By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2019
News
Convicted Guyanese narco-king Shaheed Roger Khan was released from a Miami jail on Monday and is now being held in the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to the website for ICE, Khan is being held at the Krome Detention Facility in Miami, Florida. ICE would usually be the agency to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2019
Crime, News
Family members of the Linden nurse who was found hanging in a Mahdia Hostel are concerned that days after a post mortem examination was conducted on the woman’s remains, the results are still to be made known to the family. The 26-year-old nurse, Schenise Apple, was attached to the Mahdia Hospital and stayed at the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2019
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The Guyana Police Force has arrested four men as the probe continues into last Thursday’s gunning down of money changer, Aaron Latchman and his daughter Arrian Latchman. The four were arrested during an early morning Police operation that took investigators into several city wards and villages. One of the men arrested reportedly led investigators to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2019
News
Three days after the Police issued a wanted bulletin for his arrest, Georgetown resident, Maverick DeAbreau turned himself in to the Police to face questioning related to the assault of gay rights activist, Joel Simpson. Simpson was attacked by a group of men three weeks ago as he purchased food in the Bourda market area […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2019
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During the first meeting between representatives for the President and the Opposition Leader this afternoon, the President’s team suggested the names of eight persons to be considered for the Opposition’s list of nominees that will have to be submitted to the President for the GECOM Chairman. The President has nominated recently resigned GECOM Chairman Justice […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2019
News, Politics
On the same day that the Attorney General moved to the Appeal Court over a judgment that could see the Finance Minister facing jail time for not honouring a Court order to pay over US$2million in a judgment against the state, the President has stepped in and granted the Finance Minister a respite of the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2019
Crime, News
Family members of the late Lallbachan Bachan are seeking an inquest to be carried out into the death of the man in the Suddie Police station lock-ups on the night of June 30. The family, through their Attorney Anil Nandlall, has written to the Police Commissioner, the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority and the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2019
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Workers of the Guyana Goldfields company met this morning with the Chief Labour Officer and other representatives from the Labour Department. During the meeting at the Aurora mines, the workers raised several complaints from working hours to concerns of severance packages if the company changes its mine operations management. During the meeting, the workers also […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2019
News, Politics
Having failed to get the Full Court to put a stay on a High Court Judge’s order for the Finance Minister to pay up a judgment against the Government or face jail time, the Attorney General has now taken the matter to the Court of Appeal. The case is related to the awarding of judgment […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2019
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The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is moving ahead with the construction of a tarmac for a market and parking lot in the Diamond community. The contract for the project has been awarded. According to the Ministry, the contract was awarded to Bardon Construction Service for a sum of fifty-seven million, and one hundred and eighty-eight […]