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
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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
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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
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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 […]
By News Source Guyana on March 25, 2015
Politics
Just two weeks after he was gunned down and even as the Guyana Police Force is still to find his killers, political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing has been described as nothing more than a “nuisance value” by President Donald Ramotar. Speaking at a Berbice meeting over the weekend, President Ramotar distanced his administration from the activist’s […]
By News Source Guyana on March 24, 2015
Politics
More than 200 jobs will be created for persons living along the Essequibo Coast in the near future with the establishment of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology’s (IAST) $100M rice cereal factory. The rice cereal is branded ‘Morning Glory’. President Donald Ramotar has lauded the initiative and noted that this is a step in the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 24, 2015
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A number of Guyanese Customs and other Border Control Officers are currently undergoing a three day capacity building programme that is expected to better enable them to not only protect Guyana’s natural resources but also equip them to combat international environment crime. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has partnered with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to train its […]
By News Source Guyana on March 24, 2015
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The family of a 4-month-old baby who passed away last Wednesday, is blaming the Plaisance Health Centre for the child’s death and family members want a full investigation into what may have really killed “Baby Kevin”. Family members of 4-month-old Kevin Critchlow staged a protest outside the Plaisance Health Center on Monday, calling for a health […]
By News Source Guyana on March 24, 2015
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APNU+AFC Presidential Candidate David Granger has raised questions about the size of the revised list of electors and he may already be convinced that the voters list is a “dirty list”. Speaking at a New York meeting with Guyanese over the weekend, Granger questioned how it is that the voters list has seen a jump in […]