By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2023
News, Politics
Five years after he went on the run after being fingered in the murder of his brother, 33-year-old Gordon Henry was arrested on Thursday at a shop in North West District in Region One. Henry was wanted for the May 2018 murder of his brother, gold miner Clinton Henry. The two reportedly got into a […]
By News Source Guyana on April 21, 2023
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has written to the United States Embassy in Georgetown seeking information on the confiscation of the mobile phone of the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Miami International Airport, Senior Government officials have confirmed to News Source. The Ministry of Home […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2023
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit is hunting a group of drug smuggling suspects following the discover of $11.5 million worth of marijuana at Tuschen New Housing Scheme on the East Bank of Essequibo. In a statement today, CANU said that during an operation on Wednesday, its agents seized a total of 23 brick like parcels […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
Days after submitting their lists of candidates for the upcoming Local Government Elections, the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and the main opposition – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) – are accusing each other of forging signatures of candidates and backers on each other’s lists. At a press conference this morning, Leader of the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton, today denied that his party, which forms a major of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), is in a state of disintegration over concerns about his leadership style. “As far as I know I have the support of the PNCR. For me, the most important […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2023
Crime, News
An East Coast Demerara husband and wife who are believed to be hiding out in the United States, are wanted for the murder of Police Constable, Quincy Lewis. In a statement this morning the Police Force issued the bulletins for 56-year-old Thakurdial Samaroo and his wife Naqeeba Zahid Zafarali. The last known address for the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 20, 2023
News, Politics
The Guyana Press Association is demanding that the opposition A Partnership for National Unity issues an apology following the party’s Chief Scrutineer’s expletive laced response to Guyana Chronicle reporter, Tamica Garnett. In an audio recording of a telephone call that Garnett made to the APNU official, Carol Smith-Joseph, seeking the party’s list of candidates for […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2023
Crime, News
Almost three years since he was last seen alive, the suspected remains of Police Constable Quincy Lewis were found this afternoon buried in a shallow grave along the Linden/Soesdyke highway. Investigators got a major breakthrough in the case following the arrest of two suspects, who provided information that led cops to the location along the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2023
News, Politics
Declaring crime and violence as a public health issue in the Caribbean, regional Heads of Government have agreed to strengthen the development of security as a fourth pillar of CARICOM. The CARICOM leaders also plan to work together to comprehensively overhaul the criminal justice systems within CARICOM to address criminal terrorists with a focus on […]
By News Source Guyana on April 19, 2023
News, Politics
Despite recent concerns about a possible shortage of foreign currency on the local market, President Irfaan Ali has assured that there is no foreign currency shortage in Guyana. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and some businessmen recently complained of experiencing a shortage of foreign currency at local banks. The GCCI called out the central bank […]