By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
News
Two men died less than an hour a part in two different parts of the country in similar road accidents. Police on the East Bank of Demerara are probing an early morning accident that left 40-year-old, Troy Cordwell of Durban Street dead. The accident occurred on the McDoom Public Road around 1 o’ clock this […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
Crime
A Dominican Republic national,who is said to be three Months pregnant for a Guyanese man,was today fined $200,000 after she pleaded guilty to forging a Guyana immigration stamp. The court heard today that 37 -year-0ld, Ysabel Cuzma Benitez, between May 13, 2016 and December 20, 2016, with intent to defraud, presented an immigration stamp in […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
News, Politics
Local telecommunications company, GTT has responded to Government’s request for it to show that it has the capacity to deal with the volume of data and international voice services being demanded by Guyanese. In a statement, the company said it “operates a reliable international service that contributes to the economy, employs over 600 Guyana workers […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
Crime, News
A 51-year-old Lodge, Georgetown woman, will be spending the next three years in jail after pleading guilty to drug trafficking. The woman, Bernadette Warren, was busted on Sunday at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with over 3 pounds of cocaine in her suitcases. She was recently granted a U.S visa and was about to board a […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
News, Politics
Laws which criminalize homosexuality could soon be struck down, if Guyanese decide to vote against them through a referendum which the Government intends to hold in the future. The Government articulated its position in a letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), following the 161st Ordinary Period of Sessions, which addressed issues of […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes there is a clear economic collapse taking place in Guyana under the APNU+AFC coalition government and on Tuesday he trashed excuses coming from within the administration. Mr. Jagdeo said the government is trying to accuse the PPP of being involved in systematic sabotaging of the economy and that is absolutely […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2017
News, Politics
Following reports of environmental degradation from gold mining activities in the Puruni and Mazaruni areas, the Natural Resources Ministry has dispatched a team to investigate the accuracy of the reports and the possible impact of the reported activities. The issued was made public recently in a report compiled by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA). […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2017
News
Popular Trinidadian soca star, Benjai, is nursing serious injuries to his face after he was attacked outside the Palm Court nightspot in Georgetown early Sunday morning by one of the club’s regular patrons. According to eyewitnesses, Benjai had already wrapped up his headlining performance at a Pulse Entertainment soca themed party and was leaving the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 17, 2017
News
A Dynamic Airways flight from New York to Guyana had to be cancelled early Monday morning as the co-pilot was reportedly a no-show for the non-stop flight. Passengers were already onboard the 767 aircraft when they were informed that they would have to disembark the plane and reclaim their checked luggage. One passenger told News […]
By News Source Guyana on April 16, 2017
News, Politics
(MOTP) President David Granger,on Saturday evening, confirmed that the Blairmont Sugar Estate is among those that will likely be preserved even as Government looks to ensure that the industry lowers the cost of production in order to produce sugar that is competitive on the world market. The Head of State was at the time […]