By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2025
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Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes today demanded that the Police officer who shot and killed 32-year-old Keon Fogenay during the recent protests in Linden, be charged with murder. Fogenay was on his way home when he was shot and killed as other residents protested the Police killing of another Lindener, Ronaldo […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton led a protest outside the Office of the President this morning, demanding justice for 11-year-old Adriana Younge who was found dead three weeks ago in a pool at the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen, one day after she was reported missing. The child is still to be laid to rest as […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2025
News, Politics
The Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan has warned that Venezuelans living in Guyana will be arrested and deported if they participate in the controversial May 25 planned Elections by Venezuela to elect a Governor of Guyana’s Essequibo region. There are no preparations taking place in Essequibo for any such elections, and the Government […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2025
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The Maritime Administration Department is among a number of agencies that have responded to an oil spill from a bulk carrier vessel, which is docked at the Demerara Sugar Terminal Wharf. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon. The vessel was at the Ruimveldt port to load rice when the spill occurred, and was reported. A […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2025
News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo contends that the Opposition has not been completely locked out of power, however, he believes power sharing at the level of the Executive requires “trust.” Mr. Jagdeo addressed the issue of “shared governance” at his Thursday press conference in direct response to a recent column written by former Auditor General, Anand […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2025
News, Politics
Chief of Defence Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan, could not say when the report into the deadly December 2023 Helicopter crash that killed members of the military will be released. The Guyana Defence Force conducted its own investigations in addition to the investigations that were carried out by the Guyana Civil […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2025
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has increased its operational posture and will continue with its routine patrol along the Guyana- Venezuela border in the Cuyuni River, Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan has said. Guyanese soldiers have come under fire from the Venezuelan side of the border in recent months with the most recent […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2025
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The Guyana Government has registered its protest with Venezuela over the latest attack on Guyanese soldiers by gunmen on the Venezuela side of the border in the Cuyuni River. The attacks took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Guyana Defence Force reported that none of the soldiers suffered any injuries. The GDF soldiers were conducting […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2025
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While maintaining its support of the Guyana Defence Force, the case before the International Court of Justice and the position that the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela has long been settled, the opposition People’s National Congress today assailed the Government over what it considers to be its poor handling of the increasing acts of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 15, 2025
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The Guyana Revenue Authority, (GRA) today filed a criminal case against sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed, accusing him of making a false declaration in relation to the undervaluing of a luxury Lamborghini vehicle. The GRA said it has been provided with documents which point to Mr. Mohamed paying more than US$600,000 for the vehicle in 2020, […]