By News Source Guyana on August 16, 2017
Crime, News
-by Kurt Campbell- Police Legal Adviser, retired Justice Claudette Singh has taken responsibility for the charge of incitement to commit murder, instead of treason, being pursued by the police into allegations of a plot to assassinate President David Granger. Justice Singh took the stand at the ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday and recalled that when the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2017
Crime, News
Police investigators in the Linden area are probing allegations of rape committed on a 12-year-old female. Commander of ‘E’ Division, Superintendent Fazil Karimbaksh, confirmed the reports of the incident being investigated. It allegedly took place on Sunday night, but no suspect has been arrested. The Commander related that based on the allegations, four females, included […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2017
News
(Winston-Salem Journal) A top unsecured creditor of bankrupt Dynamic International Airways LLC is attempting to force the High Point charter airline into liquidating its assets. Dynamic, which specializes in low-cost international service to the public, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection July 19. It is not clear how many employees Dynamic has. The bare-bones filing in U.S. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2017
News, Politics
The persistent and frequent flight delays by three major airlines which continue to frustrate traveling Guyanese are being addressed by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). During a recent meeting with Airline Operators, the GCAA used the opportunity to speak on the issue, while addressing other safety concerns. “The meeting sought to address the frequent […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2017
Crime
Moments before the brother of cocaine trafficking convict, Barry Dataram, thought that he would have had the case of money laundering dropped against him, his hopes were dashed. The Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Dionne McCalmont, informed the Court on Monday that the State was moving to appeal a ruling by the Chief Justice that […]
By News Source Guyana on August 14, 2017
News, Politics
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Monday issued a warning to the four utility companies under its purview about the quality of their service. For this year, the PUC has received 503 complaints about the GTT, GWI, GPL and Digicel. PUC Chairperson, Dela Britton warned that there are sanctions available to the Commission and said […]
By News Source Guyana on August 14, 2017
Crime
The Guyana Police Force has announced that an investigation is underway into the death of 50-year-old, Sylvan Stoll of of Plot ‘B’, Herstelling, EBD. The man was stabbed to death early this morning at No. 42 Village, WCB, allegedly by a 32-year-old, labourer, of Onderneeming, WBD. Investigations have so far revealed that the victim and the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 14, 2017
Crime
Police investigators in the Potaro area are probing the murder of a gold miner, who is suspected to have been beaten to death by a fellow miner. The dead man has been identified as Mohabir Gangadeen of the Timehri area. The murder took place on Saturday in the Potaro Backdam. Police reports stated that Gangadeen […]
By News Source Guyana on August 14, 2017
Crime, News
Just weeks after discovering an illegal airstrip in the Santa Fe, North Rupununi area, Police investigators have found an illegal aircraft on another illegal airstrip in the area. In a statement on Monday, the Guyana Police Force revealed that the discovery took place late yesterday afternoon, moments after members of the Police Force had completed […]
By News Source Guyana on August 14, 2017
News
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has launched an investigation to determine whether there is a pattern of corrupt practices within the system. This investigation comes following allegations, which suggests that the Regional Housing Officer of Region #2, Omesh Sasenarine, unlawfully collected $50,000 from a citizen and issued forged receipt. The police were called […]