By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2016
Sports
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Off-spinner Sunil Narine celebrated his return to international colours with a career-best six-wicket haul while Kieron Pollard smashed a bold half-century to mark his first One-Day International in nearly two years, as West Indies eased to a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the opening game of the Tri-Nations Series here […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2016
News, Politics
(GINA) More than 150 families along the Soesdyke Linden Highway are benefitting from potable water for the first time. This is after a well was drilled and a water supply system installed in their community. Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Executive Director for Infrastructure Planning and Implementation, Ramchand Jailal, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2016
Elections, News, Politics
During its time in government, the People’s Progressive Party racked up millions of dollars in advertising bills at the state-owned National Communications Network and never bothered to pay the bills. According to a forensic audit which was conducted by Parmesar Chartered Accountants, the PPP’s total bill stretches over $55 million. In some instances, the political […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
News
(NY DAILY NEWS)They wanted to see the man who took their daughter away from them. The grandfather, father and stepmother of 16-year-old Shemel Mercurius showed up at the 67th Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn Friday morning to watch cops haul Taariq Stephens — the man accused of killing the beloved teen— to court. “You see the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
News
Police investigators are hunting a suspect in an early morning stabbing death at Plaisance line top today. According to a Police statement, Detectives in Division ‘C’ are investigating the murder of 28-year-old Orrette West of Guyhoc Park. The man who was a bodywork technician, was hanging out with his girlfriend just after midnight when he was […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
News, Politics
Another former Minister under the last People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government could find himself before the Court to face criminal charges, according to Attorney General, Basil Williams. At a Friday morning press conference, Attorney General Williams said his predecessor, Anil Nandlall could be legally sanctioned following a disclosure that law books were bought for […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
News
Two men who have been fingered in the recruitment of persons to traffic cocaine out of Guyana appeared in Court today and were remanded to prison. The arrests and charges come at a time when the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit appears to be widening its net in the fight against drug trafficking by going after […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2016
News
A Kuru Kururu woman is in a stable condition this morning after she was shot to the face on Thursday night by her reputed husband. The incident took place at the woman’s home. She has been identified as 31-year-old Natasha Harry. The identity of the reputed husband has not been released. The two were reportedly […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2016
News
(PIX11) EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn — The man accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl in Brooklyn is in custody Thursday night, police say. Police tell PIX11 News that 24-year-old Taariq Stephens turned himself in Thursday evening. A photo and surveillance video was released earlier in the day of the man they believe fired the shot that killed Shemel […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2016
News
(WNBC) Police identified a Brooklyn man Thursday as a suspect in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl in front of the 3-year-old boy she was baby-sitting. The suspect, Taariq Stephens, 24, allegedly used a .40-caliber submachine gun to fire three rounds at Shemel Mercurius, 16, on Tuesday while she was taking care of her […]