By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
Politics
Senior officers of the Guyana Police Force got an early morning tongue lashing from President Donald Ramotar who said the Force needs to do a whole lot more and regain the trust of the public. In a stern voice, the President lambasted the Force over the number of reports of corruption that have been revealed […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News, Politics
As the police continues to review CCTV footage from the Diamond community hoping for a breakthrough in the investigations into the execution of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, President Donald Ramotar has instructed the top brass of the Force to leave no stone unturned in their probe into the man’s Tuesday night murder. Speaking at the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News, Politics
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Major General Joe Singh has issued a call for all political parties to strongly condemn the execution of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing who was shot dead on Tuesday evening while encouraging persons in the Diamond community to vote the current administration out of office. “All political […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
Elections
The APNU+AFC coalition has announced that it will launch its election rallies with a grand public rally in the mining town of Linden on Saturday, March 14. The event will take place at the Georgetown/Linden mini bus park at Mackenzie. According to a coalition statement, the Unity Rally in Linden will feature addresses by Presidential […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News
The Judicial Service Commission on Wednesday announced that it was lifting the suspension it imposed on Magistrate Alex Moore and he was free to return to the bench. Moore was suspended just over three months ago. His suspension came after a woman who appeared in his courtroom complained to the JSC about the language the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2015
Elections
Kurt Campbell reports… The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is holding firm to its commitment to work along with external agencies to encourage youth participation at the upcoming elections. The elections body was highly criticized by the governing People’ s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C ) and its youth arm after it announced it was partnering with […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2015
Caribbean & International, News
Guyana’s relationship with neighboring Venezuela remains “healthy” according to Government’s Chief Spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon. Dr. Luncheon made the pronouncement in an invited comment to News Source on Wednesday. It came at a time when International Relations Experts are predicting an escalation of existing tension and a subsequent deterioration of relationship between the two neighbors […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2015
News, Politics
For weeks, 40-year-old political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing held his own solo court on Carmichael Street in front of the Attorney General’s office as he called for the AG’s resignation over the contents of a recorded telephone conversation between the Attorney General and a reporter. Over the past few days, he shifted his protests to the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2015
Elections
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr. Steve Surujbally on Wednesday morning appealed for political combats in this pre elections season to be done with the highest level of campaign decorum. He was at the time meeting with almost a dozen political parties that have expressed an interest in contesting the May 11 regional […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2015
News, Politics
The Home Affairs Ministry has given instructions for a full and thorough investigation into the execution of opposition political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing who was gunned down in Diamond Housing Scheme on Tuesday night while urging residents to head out to the polls and vote on May 11. In a statement late Tuesday evening, the Ministry […]