By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2018
News
A new policy has been put in place to ensure teenage mothers have the opportunity to go back to school while receiving support at home and from their community. The policy manual was handed over on Monday by officials from the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The policy is the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2018
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Following the announcement by Venezuela this morning that it will not participate in the International Court case to settle the border controversy with Guyana, the Government of Guyana has announced that it intends to invoke the statute of the Court that provides for the Court making a judgement when one party decides to opt out. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2018
Crime
A Taxi Driver will spend the next 3 years behind bars, after he was found guilty by the Chief Magistrate of sexually grooming a 15-year-old girl. 31-year-old Daniel James was first charged in April and had been placed on bail. He reportedly communicated with the teenager via social media in December and January with the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2018
Crime
An Albouystown man, who was recently nabbed with close to half a pound of marijuana stashed in his home, was sentenced to 4 years in prison today after pleading guilty to the offence of marijuana trafficking. 34-years-old, Kevin Clark entered the guilty plea during his first appearance in Court. The Court was told that on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2018
Crime
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, a father of three was sentenced to 24 months behind bars, after he admitted in Court to stealing cash, jewellery and other items worth $1.1 M from his Girlfriend. 35-year-old, Winston Marsha stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman in a very composed manner and admitted to the offence […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2018
News, Politics
For a second consecutive time, Regional Executive Officer of Region Five, Ovid Morrison and other regional officials were sent away when they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee today. The PAC is tasked with reviewing the expenditure of public funds. The decision to send away the regional team was taken after a brief meeting among […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2018
Crime, News
A 28-year-old officer of the Guyana Defence Force is in custody and will likely face a charge of causing death by dangerous driving after he slammed into a pedestrian on Sunday night on the De Willem Public Road. The pedestrian was rushed to the Leonora Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. He has […]
By News Source Guyana on June 18, 2018
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The Government of Venezuela has indicated to the International Court of Justice that it will not be participating in the court case to bring an end to the decades old border controversy with Guyana. The matter was transferred to the International Court by the United Nations Secretary General. Venezuela had objected to that move. In […]
By News Source Guyana on June 17, 2018
News, Politics
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MOPI) has commenced the clean-up exercise at the residence at Fifth and Sixth Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, where a resident of the community had dug a well, resulting in an eruption of mud, water, methane gas and damage to several homes in the area. The clean-up works, which are […]
By News Source Guyana on June 15, 2018
Crime, News
An April application to the High Court to resist alleged US fugitive Troy Thomas from being extradited to the United States to face a murder charge has been dismissed. Justice Jo-Ann Barlow dismissed the application by Thomas’ lawyers today, paving the way for the matter to continue in the Magistrate’s Court on June 26th. Solicitor […]