By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2017
News
A search and rescue operation has been launched over the Region Eight area after a small plane, belonging to Air Services Limited, went missing on Sunday morning. The Cessna 206 aircraft was reportedly operating a flight between Chi-Chi and Mahdia in Region Eight and was expected to land at Mahdia around 8:47 this morning but […]
By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2017
Crime, News
Police investigators in Berbice have arrested a 44-year-old man who attacked and stabbed two brothers during an early morning brawl, resulting in the death of one of the brothers. According to the Police, the knife which was used as the murder weapon has since been found as a case is being made out against the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2017
News
A 37-year-old fraudster who managed to convince several women to pay him so that he could hook them up with permanent employment, will be spending the next 9 years in jail. The man, Troy Webster, was charged with fraudulently collecting money from six women, as a registration fee, so that he could match them with […]
By News Source Guyana on August 25, 2017
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has submitted a third list of nominees for the position of Chairman of the Elections Commission. The list includes a former GECOM Chairman, an environmentalist, a former Magistrate and two Attorneys. See full release from Opposition Leader below: “Today, I submitted to President David Granger, the names of six (6) persons […]
By News Source Guyana on August 25, 2017
Crime, News
Just months after the murder charges against him were dismissed for the shooting death of activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing, Georgetown resident, Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy”, found himself back in Court after allegedly threatening the mother of Crum-Ewing. During his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, the Court heard that on the 12th August at […]
By News Source Guyana on August 25, 2017
News
Guyana’s First Lady, Sandra Granger, is once again pleading with members of the public not to be duped by a group of scam artistes who are using her name and telephone impersonations of her to get families to send money to various mobile telephone numbers. The problem first surfaced months ago. A Police investigation was […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2017
Crime, News
A man attached to the Guyana Defence Force(GDF) as a Driver today made his first appearance in Georgetown Magistrate Court and was placed on $1 million bail for causing the death of a man by dangerous driving. The Court heard that 24-year-old driver, Zamani Archibald, was driving recklessly when he struck down an elderly man, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2017
News, Politics
The U.S. Embassy has announced that three young Guyanese entrepreneurs have been selected for the 2017 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. The five-week programme is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and will bring together 250 young leaders from 36 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to the United States […]
By News Source Guyana on August 24, 2017
News, Politics
The government owned company, that has replaced Wartsila’s operational maintenance role to the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Thursday showed off what it said were more diligent operations, is set to provide profits of up to US$2 million per year. Power Producers and Distributors Inc (PPDI) now assists GPL in the maintenance of four power plants, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 23, 2017
News
A Businessman made his first appearance before a City Magistrate today and was released on $50,000 bail after being charged with intent to disfigure and cause actual bodily harm. The businessman claims that the man he shot with the man’s own firearm was a bandit, who was trying to rob him. 43-year-old, Lloyd Thomas, stood […]