By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2015
Elections
Speaking before hundreds of Guyanese nationals in Queens, New York on Sunday afternoon, Presidential Candidate for the APNU+AFC coalition, retired Brigadier David Granger declared that he is the President of the future and will not be one who will get stuck in the past. At the Town Hall style meeting, Granger was asked directly how […]
By News Source Guyana on March 23, 2015
Elections
A handful of persons who identified themselves as supporters of the People’s Progressive Party in Guyana, braved the freezing temperatures in New York on Sunday afternoon to picket a fundraising event in Queens New York for the APNU+AFC coalition. Queens is home to thousands of Guyanese migrants, mostly Indo Guyanese and one section of the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 22, 2015
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Police investigators in Georgetown are probing the death of a man whose battered body was found on the seawalls close to the seaside. Investigators have not been able to identify the man but a number of bruises were spotted on his face and upper body. Sources close to the investigation believe the man may have […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2015
Elections
The incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) took its message of “sustained economic growth and equal opportunities for all Guyanese” to Tucville, Georgetown with a public meeting on Friday at Turning Point. Addressing the small gathering, PPP Executive Member Dr Roger Luncheon, urged residents of the area to support the ruling party at the May 11 […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2015
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Police investigators are probing the death of 23-year-old taxi driver Andrew Budsburg whose charred remains were found in his burnt car at Hope Estate Road, East Coast Demerara. Based on eyewitness accounts, police investigators appear convinced that the young man committed suicide. According to reports, the man was spotted just before 12 noon on Saturday […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2015
Elections
The Guyana National Youth Council (GYNC) pushed ahead with a grand launch of its voter education programme on Saturday. The voter education campaign is titled “Like Ah Boss”. The launch took place even as the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) continues to reject the Council’s authority to objectively represent Guyana’s youth population. The Council has partnered […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2015
Elections
With temperatures failing below freezing, scores of Guyanese braved a cold New York Friday night to meet with the APNU+AFC Presidential and Prime Ministerial Candidates. The fundraising event was held at the Woodbine Hall in Brooklyn and the Guyanese who gathered there were told by the candidates that “it is time for Guyana to change”. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2015
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Three men are in custody following the murder of a 19-year-old fisherman whose body was reportedly dumped into the Atlantic Ocean after the crime. According to a police statement, fisherman Avo Singh of Dundee, Mahaicony was aboard a fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean off the foreshore of Bush Lot, Berbice. It is believed that […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2015
Elections, Politics
The Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Bishop Juan Edghill has declared that the people of Linden and Region 10 have received their fair share of development under the current administration. According to the Government Information Agency, Edghill who has been campaigning for The PPP/C in Linden, said that the government promised Lindeners that it […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2015
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A 27-year-old businessman from Albert Street, Alberttown in Georgetown remains in the custody of the Guyana Police Force after he was busted while trying to ship cocaine out of Guyana. The illegal substance was hidden in a consignment of fruits and other food products destined for New Jersey. The businessman has been identified as Darshanan […]