By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2013
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A 25 year old Police Corporal was killed and two other policemen were injured when gunmen opened fire on them during a traffic stop on Saturday evening. Corporal Romain Cleto was pronounced dead when he was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. The names of the injured policemen […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2013
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A multi-million dollar investment by a Surinamese company has opened its doors in Guyana with the intention of offering meat lovers, better quality products. The Rossignol Butcheries Meat Centre opened its operations on Church Street (Between Cummings & Light) in Georgetown on Friday. The opening forms part of a “rolling out” campaign. According to the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2013
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The price for gold has been fluctuating on the world market and that has raised concerns in the local industry. Over the past 2 years, Gold production has seen steady increases in Guyana. More investments are being made into the sector and the gold industry is considered the fastest growing one in Guyana. But the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2013
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The Guyana Energy Agency today fired three more staffers after they reportedly failed lie detector tests. The 3 GEA Inspectors were called in to a meeting this morning at the Agency’s Quamina Street location and told that their services were no longer needed because they failed the polygraph tests that they were subjected to undergo. […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2013
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63-year-old Fitz Josiah who brutally stabbed his 14-year-old stepdaughter to death and fled, has been caught. The man was spotted in the Vreed-en-hoop area walking on the road just around nightfall Thursday evening when residents recognised him from a photograph posted early Thursday afternoon on News Source and on Facebook. A young man in the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2013
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The 63-year-old man fingered in the brutal murder of his 14-year-old stepdaughter is being described as “a man with a bad temper who always had issues with his nerves”. Police investigators believe the elderly man identified as Fitz Josiah brutally stabbed his stepdaughter Fenella Samuels during a heated argument at the family’s West Coast Demerara […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2013
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Another round of budget cuts on Wednesday evening ended the consideration of the National Budget estimates for 2013. After two weeks of considerations, the $208 Billion budget was reduced to $177 Billion, representing total cuts of close to 15%. The Opposition parties whipped out their majority on Wednesday night to cut the budgetary allocations for […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2013
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Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee was reminded by the Speaker of the National Assembly on Wednesday that Members of Parliament enjoy Parliamentary privilege in the House. The Speaker’s caution to the Home Affairs Minister came after Member of Parliament for A Partnership for National Unity, Desmond Trotman issued a statement regarding a letter he received from […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2013
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A 14-year-old West Demerara girl was stabbed to death on Wednesday evening by her step father during an argument at the family’s home at Plastic City Squatting area, West Coast Demerara. The incident occurred just after 8pm, according to investigators. The dead teen has been identified as Fenella Samuels. She was stabbed 15 times to her body. […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2013
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The Guyana Police Force is reporting that investigations are being conducted into the suspected drowning of 37-year-old Quacy Rover and 31-year-old Dwayne Thomas of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown which occurred at about 3pm on Tuesday at Takuba Lodge Landing, Konawaruk in Region 7. The Police report states that investigations so far have revealed that the two […]