By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2018
Crime, News
Exactly one year after he was found guilty on two fraud charges and ordered deported from Guyana, a Trinidadian man has made his way back into Guyana and has now opened an etiquette school. The man, Miguel Nestor, has been fingered in several other fraud cases locally and in his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2018
Crime, News
JAMAICA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — According to police, one traveler to New York carried a little secret cargo under his wing. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at John F. Kennedy International Airport made an unusual discovery on March 3 after inspecting the luggage of a Guyanese national who had just arrived on a […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2018
Crime
With a smile on his face, local social media star, Leon Clarke aka “Tear Drop” walked out of the Magistrates’ Court a free man this morning, after being freed of a $1million robbery charge. The 23-year-old, who shot to fame by attempting to sing, had been granted $75,000 bail when he first appeared in Court […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2018
News, Politics
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Guyana later this year. That announcement came last evening from the Ministry of the Presidency. President David Granger met with the Indian Prime Minister over the weekend in New Delhi and the two had extensive discussions on cooperation and improving bilateral relations. During the meeting, the two […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators in the mining town of Linden are probing the shooting death of businessman, Romel Gomes. He was attacked and shot dead at his home in Wismar Housing Scheme. He operated a grocery shop at the same premises. The man was found with his hands tied up. There are reports that a woman contacted […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2018
Crime
27-old-year Leon Duncan aka “Whistle”, was back in Court today charged for assaulting and wounding two security agents attached to the 704 sports bar. The man, who is no stranger to the Court, stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and entered a plea of not guilty to the two charges. The Court heard that on […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2018
Crime
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a single mother appeared before a City Magistrate charged for attempted murder. The charge was filed against the woman following a violent altercation with her brother during an argument. She allegedly stabbed the man several times. Thirty-two-year-old, Hazel Gonsalves appeared in Court today and was not required to enter […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2018
News
Without a debate on the No-Confidence Motion against him, Town Clerk Royston King triumphed at this afternoon’s Statutory Meeting of the City Council when based on a legal advice he secured, Mayor Patricia Chase-Green ruled that the no confidence motion in its current form is disallowed. The ruling led to an immediate walk out by […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2018
News
Two days after the Private Sector Commission objected to the appointment of businesswoman, Allison Butters-Grant’s appointment to the University of Guyana Council, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has come out in full support of the businesswoman and longstanding member of the GCCI. In a statement on Friday, the PSC said it is “extremely […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2018
News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice started to hear the Guyana Presidential Term Limit’s case this morning and the state’s appeal of the ruling in the matter. Former Guyana Chief Justice Ian Chang had ruled that the Presidential term limit was unconstitutional, although it was passed and put into law by the full National Assembly. The […]