By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2016
News
The company which has the contract for parking meters in Georgetown, Smart City Solutions, has started to install and demonstrate the use of parking meters in the downtown business areas in the city. The installation started on Tuesday and staff members were nearby to offer drivers and other persons a demonstration of the use of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2016
News
The Guyana Police Force Fallen Heroes Foundation Inc. this morning handed over some $450,000 to families of Police ranks who died in the line of duty during the period of 2010-2016. The christmas donations have become a yearly custom since the foundation was established two years ago. The donations are aside from the usual beginning […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2016
News
The number of fatalities on the country’s roadways continues to rise and early this morning, a 28-year-old Linden woman became the latest person added to that list. Dead is Toushana Frank. She was pronounced dead at the Linden Hospital after being rushed there early this morning following an accident on the Amelia’s Ward hill. Reports […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2016
News
Relatives of a Guyanese man from North Ruimveldt in Georgetown, are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst, after he was captured and taken hostage by members of a Venezuelan drug gang in the neighbouring country over stolen money. Family members of 29-year-old, Paul Deewever said they have not seen him in over […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2016
News
The Guyana Power and Light company is assuring that it has back up systems in place for the long Christmas holiday weekend. Following a spate of power outages this past weekend, company officials have explained that all of those problems have been rectified. But while they may not be able to put their heads on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
Politics
Opposition Leader and former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo has solidify his position as the top leader of Guyana’s oldest political party, the People’s Progressive Party. Although the party’s constitution does not cater for a party leader, in the internal elections by party delegates for Central Committee Members, Mr. Jagdeo emerged as the favourite. He […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
Crime, News
The two armed bandits who were gunned down by Police on Sunday night, moments after they robbed guests of a family get together, have been identified as both 22-year-olds. One of the bandits has been identified as wanted man Jamal Letlow aka “Gaza”. He was wanted for the October 25 robbery of Christopher Persaud at […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News
Local representative for Dynamic Airways, Captain Gerry Gouveia, on Monday said he was “deeply sorry” over the cancellations and delays by Dynamic Airways that left hundreds of passengers in Guyana and New York stranded over the weekend. He told a press briefing at his Duke Lodge Hotel, that the airline has since brought in a […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News, Politics
Finance Minister Winston Jordan, today assured the Opposition People’s Progressive Party, that there was no deliberate or vindictive move to seek out its Members of Parliament who owe property taxes. He told the media at a year end briefing that the GRA is doing its work and even he (Jordan) was sent a notice by […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News
(NY Post) A small airline abruptly cancelled its flights from JFK to Guyana in South America Saturday morning, leaving about 1,000 travelers stranded at the Queens airport. Among those left high and dry by Dynamic International Airways was Leezel Cambridge, 27, a bride to be who missed her own wedding because of an unexplained snafu […]