By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2018
News, Politics
The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 and above in Guyana currently stands at 12%, according to the 2017 Third Quarter Report of a continuous Labour Force Survey which was released by the Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. The Report said the situation for women was substantially worse than that of men compared at 15.3% versus 9.9%. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2018
News
Several mini-bus operators took their buses to the Square of the Revolution this morning as part of a protest against the Guyana Police Force and its crackdown on those buses with colourful wraps around them. The Police Traffic Department has revoked the road license for a number of the buses, warning the drivers that the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2018
News, Politics
The Ministry of Finance appears to have taken issue with some recent suggestions and statements offered by the US Ambassador to Guyana in an Op-ed on the sovereign wealth fund for the oil sector. In a statement last evening, the Finance Ministry said it appreciates the spirit of the Op-ed, but wishes to make clear that […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2018
News, Politics
Coming on the heels of the Guyana Government through the Public Health Ministry raising its worry over new US regulations that will affect catfish exports from Guyana, the US Embassy here in Guyana has clarified that Guyana was given time to get its house in order to prepare for the regulations. In a statement, the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2018
Crime, News
Hours after being arrested, a Guyanese American man who is wanted in the US as part of a murder probe was taken to Court and remanded to jail. 31-year-old Troy Thomas made his first Court appearance this afternoon. He was unrepresented and denied ever knowing that he was charged or wanted in the US for […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2018
News
The Guyana Police Force has pulled in several mini-buses that are carrying multi colours in a wrap design. Some drivers have complained bitterly about the move. But acting Traffic Chief Ramesh Ashram explained to News Source today that if the colour or designs would have been sprayed onto the buses and corresponds with the information […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2018
Crime, News
Months after over $3M in cash and cheques went missing from a local company, three security guards attached to Massy Securities, have been charged in connection with the heist. 50-year-old Patterson Clarence, 48-year-old Cosmo Chichester and 43-year-old Shawn Goodluck, all stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied the allegation made against them. The Court […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2018
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has announced the arrest of US Fugitive, Troy Anthony Thomas, who is wanted in New York for the 2011 murder of Keith Frank in New York. The man was arrested during an early morning operation by local investigators. At the same time, Police also arrested his lady friend and social media […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2018
Crime
A Dredge Owner found himself before the Magistrates’ Courts today after being charged for allegedly stealing a mining tool that is worth $10 Million. He was released on $500,000 bail. 32-year-old, Abraham Singh stood before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and denied the allegation that between the 1st and 15th February at King Street, Republic Park, he […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2018
Crime, News
Recently retired Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud took the witness stand at the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry this morning and testified that he supported advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Police to close the investigation into the murder of the eight miners and not proceed with further action. Although the DPP’s […]