By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2016
News, Politics
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council, on Monday, passed a motion by Councillor Junior Garrett to send a delegation from the M&CC to the Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan seeking an intervention from Central Government in the form of $600M. The motion was seconded by Councillor Lyndon Hilliman and was unanimously carried by the M&CC. […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2016
Crime, News
The Police Force’s Christmas Security programme will kick off from Tuesday, November 15, 2016 and head straight into the middle of January in the new year. Under the heightened security initiative, there will be increased police presence across the country, but especially in the city and main shopping districts. Citizens will also notice police booths […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2016
News
As Smart City Solutions and the Georgetown City Council move ahead with the introduction of paid parking meters in Georgetown, the Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force is still to be consulted on the move, which is weeks away form being implemented. Traffic Chief, Dion Moore told journalists on Monday that there was no […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2016
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has not so far found any evidence linking recent robberies and other gun crimes to licensed firearms that may have been rented. During the presentation of the Force’s plans for the Christmas holidays, News Source questioned the Police Commissioner and the Crime Chief on the statistics that could show criminal activities […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2016
News
Dress in an all white suit with matching hat and shoes, self proclaimed Guyanese Pope, Dr. Philbert London, returned to the throne in his Durban Street Church this morning to offer an apology for the sex scandal involving him and a number of women, that has rocked his church. London arrived at the Church early […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2016
News
With his hair dyed blue and cracking a smile at his accomplishment, 23-year-old Kibwey Peterkin walked on to the stage at the University of Guyana’s graduation on Saturday as its Best Graduating student in 2016. Kibwey, who hails from Bachelor’s Adventure on the East Coast of Demerara and who was also a top graduating student […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2016
Crime, News
A 66-year-old East Coast of Demerara man is nursing gunshot wounds to both of his feet after one of his tenants opened fire on him during an argument. Police investigators say they are making efforts to apprehend the thirty-year-old tenant who did the shooting. The man reportedly shot the landlord multiple times to his legs after […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2016
News
As part of a Joint Services operation aimed at stemming the current crime problem and rooting out a reported “credible domestic threat”, members of the Police Force and Guyana Defence Force launched an early morning search at the Georgetown and New Amsterdam prisons. The searches were launched simultaneously and started just after 5:00am. At the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2016
Crime, News
Citizens across the country are being asked not to be alarmed by the increased presence of Police officers and members of the Guyana Defence Force in several communities and across the city from Saturday as the Joint Services begin a major push back against the current crime situation dogging the country. In a statement on […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2016
Crime, News
A female Finance Department staffer at the cash strapped Guyana Sugar Corporation was arrested on Friday morning by investigators from the Criminal Investigations Department. She is suspected of carting off millions of dollars in cash from the company. Acting Crime Chief, Hugh Jessemy, confirmed the arrest to News Source. He said he would not be […]