Body on seawall identified as teenaged girl

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 […]

Ramotar seeking to “rekindle” US relations during Obama meeting

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 […]

Woman’s nude body found at Turkeyen seawalls

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 […]

Prisoner badly chopped in Camp Street jail not taken to hospital

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 […]

Ramotar says CromEwing was a nuisance more than a threat

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 […]

President launches Morning Glory rice cereal as “step forward”

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 […]

Customs officers being trained in fight against wildlife trade

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 […]

Family blames clinic’s vaccine mix-up for baby’s death

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 […]

Granger warns GECOM about “dirty” voters list

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 […]