By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2018
News, Politics
As the Georgetown Mayor and City Council moves to address claims that it misappropriated millions of dollars, several vouchers which could not have been located and submitted to the Auditor General, have now surfaced and have been handed over. The vouchers were submitted last week following an appearance before the Public Accounts Committee, where the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2018
News
The road fatality figure for the year climbed by two on Saturday night, when a young CBR motorcyclist and his pillion rider both died after slamming into the median along the East Bank Four-Lane road at Houston. The two dead persons have been identified as motorcyclist, Berket King and immigration officer, Mirwava Chase. The incident […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2018
Sports
SuperSport – American qualifier Sachia Vickery completed an astonishing comeback to stun third seed Garbine Muguruza 2-6 7-5 6-1 in a second-round win at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Friday. Seemingly down and out trailing 3-0 in the second set, Vickery raised her game, brought the Indian Wells centre court crowd alive and […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2018
Crime
A local footballer found himself on the offside of the Courtroom today as he was charged and remanded to jail on connection with a $3 million gold heist. 26-year-old Joseph Osborne aka “Cat”, denied the allegation that on the 22nd September last year at Port Kaituma, he robbed Francisco DaSantos of a quantity of gold […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2018
News, Politics
Legal Practitioners and other staff members attached to the Attorney General Chambers and the Ministry of Legal Affairs have been barred from attending a major oil and gas law – training and development conference, unless they have the permission of the Attorney General. The Attorney General is currently out of the country on official duties. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2018
News, Politics
With direct guidance from the President, government is pushing ahead with the establishment of a special Department of Energy to administer the affairs of Guyana’s oil and gas industry. The new Department will fall directly under the Ministry of the Presidency. But although the way has been cleared for the establishment of this Department, a […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2018
News, Politics
State Minister Joe Harmon this afternoon told reporters that the President has still not made a decision on who will take charge of the Guyana Police Force as its next substantive Commissioner. Questioned by journalists at his post-cabinet press conference, Mr. Harmon said as it is now, there is an Acting Police Commissioner, but there […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2018
News, Politics
The Guyana Rice Development Board, has announced that it has dispatched a team of Extension Officers to investigate reports of “worms” that have infected the roots of rice plants in some villages on the Corentyne Coast. The investigative team is being headed by Entomologist Dr. Vivien Baharally. Farmers of the No. 63-68 villages, Corentyne, have […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2018
News, Politics
Laws surrounding the Oil and Gas sector are taking center-stage over the next two days at a training and development conference organized for members of the Judicial Bench and the Bar Association. With these seminars taking place across sectors, members of the legal profession believe capacity building within the legal fraternity is needed as Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2018
Crime
Problems in a relationship became physical and a taxi driver was remanded to jail today after he was charged with assaulting his girlfriend. 37-year-old, Curtis Edwards stood before City Magistrate, Leron Daly and denied the allegation made against him. The Court heard that on the 8th July, 2017 at South Road, Bourda, Edwards unlawfully wounded […]