By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Crime, News
45-year-old Agricola resident, Kevin Trotman, lost his life in a Sunday afternoon fire in Third Street, Agricola. The charred remains of the man were found among the debris of the house that was completely gutted. The Fire Service said it responded to calls about the fire just before 3pm on Sunday. When firemen arrived at […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
News, Politics
A young attendant at a vulcanizing shop in Linden died today when a large tire exploded as he was preparing to patch it. The 20-year-old man, identified as DeShawn Goodard died on the spot after he was pitched across the floor at the Johnson Vulcanizing Shop in Kara Kara Linden when the tire exploded. A […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Crime, News
A mother of three is in police custody and is expected to face murder charges this week over the stabbing death of her reputed husband on Saturday morning. The dead man has been identified as 23-year-old construction worker Esan Hamilton. A police statement said Hamilton and the mother of his three children, Aaliyan Lewis shared […]
By News Source Guyana on March 20, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators on the West Bank of Demerara are probing the death of a Stanleytown man who was ran over by a car as he was lying on the roadway. A police report said the incident took place at around 10:30 on Saturday night along the Stanleytown Public Road on the West Bank of Demerara. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2023
News, Politics
Following a meeting with a visiting United States Congressional delegation, President Irfaan Ali, has expressed his satisfaction saying that the meeting signals good days ahead for Guyana-US relations. President who spoke to News Source said though the meeting for the most part, focused on energy security, it also dealt with addressing current challenges facing the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2023
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir, has expressed the Opposition’s satisfaction of meeting with a visiting United States Congressional delegation. The bi-partisan delegation arrived in Guyana on Thursday night to engage the Government and Opposition and other stakeholders. In an interview with News Source, Ms. Walton-Desir said she was pleased that the Opposition was able […]
By News Source Guyana on March 18, 2023
News, Politics
Longstanding Elections Commissioner Vincent Alexander has pointed out that though the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is responsible for the issuance of national identification cards under the National Registration Act, the Commission was never consulted on the government plans to introduce a new E-identification card. “One does not know where we are going because GECOM has […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2023
Crime, News
Three Venezuelan men who were nabbed in the Waini River in Region One after allegedly attacking and robbing two Guyanese fishermen of their boat and outboard engine, have been charged and remanded to prison. The three Venezuelans, 23-year-old Jose Beria, 21-year-old Aleyandio Valenzuela and 23-year-old Reniel Valenzuela appeared in Court earlier this week at Diamond, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2023
News, Politics
The US$35.4M contract which was signed last week between the Guyana Government and a German company for the implementation of an electronic identification system is not finding favor with the Opposition. The Opposition has rejected both the procurement process and the non-consultation of the project. Executive Member of the People’s National Congress Merwyn Williams, said the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2023
Crime, News
The lifeless body of a still to be identified woman was found on Uniform Beach on the island of Leguan in the Essequibo this morning. The Police were summoned to the scene by a caller who reported seeing a woman’s dead body on the beach. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said the woman […]