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President David Granger on Wednesday, signed the Book of Condolence at the French Consulate in Georgetown in memory of the 129 people who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Paris on Friday, November 13. In a statement over the weekend, the Government said it has joined with the rest of the international community […]
As Guyana moves to host local government elections for the first time in over 20 years, the Guyana Elections Commission is hoping that the U.S government through the local embassy could assist the Commission in several critical areas. During a meeting on Tuesday between US Ambassador Perry Holloway and the Chairman of GECOM, Dr. Steve […]
Two years before he was arrested and eventually taken to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, Shaheed Roger Khan had successfully forced the abandonment of a counter narcotics operation that was being set up in Guyana in 2004 by the US Drug Enforcement Agency. In cables released by WikiLeaks between the US Embassy […]
Police investigators are probing the robbery of well-known Guyanese historian Tota Mangar. Mr. Mangar was relieved of his Suzuki Escudo vehicle on Monday evening just after he was about to start the engine in front of the Moray House on Camp Street. The incident took place just after 8:00pm. According to police investigators, the vehicle PMM […]
The Guyana Police Force has arrested two suspects for the Sunday morning home invasion and armed robbery of former Crime Chief, Assistant Police Commissioner, Leslie James. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed to News Source this morning that the two suspects were arrested late on Tuesday and are being grilled by police investigators. He said the Assistant […]
The eGovernment Unit has begun rolling out Wi- Fi networks in schools, while Hinterland and remote areas are expected to benefit from internet access by the end of the first quarter of 2016. eGovernment Advisor, Floyd Levi, in an invited comment said that at present, the eGovernment Unit is focused on facilitating the implementation of […]
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Three former presidents of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have condemned the decision by the Dave Cameron led WICB to ignore a request for an urgent meeting with Caricom leaders. Sir Wes Hall, Patrick Rousseau and Ken Gordon have also blasted Cameron’s response to the Prime Ministers’ request as “pointedly discourteous”. Last […]
The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday evening issued a wanted bulletin for 31-year-old Trevor Anthony Amsterdam of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara. He is wanted for the shooting death of Jermaine Simon at Bagotstown. The incident took place on November 10, 2015. Simon who was wanted in connection with investigations into the March 2015 murder of […]
A Guyanese hairdresser is currently being held at the Brooklyn Metro Detention Centre after being intercepted at the JFK International Airport with over 100 pellets of cocaine in her stomach. 26-year-old Shureen Giddings has been charged for knowingly and unlawfully importing cocaine into the United States. She was busted on November 9, just after arriving at […]
After strongly criticizing the government over the salary increases given to government ministers and all members of parliament and declaring that the PPP parliamentarians will reject the increases, the party has now decided that those same parliamentarians should in fact donate the increases to the party. The PPP had first said it was going to […]
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