By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2022
Crime, News
Two weeks after he was hit down by a speeding car and his body vanished after being removed from the scene by the driver of the car, Police investigators this afternoon found the body of 50-year-old Reonol Williams. The construction worker’s body was found dumped in a bushy area along the East Coast Demerara railway […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2022
News, Politics
The Opposition has formally written to the Government indicating the Opposition Leader’s full support for the appointment of Justice Yonette Cummings as the Chancellor and Justice Roxanne George as the Chief Justice. In a letter to Minister of Governance Gail Teixeira, Opposition MP, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde stated that the Government can be assured that […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
While most CARICOM Leaders are expected to stay away from the Summit of the Americas, President Irfaan Ali will be leading a Guyana delegation to the California summit which begins on Wednesday. The President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud and Guyana’s Ambassador to CARICOM, George […]
By News Source Guyana on June 7, 2022
Caribbean & International, News
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has rubbished a “fake memo” that has been making the rounds on social media claiming that American Airlines intends to discontinue its Guyana Service in August. In a statement, the local aviation body said the information is false. According to the GCAA, it made contact with the airline’s headquarters and […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2022
News, Politics
The Ministry of Education has changed course on a plan that would have seen schools remaining open during the months of July and August to address the issue of learning loss. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced today that schools will close as normal at the end of the current school term and reopen in […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2022
Crime, News
The man accused of beating his wife to death in their Crane, West Coast Demerara home and leaving her body in the house to rot, was charged and remanded to jail today for the murder. The accused, 40-year-old Clarence Farley was arrested last Thursday night while hiding out at a Berbice Hotel, almost a week […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2022
Crime, News
An East La Penitence mother of two became the country’s latest murder victim today when she was attacked by three women and a man and stabbed to death. The incident took place this midday in the East La Penitence community. The dead woman has been identified by relatives as 23-year-old, Carol Davidson. It is suspected […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2022
Crime, News
One month after being found guilty of attempting to extort $10 million from her ex-boyfriend by making a false rape claim, 20-year-old Princess Williams has been sentenced to three years in jail. Williams was back in Court today for sentencing and became emotional when the three-year prison term was handed down. Last year, the young […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2022
News, Politics
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has once again called for the urgent revision of the country’s national minimum wage. Over the last month, the issue of the minimum wage sparked protest and a debate among trade unionists, who want the government to address the minimum wage issue in the face of […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2022
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force today issued a wanted bulletin for 26-year-old Navindra Ramsammy aka “Bandit”. The Bartica resident is wanted in connection with the discovery of four high-powered weapons and ammunition. During an operation, the Police went to a mining camp in the Blackwater Backdam on Saturday in search of the suspect in relation to […]