By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2022
News, Politics
The Government has removed most of the COVID-19 regulations, essentially fully opening up the country completely. Restrictions on hosting and attending social activities have been thrown out completely. Under the new COVID-19 health regulations which were issued last evening, mask-wearing is no longer mandatory but is still being encouraged. Additionally, persons will no longer need […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2022
Crime, News
Alberttown resident and mini-bus driver Richard Anthony was today remanded to jail for manslaughter, related to the death of his younger brother, Moses Anthony. The accused appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and the Court was told that on the 10th March at Third Street, Alberttown Richard Anthony unlawfully killed his brother, Moses Anthony. He […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2022
Crime, News
A wedding house celebration turned tragic early this morning when a 28-year man was stabbed to death during a row over the music. The murdered man has been identified as Chaves Mangal who was a Corporal in the Guyana Defence Force. The incident took place at Good Hope on the East Coast of Demerara early […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
The Brickdam Police Station became a crime scene this morning after a 49-year-old woman shot herself dead after arriving at the station to be interviewed about a domestic complaint. Dead is Trudy DeHaarte who was an animal rights activist and worked at the Society for the Prevention of Animals. Family members said she was also […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2022
News, Politics
After two years of battling the COVID-19 pandemic and with the number of active cases now below 200, the Government of Guyana has decided to move in the direction of ending all of the COVID-19 protocols next week. In a brief interview with News Source on Sunday, President Ali said the move is in keeping […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2022
News
Today marked two years since Guyana recorded its first COVID-19 case and death. The first case was that of a New York-based Guyanese woman who had traveled to Guyana from Queens, New York. She died at the Georgetown Hospital a few hours after being taken there with symptoms. Two years later, the country has recorded […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2022
News, Politics
Five days into the national continuous registration process, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will allow unvaccinated persons between the ages of 14 and 17-years-old to access its offices to be registered. Under its initial advisory, GECOM was requiring all persons eligible for registration to be fully vaccinated or present a recent negative COVID-19 test result […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2022
Crime, News
The 19-year-old driver who was behind the steering wheel of a speeding car that ran off of the road and slammed into three men, at De Willem, killing them instantly has been charged for causing death by dangerous driving. The accused, Matthew David Ambedkar of the Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo appeared before Magistrate Seepaul Ali […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2022
Crime, News
As the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) steps its fight against narco-trafficking, two men were taken before the Court today on drug trafficking charges and have both been remanded to jail. The two were held earlier this week following a $6 million cocaine bust in the Tucville area. Appearing in Court today, 43-year-old Devon Simon and […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2022
Crime, News
An argument between two brothers turned deadly last night when the younger brother was stabbed to death by the older one. The dead brother has been identified as Moses Anthony. The other brother has since been arrested and is likely to face a murder charge in the new week. His name has been given as […]
