By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2016
News, Politics
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee believes that the APNU/AFC coalition government needs to defend the Cuban trained Guyanese doctors from unfounded attacks rather than to maintain an “eerie silence”. Mr. Rohee’s statement comes in wake of a criticism thrown at the doctors by Kaieteur News’ columnist Freddie Kissoon. Kissoon in […]
By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2016
Crime, News
An early morning gunning down of a West Ruimveldt man has left his family shocked and Police investigators baffled. Dead is 31-year-old, Paul Rodney, of 530 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. He was gunned down just before 3 o’ clock on Monday morning at Avocado Avenue West Ruimveldt. His assailant is unknown but investigators found shells of […]
By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2016
News, Politics
Hours before the Government is set to move to the National Assembly with a Bill guaranteeing a pension for former Prime Minister, Hamilton Green, Mr. Green called a press conference at his Georgetown home to make it clear that there was nothing unique with the former Prime Minister receiving a pension. He said all civilized […]
By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2016
Sports
Sunday brought the curtains down on the Farfan & Mendes Junior Squash Tournament at the Georgetown Club and Shomari Wiltshire was ultimately the standout performer as he won his final game in straight sets. Wiltshire defeated the Caribbean girls’ under-19 runner-up Taylor Fernandes the final of Category A. Wiltshire won the first game 11 – […]
By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2016
Sports
Trinidadians Curtis Cox and Tonya Nero were uncatchable and unmatchable as they eased to wins in their respective categories in the final leg of the South American 10K Classic, which ended in the National Park on Sunday. Cox stopped the clock in a cool 32 minutes 48 seconds, well ahead of Guyanese duo, Cleveland Thomas (33m […]
By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2016
Sports
St. Angela’s won the 5th annual Courts Pee-Wee football Championships for the second consecutive year when they managed to pull off a 1-0 win against a battling St. Agnes on Sunday at the Banks DIH Thirst Park Ground. The win for the boys in green and khaki came as a result of a Seon Cato […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2016
Crime, News
A 16-year-old Eccles youth is in Police custody after he stabbed a 22-year-old man to death from the same community as the man was beating on him for talking to his reputed wife. The dead man has been identified as Intaz Alli. According to the Police, Alli’s reputed wife was on her way from work […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2016
News, Politics
As if participating in President Obama’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative was not enough, young Guyanese business woman, Abbigail Loncke, has been left on cloud nine after the US President himself recognised her and her business efforts during his final international speech and town hall meeting in Peru. The 31-year-old Loncke said she was […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2016
News, Politics
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) in a strongly worded missive has objected to the impending passage of the Hamilton Green Pension Bill, noting that the treatment being offered to the “Princes of the City” reinforces the notion that the purpose of politics is to enrich politicians. The Prime Minister Hamilton Green Pension Bill 2016 […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2016
Crime, News
As the Christmas season draws near, security efforts countrywide are being intensified and President David Granger believes that Guyanese can look forward to a safe and comfortable Christmas season. The President expressed this view on Friday during a radio interview. With mounting complaints from the public about Guyana’s crime situation presently, the President expressed the […]