By News Source Guyana on July 28, 2015
News, Politics
State Minister Joseph Harmon on Monday assured Guyanese that the administration had no plans to scrap the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme which has already benefited thousands of Guyanese, but said it was in dire need of re-organization. Harmon disclosed that the last batch of about 10,000 computers is to arrive in Guyana shortly […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
After turning himself into local law enforcement, self-confessed member of the former death squad, Sean Hinds is not cooperating with the police and has taken a decision not to answer any questions being posed to him by investigators. Just after 12 noon on Monday, the former murder accused turned himself into police in the company […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2015
News, Politics
The State Department of the United States wants authorities in Guyana to “vigorously investigate and prosecute sex and labor trafficking cases and hold convicted traffickers accountable with time in prison that is commensurate with the severity of the crime”. That was one of the recommendations put forward by the United States for Guyana in its […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2015
News, Politics
Guyana’s main opposition party, the People’s Progressive Party has blasted the administration of President David Granger of mishandling the Venezuelan claim controversy with “blunders”. At a Monday morning press conference, the General Secretary of the party that was booted out of office after nearly 23 years, accused the new government of not doing enough on […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2015
News, Politics
Accompanied by Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes, self-confessed member of a death squad and former murder accused, Sean Hinds turned himself over to law enforcement on Monday afternoon, moments after Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan issued a call for him to do so. Dressed in black t-shirt and denim jeans with dark shades and a cap, Hinds […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has made a personal appeal for self confessed Death Squad member and former murder accused Sean Hinds to come out of hiding and submit himself to the police where he can be thoroughly interviewed on recent revelations he made during a television interview. The Minister believes that this will be […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2015
News, Politics
In the face of mounting challenges to Guyana’s rice industry, President David Granger on Monday assured scores of rice farmers and millers that the future of the industry in Guyana is “bright”, even as he pledged the government’s support for the private sector led trade. The President said it is his personal belief that rice, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2015
News, Politics
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee today further distanced his party from self-confessed member of the former death squad, Sean Hinds. At his regular morning press briefing, Mr. Rohee admitted that he did see Sean Hinds in the PPP headquarters building last week but did not pay him much attention. He […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2015
Opinions
LIFE matters! It was the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Outside of natural death no one deserves to die. When a person dies at the hands of another and that killer escapes accountability, it must not only matter […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2015
News
The Guyana Police Force has issued wanted bulletins for 34-year-old businessman, Kanand Ojha and his 42-year-old friend, Ron Forde. The two are wanted in connection with the death of gay sex worker Noel Luther who was gunned down on July 22, 2015 at the corner of Carmichael and Quamina Street while transacting late night “business”. […]