By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2016
Crime, News
(NY Daily News) A speeding BMW driver killed a 41-year-old Guyanese woman and critically injured her 9-year-old daughter when he slammed his SUV into their car in Queens on Sunday, police said. The impact sounded like a bomb blast, one witness told the Daily News. The mom, her daughter and a 71-year-old man were all […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2016
Crime, News
(St Lucia Online News) Police have identified the victim of a fatal motor vehicle accident at La Toc roundabout in Castries today. Tanza Campbell of Corinth was one of the victims of the crash. She suffered injuries and later died. Campbell was traveling in a Suzuki swift vehicle, bearing registration PK1031, when the vehicle started […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2016
News, Politics
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday said it was astonished at the recent decision by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to share its database with the Ministries of Education and Social Protection. PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee said the party was deeply concerned that some of the information being shared includes the confidential […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2016
News, Politics
A one week Orientation Programme for the newly appointed Heads of Missions, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, kicked off on Monday morning at the Foreign Service Institute in Georgetown. It is the aim of the Ministry to continue with the annual Heads of Mission Conference but this session was specially organised to outline […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2016
News
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has issued a call on its membership, and the business community at large, “to honour their civic obligations by paying outstanding rates and taxes owed to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC)”. In a Monday morning statement, the Chamber said that the City Council has revealed […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2016
News
The Guyana Police Force on Sunday continued tradition as members gathered at the Police Monument site at Eve Leary, Georgetown to remember those officers who were killed in the line of duty. This year, 64 officers are being remembered officially but the force is also paying homage to those who died on the job. Police […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2016
News
Police have arrested the prime suspect as they continue to probe Saturday’s robbery at a supermarket at La Jalousie on the West Coast Demerara. Armed men stormed the C&S Supermarket just after noon on Saturday and carted off an undisclosed sum of cash, jewellery, phone cards and other valuables. Police Commander Stephen Mansell told News […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2016
News
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has declared that a “witch hunt” is underway against leaders of the People’s Progressive Party by the State Assets Recovery Unit and he wants the diplomatic and donor communities to pay close attention to the public declarations made and actions being taken by the Head of the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU), Dr. Clive […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2016
News
On the occasion of the Guyana Police Force 177th Anniversary, the Commissioner of Police Mr. Seelall Persaud, D.S.M, has announced the promotion of ranks of the Regular Force, Special Constabulary, Guystac and Rural Constabulary because of their hard work and dedication to the job. The following are the ranks who have been promoted with effect […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2016
Sports
Digicel Guyana on Saturday handed over newly refurbished dormitories at the National Gymnasium and made a donation of mattresses to the National Sports Commission (NSC). The dorms got a face-lift from re-painting, and a total of 40 mattresses for the existing 20 bunks were handed over for use by the National Gymnasium. This was done […]