By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2018
Crime, News
The owner of the popular White Castle Fish Shop, Jermaine Langevine is still trying to understand his girlfriend’s decision to set his business place ablaze, but he intends to pursue criminal charges against her. The woman remains in Police custody two days after setting fire to the Hadfield Street business place. She reportedly doused the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2018
News, Politics
Concerns over the distribution of expired drugs to Hinterland residents were raised on Monday by Opposition Parliamentarian, Juan Edghill when officials of Region #7 appeared before the Public Accounts Committee. Regional Health Officer (RHO) for Region Seven, Dr. Edward Segala was fast to reassure the concerned MP and citizens that expired drugs are not dispersed to residents […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2018
News, Politics
The government has finalized its vision and implementation plan for advancing the use of electronic payments and reducing instances for cash payments and burdensome paperwork in financial transactions. Finance Minister Winston Jordan will take the National Payment System Strategy (NPS) to the National Assembly at its next sitting, paving the way for its implementation. The […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2018
Crime, News
Just a few weeks after being charged in connection with one assault case, local beautician Lolita Callendar was back in front of a City Magistrate this morning to face another assault charge. This time, the make-up artist was charged in connection with a street fight that came on the heels of a Facebook confrontation with […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2018
Crime, News
Early this morning, members of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit found close to one hundred and sixty pounds of compressed marijuana bundled up in large plastic wrapped packages in a car on Sheriff Street in Georgetown. News Source understands that the car, bearing license plate number PKK-1609, came from New Amsterdam, Berbice, with the large […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2018
Crime, News
The rider of a motorcycle became this country’s latest road fatality early this morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and slammed into the barriers at the Russian Embassy turn in Kitty. The dead man has been identified as 22-year-old, Suresh Kellowan, of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara. The incident reportedly occurred around 2:20 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2018
Sports
President David Granger has extended congratulations to Troy Doris, on what he described as a golden achievement on receiving the news of the national athlete’s outstanding performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which concludes tomorrow in Australia. Doris, won gold in the Triple Jump with his 16.88m second round leap, finishing ahead of Dominica’s Yordanys Durañona and Cameroon’s […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2018
Crime, News
The busy business district of Swan Street in Barbados came to a standstill on Saturday afternoon when a 36-year-old Guyanese woman was brutally murdered. The woman has been identified as Onica King. She reportedly lived in Barbados for several years where she worked as a nail technician at the Mandela Mall in Swan Street. The […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2018
News, Politics
Less than a week after an application was filed in the High Court by lawyers of US murder accused, Troy Thomas, seeking to block the Magistrates’ Court from hearing the matter, the case has been called and a ruling could come as early as next month. The matter was called before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow on […]
By News Source Guyana on April 13, 2018
News, Politics
After carrying out tests on scores of staff members from the Guyana Gold Board for signs of mercury poisoning, Chairman of the Board, GHK Lall said on Friday that the results are “comforting.” Putting to rest fears that staffers had suffered from severe mercury poisoning and may be hospitalized to undergo treatment, Lall said the findings of […]