By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2015
Elections
Guyanese youths were on Friday encouraged to ensure they are adequately represented at every level of decision making within the next government. The charge was made as the opposition coalition APNU+AFC took its – “Respect My Vote” youth rally and unity message to Tucville, Georgetown. The meeting which was organized by the Guyana Youth and Student Movement […]
By News Source Guyana on March 28, 2015
Elections
The Private Sector Commission has written to President Donald Ramotar seeking his intervention to ensure equitable access to the state broadcast media for all of the political parties contesting the upcoming elections. The Opposition parties have complained that their commercials were being rejected by the National Communications Network although NCN has signed on to the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 27, 2015
Elections
The APNU+AFC coalition on Friday rebuked former President Bharrat Jagdeo, who has been very vocal in recent weeks on the local political scene and the coalition wants him to “stay out of the race” in the lead up to the May 11 polls. Co – Chair of the coalition’s campaign Raphael Trotman said the impression is that Jagdeo and his […]
By News Source Guyana on March 26, 2015
News
The badly mutilated body of a woman was found early on Thursday morning at the Buxton/Annandale seawalls and the discovery has sent shock waves throughout the East Coast communities. Police investigators were called to the scene after the body was spotted by passers by. It appeared to have been washed up from the ocean. The […]
By News Source Guyana on March 26, 2015
Elections
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) recently met with resident diplomats from the United States, Great Britain and Canada, all of whom have expressed satisfaction with the preparations being made by the Commission for the May 11 elections. According to a release from the elections body, the meeting which occurred Friday last provided GECOM with the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 26, 2015
Caribbean & International, Elections
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Commonwealth will field independent assessment missions to Guyana in the coming days to carry out an electoral assessment as the country gears itself for regional and general elections on May 11. The assessments follow two identical ones that were conducted just over two weeks ago by the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 26, 2015
News
The nude body which was found on the Turkeyen seawalls on Wednesday has been identified as that of 15-year-old high school student, Alicia Ali. The identification was made by her relatives who are still trying to understand the murder. The young woman was last seen on Tuesday night when she left her Cummings Lodge house […]
By News Source Guyana on March 25, 2015
Caribbean & International, Politics
President Donald Ramotar’s attendance at the April 9 in meeting Jamaica between CARICOM leaders and U.S President Barack Obama has been confirmed. The Guyanese Head of State will be looking to specifically “rekindle” trade and investment relations with the United States and wider international community. The meeting with the CARICOM leaders is expected to address […]
By News Source Guyana on March 25, 2015
News
The nude body of a woman was found on Wednesday midday on the rocks at the seawalls on the East Coast of Demerara in the Turkeyen area. The woman has not been identified but she appeared to have been in her early 30’s. Police investigators rushed down to the scene after being contacted and hurriedly […]
By News Source Guyana on March 25, 2015
News
Family members of an inmate of the Camp Street jail are furious that prison authorities have not taken the man to the hospital after he was badly chopped about his body by two other inmates. A close relative of prisoner Tambico Mackenzie reached out to News Source to voice the family’s total dissatisfaction with the […]