By News Source Guyana on April 11, 2015
News, Politics
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has been summoned to appear in court over allegedly making “racially divisive” statements at the Babu John memorial for late President Cheddi Jagan. The private criminal charges were filed against the former President by Attorney and Financial Analyst Christopher Ram. Jagdeo has been summoned to appear in court on April 20, […]
By News Source Guyana on April 11, 2015
Elections, News
Newly minted People’s Progressive Party/Civic Candidate Clinton Urling does not appear pleased with recent statements made by another PPP/Civic Candidate about the youth organization that Urling founded and headed up to March of this year. On her Facebook page on Tuesday, Education Minister Priya Manickchand in an effort to defend Urling from criticism over his […]
By News Source Guyana on April 11, 2015
Elections, News
The smaller parties contesting the upcoming General and Regional elections have warned that their influence and ability to encourage large voter turn-out should not be underestimated by the citizenry and bigger parties. While the hype on Tuesday surrounded mainly the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic and the APNU+AFC Coalition, at least four smaller parties submitted […]
By News Source Guyana on April 11, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition David Granger believes the coalition is on its way to victory and he is convinced that the group has handed in a list of integrity. The coalition was swarmed with hundreds of supporters on Tuesday as leaders and supporters marched from the Square of the Revolution. There were shouts […]
By News Source Guyana on April 11, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The main Political parties that will be contesting the elections are now expected to step up their campaigning as they turn the final stretch to the May 11 elections. The parties handed in their list of candidates on Tuesday as part of the nomination day process. The PPP Civic’s list has seen the return of […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2015
Elections, News
On the same day that the founder and former Chairman of the Blue Caps youth group Clinton Urling declared that he will be supporting the People’s Progressive Party Civic, one of his new PPP colleagues has fired off a “feral blast” at the group and has declared that it is “anti PPP” and she is […]
By News Source Guyana on April 7, 2015
Elections, Entertainment
Guyanese songbird Lisa Punch is throwing her full support behind the APNU+AFC coalition for the May 11, 2015 regional and general elections. Punch who now lives in the United States but has been making regular trips to Guyana since migrating just over a year ago, has declared that the youths of Guyana need to vote […]
By News Source Guyana on April 7, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
City businessman and former President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry,Clinton Urling has announced that he will be throwing his political support behind the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic which he has described as the party of the future. Mr. Urling also confirmed to News Source that he will be on the PPP’s […]
By News Source Guyana on April 7, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana and well respected academic, Professor Harold Lutchman will head the APNU+AFC Coalition’s list of candidates which will be presented to the Guyana Elections Commission on Nomination Day, Tuesday 6th April, 2015. Lutchman agreed to head the list following several meetings with leaders of the coalition movement. Sources […]
By News Source Guyana on April 6, 2015
News
Police investigators are probing the death of 31-year-old Quincy Bowman of Cummings Lodge on the East Coast of Demerara. The man was found dead early on Monday morning on a bridge in Festival City, Georgetown. According to an initial report from the police, Bowman was discovered dead with a gunshot wound to the head. The […]