By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2017
News
Local telecommunications company, GTT is assuring its customers that improved internet and data service is on its way. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said work is “well underway to apply the latest generation of networking technologies and equipment to its broadband network, investments that are expected to provide faster speeds, more capacity and […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2017
Crime, News
A businessman who was recently placed on bail in connection with a multi-million dollar car fraud case, found himself back in court today facing new fraud charges. 57 year-old, Clayton Alleyne, was today remanded to prison after he was charged for collecting money under false pretense. The South Bel Air resident appeared before Chief Magistrate […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
News
Over 200 Cuban nationals have been left stranded at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, following a decision by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority to suspend the operations of Honduran Airline, Easy Sky. The suspension of the airline which provides a charter service took effect last Thursday evening. Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
News, Politics
As the opposition People’s Progressive Party, prepares to reject the Government’s White Paper on the future of the sugar industry, former Cabinet Secretary and PPP Executive, Dr. Roger Luncheon believes the government should refer to the Party’s 2015 manifesto, if it is serious about salvaging the industry. The Government intends to lay the document and […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
Crime, News
Two siblings from the Werk-en-Rust area, were charged for cocaine possession and remanded to prison today, even as their mother remains on the run over the same charge. 23-year-old Delon Bobbsemple and his 21-year-old sister, Temika Bobbsemple, found themselves before the courts this morning and were both slapped with possession of cocaine for the purpose […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
News
Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, was earlier today questioned by agents of the Special Organised Crime Unit on the missing law books issue. Nandlall was not arrested but was invited to SOCU headquarters to provide clarifications on some issues related to the law books and their removal from the Ministry of Legal Affairs during his […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
Sports
Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, on Friday evening announced that the 12-member team that attended the CARIFITA Games in Curacao last weekend will all be awarded full scholarships to the University of Guyana, compliments of the National Sports Commission. The announcement came on the heels of Jones advocating for more student/athletes scholarships to those remain […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
News, Politics
President David Granger will be in the United Kingdom for the rest of the week on an official visit. The President will meet Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle on Wednesday as part of the visit. In a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency, it was stated that President Granger will also attend the Caribbean Council’s […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
Crime, News
A young Guyanese Chef is under Police guard at the Georgetown Hospital, and it’s not over a secret recipe. The 26-year-old Chef from East Ruimveldt was busted on Sunday morning at the Cheddi Jagan airport on suspicion that he was trafficking cocaine. He admitted to the police that he had ingested several cocaine pellets. An […]
By News Source Guyana on April 22, 2017
News
A route 42 minibus driver, Travis David, will be spending the next 56 months in jail after he was found guilty of causing the death of a woman by dangerous driving. The woman was a passenger in the minibus that was being driven by 28-year-old Travis David, when he lost control and slammed into a power […]