By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2015
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Leader of A Partnership for National Unity, retired Brigadier David Granger has issued a clear warning to the governing People’s Progressive Party over the distribution of “propaganda” fliers that were allegedly made and distributed by the PPP. At his weekly press briefing, Mr. Granger said the PPP was now “playing with fire”. His warning came […]
By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2015
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Following several failed attempts to reach an agreement with the administration at the University of Guyana, the University of Guyana Workers Union has decided to begin strike action from Monday, January 26 2015 to Wednesday January 28, 2015. The protest action will take the form of a “sit in strike” and the beginning of the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2015
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The Police Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation into the death of a 22-year-old man who was found hanging in a cell at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost on Thursday night. The dead man has been identified as Tiffon Peters of East Ruimveldt. He was arrested by the police on Wednesday after being […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2015
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31-year-old Alex Massay of Lot 60, Middle Street Skeldon, Berbice was remanded to prison on Thursday after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates court and was slapped with drug trafficking charges. The man was an outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport when agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit carried out a search […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2015
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Representatives of the American, British and Canadian governments in Guyana have welcomed the announcement of a date for elections by President Donald Ramotar. The President has announced May 11, 2015 as the date when Guyanese will head to the polls for General and Regional Elections. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, US Chargé d’Affaires Bryan […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2015
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A 27-year-old man from Kaneville on the East Bank of Demerara is in a critical condition at a city hospital after he was shot to the face and back on Wednesday evening while standing along the roadway in his community. The man has been identified as Colin Headley. Investigators are digging to get to the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2015
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Over 2,500 Guyanese students across the ten administrative regions in the country are expected to write various CXC examinations on the same date that has been set aside by President Donald Ramotar for Guyanese to go to the polls. President Ramotar on Tuesday evening announced May 11, 2015 as the date for national elections. But […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2015
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The Embassy of the United States in Georgetown has welcomed the President’s announcement of a date for national elections and now wants to see the contesting parties focus on policy issues. President Donald Ramotar on Tuesday evening announced May 11, 2015 as the date for national elections. In an exclusive interview with News Source on […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2015
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A man who pretended to be a police detective was arrested in the Queens College compound on Wednesday morning as he made an attempt to “seize” smartphones from several of the students of the school. According to an official attached to the school, the man who was well dressed, appeared at the school just after […]
By News Source Guyana on January 20, 2015
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He is not known to be chef, but a 31-year-old Guyanese man was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport on Tuesday afternoon with what he thought were the right ingredients to get cocaine out of the country. The man, whose name has not been released, was about to board a Dynamic Airways non-stop flight to […]