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
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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
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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, […]
By News Source Guyana on May 22, 2015
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A 20-year-old aspiring model was brutally stabbed to death Thursday evening by her best friend as the two got involved in a heated argument just as they were about to leave the Aracari Resort on the West Coast of Demerara. Dead is Renita Thomas of South Georgetown. Her best friend of more than five years, […]
By News Source Guyana on May 22, 2015
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in the slayings of a corporate executive, his wife, their 10-year-old son and a housekeeper at a northwest Washington mansion. U.S. Marshals Service spokesman David Neumann says 34-year-old Daron Dylon Wint was arrested around 10:45 p.m. Thursday in northeast Washington. Wint is a welder who previously worked […]
By News Source Guyana on May 22, 2015
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Although the Guyana Tourism Authority has reported that Guyana recorded a 13.9% increase in arrivals for the first quarter of 2015, there was a sharp decrease in arrivals in the run up to national elections which were held on May 11. Guyana has seen the arrival of just over 46,000 visitors for this year. The […]
By News Source Guyana on May 21, 2015
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(AP) Police and federal agents searched Thursday for a welder suspected in the slayings of a wealthy construction executive, his wife, their 10-year-old son and a housekeeper inside their Washington mansion last week. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said “just about every law enforcement officer across the country” is on the lookout for Daron Dylon Wint, […]