By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
In a fiery speech on Friday night at a Public Meeting at Wismar, APNU+AFC Member and former Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon implored his fellow Lindeners to focus on moving forward and never to allow Guyana to return to PPP rule. “Forward Ever, Backward Never”, the crowd chanted as Solomon told them that “my message to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party Civic moved into the town of Anna Regina in Essequibo on Saturday encouraging residents to once again support the party they have been supporting for years. The Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, focused a great deal of his address on the issue of crime and crime-fighting. He told the large gathering of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2020
Crime, News
A 31-year-old miner was remanded to prison today for the trafficking of marijuana. Linden resident, Lennox Jackman appeared before Magsirate Sherdel Marcus-Issacs and denied the charge that he had 658 grams of marijuana in his possession on the 16th of January for the purpose of trafficking. The man was nabbed by the Police along the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2020
Crime, News
27-year-old beautician Lolita Callender aka Lola, who was found guilty of assaulting another beautician was today ordered to pay the sum of $200,000 to the woman she assaulted. Lola, who was found guilty of the charge last year was back in Court for her sentencing today. Instead of a jail sentence, the Magistrate ordered that […]
By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2020
News
A probe conducted by the Georgetown Public Hospital has found that a Counseling and Testing card that was paraded on social media by beautician Lolita “Lola” Callendar did not originate at the Georgetown Hospital and was not an authentic document. The Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, retired Brigadier George Lewis made the confirmation to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
With the political campaigns in full swing, the Ethnic Relation Commission is warning political parties about some of the statements being made by their leaders and campaigners. At a press conference today, officials of the ERC reminded that political parties could find their candidates being removed from contesting the elections for breaches of the Racial […]
By News Source Guyana on January 17, 2020
News, Politics
Now that Guyana has become an oil-producing nation, a US-based Energy Expert believes Guyana should be cautious about external factors and the impact and influence those factors could have locally and on the global oil markets. Energy Markets Expert and former White House Official Robert McNally is in Guyana for a series of talks being […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2020
News
Four persons are in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit tonight after being nabbed with more than 48 pounds of marijuana and close to 6 pounds of cocaine. The bust took place on Mandela Avenue this afternoon as CANU carried out an operation. The operation was launched following a tip-off that was received […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2020
News
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today called on the Guyana Elections Commission to provide a list of all of the changes it has been making to the Revised Voters List to the political parties. GECOM has indicated that the house-to-house data is being incorporated on the Revised Voter’s List and the changes requested by persons to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 16, 2020
News
The Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Education are investigating the assault of a teacher of the St Agnes Primary School by two parents. The assault took place in the classroom of the Georgetown school on Wednesday and was captured on camera. The Guyana Teachers Union in a statement, came out in strong condemnation […]