By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2017
Crime, News
A Trinidadian man is in Police custody in Georgetown after he allegedly faked his own kidnapping, with the help of two other Trinidadians. The Trinidadian man, who has been identified as 33-year-old Sawak Maraj, arrived in Guyana on Friday morning and claimed that he was here for a job interview. He was picked up at […]
By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2017
Crime, News
A few days after nine men were arrested in boat with with AK-47 guns, ammunition and marijuana, the Captain of the boat appeared in Court on Friday and was sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to illegal weapon and marijuana possession. 44-Year-Old, Dexter Valenzuela, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and pleaded […]
By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2017
Crime
A Cuban National, who was recently arrested by a Police Bike Patrol, after he was found with cocaine in his possession, pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to three years in jail on Friday. 38-year-old, Yusiel Vizcana made his first appearance before Magistrate Leron Daly and admitted to having 0.5 grammes of cocaine […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2017
News
In a statement on Friday evening, the US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway called for a “quick resolution” to any court matter surrounding the recent appointment of a Chairman of the Elections Commission. Mr. Holloway said “while we urge everyone to engage in democratic dialogue to discuss differences of opinion, we stress that the Courts […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2017
Crime, News
A prisoner, who was recently recaptured after escaping from the Lusignan prison, was sentenced to 20 years in jail today after pleading guilty to manslaughter. 36-Year-Old Kendall Skeete, kept a broad smile on his face as he stood before Justice James Bovell-Drakes to face sentencing after pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter. He […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2017
News, Politics
Faced with what it believes is “more of the same”, a “betrayed” Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Friday said it continues to encounter political reluctance to address the “peppercorn salaries” being paid to public servants. GPSU President, Patrick Yarde said the Union now feels betrayed and is no longer deluded into thinking that a […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2017
News, Politics
One day after walking out of salary increase talks with the Ministry of Education, the Guyana Teachers Union returned to the negotiating table to discuss the Union’s concerns about the lack of progress with regard to negotiations of salary increases and other non-salary benefits for its members. In a joint statement, the Union and the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 26, 2017
Crime
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a Linden taxi driver who was charged for marijuana possession back in July, was freed of the charge after the Magistrate upheld a no case submission. 34-Year-Old Glenmore Mcbean, was charged for having 16 pounds of marijuana in his car when he was stopped and searched along the Linden […]
By News Source Guyana on October 26, 2017
News
Having walked out of salary negotiations with the Ministry of Education on Thursday, the Guyana Teachers Union is now holding firm to its demands in a multi-year salary proposal, while encouraging teachers to get set for strike action. In the proposal obtained by News Source, the GTU wants the Ministry of Education to agree to […]
By News Source Guyana on October 26, 2017
News, Politics
Officials of the Guyana Teachers Union walked out of salary negotiation talks with the Ministry of Education earlier today, after learning that the Ministry would have been offering teachers the same level of increases that were recently announced for other public servants. Last week it was announced that public servants would have been getting increases […]