By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2015
News
Guyana’s first family Court is set to open within the next month, Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh told the media on Friday. Justice Singh in an invited comment explained that there were changes to the rules which will govern the new Court. He said these are expected to be laid in the National Assembly […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2015
News, Politics
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo who holds responsibility for the Information portfolio, has denied reports that the government has asked the heads of various state media houses to tender their resignations. In a telephone interview with News Source, the Prime Minister said the state media managers are all contracted employees and he will allow them to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Almost one month after Guyanese voted in closely elections which resulted in a change of government, the outgoing Deputy Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Albert Ramdin is calling on political parties to come together in order to advance the country’s development. On his last official visit to Guyana before he leaves office on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2015
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An East Ruimveldt man has been taken into custody by the Guyana Police Force after investigators found an “UZI sub-machine gun with 14 matching rounds, a .38 special revolver with 6 rounds and 482 grams of marijuana his house. A search was carried out on the house early on Thursday morning. It is unclear what led […]
By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2015
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Well known East Coast resident, Manu Durant died at the Balwant Singh Hospital as doctors tried desperately to save his life. He was shot to the chest early this morning. Initial reports state that Durant was at the Baroombar Strip Club on North road after 4 o’ clock this morning when he got into a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana announced on Wednesday afternoon that it has fired the Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Dr. Raj Singh. He received his letter of dismissal this afternoon. Agriculture Minister Noel Holder issued the letter of dismissal to Dr. Singh on the advice of cabinet and the dismissal took immediate effect. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
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After first suspecting a murder/suicide, the Guyana Police Force has now ruled the deaths of a Corentyne husband and wife as a double murder. Tain couple Parbatie Vyraum and Ramdat Persaud were found early this morning in their home. The wife was found with multiple stab wounds to the body while the husband was found […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
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Guyanese born Ravindranauth Roopnarine, who is wanted in the USA for a series of financial crimes, was on Friday 22nd May, 2015, extradited from Trinidad & Tobago to USA under escort by United States Marshals. According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, the 54-year-old man who has Canadian citizenship, is also known as Ravi […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
News, Politics
The government has approved a total of $75 million to clear outfall channels and other drainage blockade in the city, Infrastructure Minister David Patterson announced today. The announcement comes on the heels of flooding in the city and along the coastlands and several parts of the country “It is our baby, malnourished or deformed, we are […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
News
Police in the village of Tain in Corentyne, Berbice are probing the death of a 34-year-old woman and her 56-year-old husband. The bodies of Parbatie Vyraum and Ramdat Persaud were found in their Tain home early on Wednesday morning. The woman’s lifeless body was found on the couple’s bed with multiple stab wounds while the […]