By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2017
News, Politics
(DPI) A new zone is being developed in Baramita to relocate all public facilities to a more conducive environment. This was revealed by Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Alfred King, who recently led a team to the area. The intention is to remove the facilities from the distractions and noise […]
By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2017
Crime, News
A Taxi Driver who was recently caught with five pounds of Marijuana, was yesterday sentenced to 4 years in Prison after he appeared in Court and enter a guilty plea to the charge. 40-year-old Raymond Roberts from Kuru Kururu, East Bank Demerara (EBD) made his first appearance before a Magistrate yesterday and pleaded guilty to […]
By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2017
Crime, News
Still reeling from the prison break that left a prison officer dead and most of the Camp Street jail gutted, and another prison break just after at Lusignan, the Guyana Prison Service has found itself launching another investigation into the presence of illegal items at the at the only building left standing in the Camp […]
By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2017
News
President David Granger appears to be strengthening his Ministry of the Presidency, by shifting Ministers into the Ministry with new portfolios. Just weeks after shifting the Education Minister to the Ministry of the Presidency as Minister of Public Service, the President today confirmed that Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Dawn Hastings, will also be […]
By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2017
News, Politics
The Ministry of Education has announced that the results from the 2017 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency examination will be made available to students via the CXC website from this Friday. Initial analysis of the CAPE results has found that Guyana has achieved a 92.57% pass rate with Grades 1- 5 at this years examinations. That represents […]
By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2017
Crime, News
-by Kurt Campbell- Police Legal Adviser, retired Justice Claudette Singh has taken responsibility for the charge of incitement to commit murder, instead of treason, being pursued by the police into allegations of a plot to assassinate President David Granger. Justice Singh took the stand at the ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday and recalled that when the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2017
Crime, News
Police investigators in the Linden area are probing allegations of rape committed on a 12-year-old female. Commander of ‘E’ Division, Superintendent Fazil Karimbaksh, confirmed the reports of the incident being investigated. It allegedly took place on Sunday night, but no suspect has been arrested. The Commander related that based on the allegations, four females, included […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2017
News
(Winston-Salem Journal) A top unsecured creditor of bankrupt Dynamic International Airways LLC is attempting to force the High Point charter airline into liquidating its assets. Dynamic, which specializes in low-cost international service to the public, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection July 19. It is not clear how many employees Dynamic has. The bare-bones filing in U.S. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2017
News, Politics
The persistent and frequent flight delays by three major airlines which continue to frustrate traveling Guyanese are being addressed by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). During a recent meeting with Airline Operators, the GCAA used the opportunity to speak on the issue, while addressing other safety concerns. “The meeting sought to address the frequent […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2017
Crime
Moments before the brother of cocaine trafficking convict, Barry Dataram, thought that he would have had the case of money laundering dropped against him, his hopes were dashed. The Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Dionne McCalmont, informed the Court on Monday that the State was moving to appeal a ruling by the Chief Justice that […]