By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
Politics
Opposition Leader and former President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo has solidify his position as the top leader of Guyana’s oldest political party, the People’s Progressive Party. Although the party’s constitution does not cater for a party leader, in the internal elections by party delegates for Central Committee Members, Mr. Jagdeo emerged as the favourite. He […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
Crime, News
The two armed bandits who were gunned down by Police on Sunday night, moments after they robbed guests of a family get together, have been identified as both 22-year-olds. One of the bandits has been identified as wanted man Jamal Letlow aka “Gaza”. He was wanted for the October 25 robbery of Christopher Persaud at […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News
Local representative for Dynamic Airways, Captain Gerry Gouveia, on Monday said he was “deeply sorry” over the cancellations and delays by Dynamic Airways that left hundreds of passengers in Guyana and New York stranded over the weekend. He told a press briefing at his Duke Lodge Hotel, that the airline has since brought in a […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News, Politics
Finance Minister Winston Jordan, today assured the Opposition People’s Progressive Party, that there was no deliberate or vindictive move to seek out its Members of Parliament who owe property taxes. He told the media at a year end briefing that the GRA is doing its work and even he (Jordan) was sent a notice by […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News
(NY Post) A small airline abruptly cancelled its flights from JFK to Guyana in South America Saturday morning, leaving about 1,000 travelers stranded at the Queens airport. Among those left high and dry by Dynamic International Airways was Leezel Cambridge, 27, a bride to be who missed her own wedding because of an unexplained snafu […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2016
News
Two armed bandits were shot dead on Sunday night by Police, moments after they carried out a heartless robbery at a family gathering in the Seaforth Street area in Campbellville. The incident took place just after 9 o’ clock Sunday night. Some of the persons who were attacked by the bandits at the family gathering, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2016
News
Over five hundred Guyanese passengers, who were prepared to dump a white christmas for sun and rain, have been forced to camp out at New York’s JFK International Airport as Dynamic Airways has cancelled at least two flights in to Guyana, but is offering little information to the stressed out passengers. A woman who was […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2016
News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party opened its first party congress since its defeat at the 2-2015 elections on Saturday in Cotton Field, Essequibo. The party took the Congress to one of its most loyal support areas as it began to assess its defeat at last year’s elections and examine all that needs to be in […]
By News Source Guyana on December 17, 2016
Crime, News
It appears as though the drug traffickers are making efforts to make some extra cash for the holidays. On the same day that a woman was busted with cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, two men were busted at the same airport with the illegal drug. One of the men busted on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 16, 2016
News, Politics
Outgoing UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon has advised that Guyana and Venezuela allow the Good Officer’s Process to be restarted and continue for one year, but if there is no agreement by the end of 2017, then the International Court of Justice should be the next step. The assessment came on Friday as a new UN […]