By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2023
News, Politics
Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud has described the recent meeting between President Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines as a success, noting that not only did it quell the tension which was escalating at the time, but it has also set the stage for good relations between the two […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2023
Crime, News
A party in the East Coast Demerara village of Victoria ended tragically early Sunday morning after two men lost their lives in a cutlass attack. Police are investigating the two murders. The two dead men have been identified as 24-year-old Yoffi Bobb and 26-year-old William Montrose. According to a Police statement, William Montrose was at […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2023
Crime, News
Agriculture Minister Zulfcar Mustapha is nursing a number of injuries after a speeding car slammed into his Government assigned vehicle, while he was leaving the West Coas Berbice area yesterday. Surveillance video captured from a nearby CCTV camera showed the Minister’s vehicle and another Ministry of Agriculture vehicle moving slowing along the roadway when a […]
By News Source Guyana on December 17, 2023
Health, News
A 44-year-old Essequibo woman has been given a new lease on life, after Doctors at the Georgetown Hospital were able to remove a massive 34.7-pound tumour from her abdomen. The life-saving procedure was performed by Dr. Rafi Rozan, who is Chief Consultant Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, along with his expert team. The tumour was […]
By News Source Guyana on December 17, 2023
News
Hundreds of Guyanese on Friday paid their last respects to four of the servicemen who died tragically in a helicopter crash last week while in service to the country. The men – Brigadier Gary Beaton, Colonel Michael Shahoud, Lt. Colonel Sean Welcome, and Staff Sergeant Jason Khan – were remembered as ‘silent heroes,’ visionary leaders, […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2023
News, Politics
Three months after he was barred from leaving the country, Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson is suing the State. Patterson, who is an Executive Member of the AFC, filed a Fixed Date Application in the High Court on Tuesday, seeking an award of damages in excess of $100,000, in addition to exemplary damages, for […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2023
News, Politics
The Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union has been ordered by the Court to begin preparations for a Special General Meeting to be held by February 5, 2024. At the High Court this morning, Justice Navendra Singh handed down the order in his decision for the Credit Union to call the Special General Meeting and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2023
Crime, News
Two men lost their lives in an accident on Thursday night along the Diamond Access Road, moments after they allegedly stole a motorcycle and were making their escape. The incident took place at around 11:20pm. A Police report stated that the owner of the motorcycle, who is a security guard, had just parked the bike […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2023
News, Politics
A businessman’s early morning test drive of a vehicle he was planning to purchase turned fatal this morning, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a creek, receiving multiple injuries that eventually claimed his life. Police identified the dead man as 31-year-old Sahid Hamid of Corentyne, Berbice. The Police statement indicated that […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2023
News, Politics
Guyana and Venezuela have declared that they will not threaten or use force against one another in any circumstances, including those that are consequential to any existing controversy between the two. The meeting between President Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro ended last evening in St. Vincent, with the two sides agreeing that the […]