By News Source Guyana on November 23, 2022
News, Politics
A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Linden teacher Kelly Charlotte found that she was stabbed 30 times to her body, listing her cause of death as multiple stab wounds. Charlotte was stabbed to death by her boyfriend Leston Baynes who was found hanging in an abandoned house two days after the murder. The […]
By News Source Guyana on November 23, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
A number of non-governmental organisations in Guyana and the US along with some Opposition Members of Parliament have signed onto a letter which has been sent to US Vice President Kamala Harris, documenting what they call the “untenable crisis of racism and discrimination in Guyana”. The letter and a statement signed by retired military officer […]
By News Source Guyana on November 23, 2022
News, Politics
One month after the President announced the agreement for Charandass Persaud to no longer serve as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India and return home, Persaud continues to serve in the position. The Alliance For Change (AFC) today said that it has confirmed that Charandass Persaud is still functioning as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India despite […]
By News Source Guyana on November 23, 2022
News, Politics
Justice Damone Younge has adjourned the case brought by APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Vinceroy Jordan over the delays in the appointment of the Chancellor and Chief Justice to January 11, 2023. The adjournment followed a request from the Attorney General. In a letter to Justice Damone Younge’s Registrar, Solicitor General Nigel Hawke explained that the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 23, 2022
News, Politics
The decomposing body of land surveyor Germaine LaRose was discovered in the Mazaruni River in the Imbaimadai area. Police Commander for Region Seven, Dion Moore confirmed the discovery and told News Source that LaRose’s wife will be traveling to the area on Thursday to positively identify the remains. The Police said the man’s body was […]
By News Source Guyana on November 23, 2022
News, Politics
The International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2023 has announced that ExxonMobil Guyana will be its premier sponsor. President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge in a statement said the theme for the Energy Conference and Expo – ‘Harnessing Energy for Development’ – is aligned with the company’s commitment to sustainably produce energy in a manner […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2022
News, Politics
Chairman of the APNU, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today said that although the APNU believes in coalition politics, it has no intention of begging the Alliance For Change (AFC) to remain within the coalition. “We continue to believe in coalition. We will work with coalition partners. We continue to work with the WPA. We’ll continue […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2022
News, Politics
A report on the security system at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has been handed over to the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, the airport’s management said in a statement. It contains an assessment of the existing security system as well as recommendations. The report follows a major breach in airport security last […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The International Court of Justice, (ICJ) today heard closing arguments from Guyana in response to Venezuela’s application for the Court to throw out the merits of Guyana’s case on the basis of admissibility. Venezuela has argued that the Court should not entertain Guyana’s substantive application on several grounds, and one of those grounds is that […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2022
News
Twenty eight year-old Linden truck driver Leston Banes who was wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, was found dead this morning in an abandoned house at Blueberry Hill in Wismar, Linden. Banes’ body was found hanging and Police investigators suspect that he took his own life. Banes went on the run Sunday night after […]