By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2024
News
An 11-year-old Central Rupununi boy died tragically on Thursday morning when he fell from a horse and was dragged for more than 500 metres after one of his feet got hooked in a section of a rope that was around the horse’s neck. Police identified the dead boy as Cansius Constance of Hiowa Village, Central […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2024
Crime, News
Police investigators have travelled to the North Rupununi village of Fly Hill to investigate the murder of 40-year-old farmer, Chardson Ernest. Ernest was found dead early this morning by his 22-year-old nephew outside his house moments after he was heard screaming out for help. The nephew said stab wounds were noticed on his body and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for two men in connection with the shooting of 6-year-old Jeremiah Gustave in the Charlestown community. Wanted Bulletins have been issued for Odelle Garnett aka “Crab”, of Charlestown and Marlon Marcus aka “Mice Man”, whose last known address was in Albouystown. On the 7th July in Charlestown, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
Crime, News
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has made it clear that investigations into allegations of corruption in the Guyana Police Force and against Asst. Police Commissioner, Calvin Brutus will be free from internal and external influence. During a press conference at his party’s Freedom House headquarters this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo said recent allegations of corruption against Senior […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
Bombastic social media talk show host, Mikhil Rodrigues aka “Guyanese Critic” and his “They Break News” company have been ordered by the High Court to pay a total of $52 million to Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed in default judgements related to a defamation case. In the ruling that was handed down by Justice Nigel Niles, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
News, Politics
The Government has moved to the National Assembly to reform the country’s Marriage laws to provide both husbands and wives with equal rights. The Attorney General Anil Nandlall said under the proposed legislation – the Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Bill 2024 – the Government hopes to remove existing discriminatory provisions, so as to bring the law […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
Business, News
A partnership between Scotiabank Guyana and Habitat for Humanity to teach youths Construction Technology Training and Disaster Risk Reduction culminated on Sunday with a graduation ceremony which saw twenty-four women among one hundred graduates. More than two hundred persons from across the country had applied for the programme, but only one hundred were chosen. Those […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
News, Politics
The People’s National Congress Reform has announced the appointment of party member, Sherwin Benjamin as the new General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform. Benjamin was chosen by party leader, Aubrey Norton. He replaces MP Dawn Hastings-Williams, who resigned from the position last month. In a release this morning, the party said it held […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
Crime, News
A Staff Sergeant and a Sergeant of the Guyana Defence Force, are in Police custody after they were arrested along the East Bank of Demerara roadway with a large quantity of marijuana in a vehicle belonging to the Guyana Defence Force. The two, Staff Sergeant Adisa Higgins and Sergeant Colvis Sam, were busted at around […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
Crime, News
Three months after filing drug trafficking charges against former national cyclist, Tyrone Hamilton, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, has withdrawn the charges. Hamilton was charged and remanded to jail back in April in connection with the 150-pound cocaine bust that took place at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. He was eventually granted bail after his Attorneys […]