By News Source Guyana on May 25, 2015
News
A visibly shaken Angelique Williams was on Monday morning charged for the murder of her best friend Renita Thomas. The 18-year-old appeared at the Vreed- en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court to face the murder charge. Friends and family members of both women flocked the courtroom with expressions of grief and disbelief as the charge was read to Williams by […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2015
News, Politics
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry looking into the death of Founder of the Working People’s Alliance, Dr. Walter Rodney, has been conducting hearings at various sessions over the past year and has seen extensions on a number of occasions. President David Granger believes that it is time for the Commission to wrap up its work […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2015
Caribbean & International
(BBC) Cuban diplomats will now have access to banking services in the US, clearing a major hurdle to restore diplomatic ties between the two counties. The US State Department declined to the name the bank, but a senior official expressed optimism ahead of Thursday’s talks between the US and Cuba. This week’s talks in Washington […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2015
Caribbean & International
Colombia’s security forces have killed at least five fighters from the Farc rebel group in an air strike in the north-western region of Antioquia. On Thursday, 26 rebels were killed in a similar operation in southern Colombia, prompting the Farc to suspend its unilateral ceasefire. The rebels and the government have been in peace talks […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2015
News, Politics
New Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge has announced his intention to considerably lift the profile of Guyana’s Foreign Service, both locally and abroad. While Minister Greenidge has regarded efforts in this regard to be priority, he said political appointees who are currently serving as Ambassadors and Foreign diplomats in other jurisdictions are expected to indicate their […]
By News Source Guyana on May 24, 2015
News
Police investigators up to late on Saturday night were questioning two men in connection with the murder of a 68-year-old, Mahaica woman. According to the police, the woman who was identified as Chandroutie Persaud, of River View Squatting area Mahaica was found dead early on Saturday with her hands tied behind her back and her […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2015
News
The 20-year-old South Ruimveldt woman who was stabbed to death by her best friend during an argument on Thursday night was pregnant with her second child, according to relatives. Family members and friends are still shocked over the brutal murder of Renita Thomas. Her “bestie” Angelique Williams remains in custody and will face murder charges in the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The average age of the members of the David Granger cabinet appears to be 55-years-old. Although 60% of the voting population is between the ages of 18 and 35, the ministers who have been sworn into office all fall outside of that age bracket. But President David Granger believes the young people of Guyana are […]
By News Source Guyana on May 23, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Guyana’s oldest political party, the People’s Progressive Party is still to make a final decision on who will serve the party’s interest and that of its supporters in the 11th Parliament which is expected to be convened within the next two weeks. The PPP will be filling up 32 seats on the Opposition side of the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 22, 2015
News
A number of commercial banks in Guyana have made a decision to put a hold on cheques issued by the former PPP Civic Administration after noticing a flurry of those cheques being issued in the lead up to the new government taking office. News Source understands that the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited, […]