By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2016
News
All charges have been dropped against the two Police Constables who were fingered in the alleged assault and baton sodomy of a detainee at Timerhi over two years ago. Police Constables, Devin Singh and Roselle Tilbury-Douglas were jointly charged for the assault of Colwyn Harding during his arrest back in 2013. The charges against Singh and […]
By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2016
News
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has announced the introduction of a new system designed to provide a hassle free experience for arriving passengers. The system was implemented on March 12, 2016 and to date the Airport Corporation is reporting positive feedback. This new system comes even as the airport expansion project continues apace. The […]
By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2016
News
Police investigators are probing the gunning down of a Coast Guard rank, who has been identified as 22-year-old, Kevon Payne. He was shot dead execution style Tuesday evening, just outside his Sussex street, Charlestown home. The incident occurred just after 9:00pm. According to reports, Payne was standing at the entrance to his yard when two […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2016
Sports
The Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC) has broken its silence on the abandoned finals of the Road to Mecca National Club Championship which was held on March 19 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The game ended prematurely when Linden’s Retrieve Raiders walked off the court in protest of a foul called by the officiating referees, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2016
News, Politics
(MOTP) President David Granger, today, met with Mr. Hamley Case and Ms. Clarissa Riehl who have been appointed to head Guyana’s diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada respectively. Ms. Riehl who departs Guyana for Canada on Friday, April 1, said that the Head of State has given clear guidelines of what he […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2016
News, Politics
President David Granger has rescinded the appointment of businessman and contractor, Brian Tiwari, as a Ministerial Advisor on Business Development. The announcement came in the form of a terse one line statement from the Ministry of the Presidency on Tuesday afternoon. “The appointment of Mr. Brian Tiwari as Ministerial Advisor on Business Development has been […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2016
News, Politics
Public hearings for the Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Camp Street Prison have been put on hold as the Commissioners await an extension to the life of the Commission. Commission Counsel, Excellence Dazzle, could not confirm the likely resumption of the hearings. She indicated around noon on Tuesday that the Commission had not yet received […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2016
News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force’s geographic organisational structure has come under review with suggestions for a reorganization of the current policing divisions. This transformation is expected to result in Regional Commanders being appointed to each of the 10 administrative regions across the country. Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, in a recent interview with the Government […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2016
News
British Royal Navy Ship – HMS Mersey – docked in Guyana this morning with its Captain boasting of the deterrent that the vessel’s presence lends to narcotics trafficking in Guyana’s waters and the region. The visit to Guyana is part of the Royal Navy’s continued efforts to engage with nations throughout the Caribbean and South […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2016
Sports
Captain of the West Indies T20 World Cup squad Darren Sammy is keen to move on from the upset loss against Afghanistan on Sunday when the ICC T20 World Cup continued in India. West Indies who went into the match winning all three of their previous games fell to the lowly Afghan team by six […]