By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2015
Elections
Following the People’s Progressive Party’s declaration to their Babu John supporters that they should not support the APNU-AFC coalition because the Presidential Candidate David Granger “is danger”, Mr. Granger has responded and wants the people of the Babu John and the rest of the Corentyne to know that “Granger is not a danger, Granger is […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2015
News
A post-mortem examination was carried out on the body of opposition political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing on Friday. The 40-year-old man was executed while campaigning in the Diamond community on Tuesday evening. According to the family’s attorney Nigel Hughes, the post-mortem examination found that Crom-Ewing was shot five times. Three of those shots were to the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2015
Elections, Politics
President Donald Ramotar on Thursday rolled out a 15 point plan for 2015 which he has dubbed the “15/2015 plan” and says he expects the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to work on its implementation as it seeks to restore high levels of public trust and increase its aggressiveness in fighting criminal elements and curbing criminality. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News
Kurt Campbell reports… With the possibility of a change of government at the upcoming May 11 polls and in spite of continued objections from the political opposition, Chairman of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington declared on Thursday that the Marriott Hotel is “here to stay.” Brassington who also heads Atlantic […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
Politics
Senior officers of the Guyana Police Force got an early morning tongue lashing from President Donald Ramotar who said the Force needs to do a whole lot more and regain the trust of the public. In a stern voice, the President lambasted the Force over the number of reports of corruption that have been revealed […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News, Politics
As the police continues to review CCTV footage from the Diamond community hoping for a breakthrough in the investigations into the execution of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, President Donald Ramotar has instructed the top brass of the Force to leave no stone unturned in their probe into the man’s Tuesday night murder. Speaking at the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News, Politics
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Major General Joe Singh has issued a call for all political parties to strongly condemn the execution of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing who was shot dead on Tuesday evening while encouraging persons in the Diamond community to vote the current administration out of office. “All political […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
Elections
The APNU+AFC coalition has announced that it will launch its election rallies with a grand public rally in the mining town of Linden on Saturday, March 14. The event will take place at the Georgetown/Linden mini bus park at Mackenzie. According to a coalition statement, the Unity Rally in Linden will feature addresses by Presidential […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News
The Judicial Service Commission on Wednesday announced that it was lifting the suspension it imposed on Magistrate Alex Moore and he was free to return to the bench. Moore was suspended just over three months ago. His suspension came after a woman who appeared in his courtroom complained to the JSC about the language the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2015
Elections
Kurt Campbell reports… The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is holding firm to its commitment to work along with external agencies to encourage youth participation at the upcoming elections. The elections body was highly criticized by the governing People’ s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C ) and its youth arm after it announced it was partnering with […]