By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
Crime, News
A female special constable of the Guyana Police Force is believed to have taken her own life earlier this evening, by reportedly shooting herself to the throat while on the job. The incident took place in Anna Regina in the compound of the CARICOM Rice Mills where the woman was stationed as an armed guard. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
Crime, News
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, two young brothers found themselves side by side facing a Magistrate on a single robbery charge. 19-year-old, Darren Wilson and 20-year-old, Franklin Wilson, appeared before the Chief Magistrate and were charged for robbing an off-duty police officer of his $600,000 gold chain and $200,000 gold band. It is alleged […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
Crime
“Thursday afternoon shopping at the Bourda market came to a pause as a vagrant who did odd jobs in the area was stabbed to death by another man, also believed to be a vagrant. The dead man’s name has been given as Jerome Cumberbatch aka “Crekateh”. Reports are that just around 4 o’ clock, Cumberbatch […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
News, Politics
Weeks after President David Granger assured that he would appoint Judges with the aim of reducing the current shortfall in both the Court of Appeal and the High Court; a new promise to move ahead with the appointments has been given. State Minister Joseph Harmon told media operatives on Thursday that the President is working […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2017
News
At least six children from nursery and primary schools in the Berbice area had to be rushed to the Georgetown Hospital with multiple injuries following an early morning accident involving mini-buses. Other children were treated at hospitals in the Berbice area. The accident occurred early this morning in the Rising Sun community, on the West Coast […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
News
The Guyana Police Force has indicated that it will be instituting charges against the members of a family who attacked Doctors and other medical staff at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) on Sunday night. Some Doctors were forced to scamper for cover as the drunken family members threw chairs across the room and knocked down […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
News
The consultant who has been retained to conduct a high-level economic feasibility study of investing in an oil refinery locally, will be making a presentation to stakeholders later this month. This was revealed by Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman at his most recent outreach programme which was held with the business community. The Minister […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
News, Politics
Confusion unfolded at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Wednesday during a visit by the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services which resulted in the Chairperson, Dr. Vindhya Persaud being instructed out of the storage bond. At the beginning of the announced tour, Chairperson of the GPHC Board, Kesaundra Alves announced that the tour will be […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
Sports
The Forward Project, which was previously known as the Goal Project, has been long in the pipeline to come to fruition in Guyana. However, the wait will continue for those in the fraternity, as it is now “completely up to FIFA”, how the project will progress, according to the GFF President, Wayne Force. “So FIFA […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
Sports
Guyanese athletes continued their regional dominance on Monday and swept nearly every category in the Telesur 10k run which was staged in Paramaribo, Suriname. In the Open category, it was a photo finish as Cleveland Thomas and Winston Messingher made a dash to the finish line to secure first and second respectively. Thomas, who last placed second […]