
By News Source Guyana on December 28, 2018
News
The largest partner in the coalition government, the People’s National Congress Reform, today accused the Opposition of colluding with Trinidadian Forces and others to successfully bribe a Member of Parliament on the Government side to vote in favour of the no-confidence motion. PNCR Executive Member Aubrey Norton led a press conference hosted by his party […]
By News Source Guyana on December 28, 2018
News, Politics
When the National Assembly reconvenes next Thursday, the Opposition is likely to be absent. That’s according to the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, who told reporters this afternoon that the PPP will not be attending any other Parliamentary sitting unless the Assembly is meeting to discuss preparations for elections. “I have made it clear […]
By News Source Guyana on December 28, 2018
News
By Ravin Singh In a strongly-worded 12-page statement, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is urging acceptance of the no confidence vote against the President David Granger administration. Last Friday, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo piloted the no confidence motion against the government in the National Assembly. Mr. Jagdeo succeeded in soliciting the support […]
By News Source Guyana on December 27, 2018
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo wants the coalition government to resign from office now and not continue being in office as if its business as usual. He said the coalition government lost the no confidence vote in the National Assembly and therefore needs to follow the Constitution and resign from office. He said if there is […]