By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2020
News, Politics
The Court Case against Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield in relation to allegations of fraud at the March elections has been delayed once again. The case which stemmed from private criminal charges filed by a representative of the PPP and The New Movement Party is being prosecuted by their Attorney Glen Hanoman. Hanoman requested […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2020
News, Politics
Chairperson of the People’s National Congress, Volda Lawrence today demanded that the Director of Public Prosecutions withdraws the election fraud charges against her that were filed privately by PPP Member Charles Ramson Jr. Lawrence was back at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning for the continuation of the case. However, the Prosecuting Attorney requested more […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2020
News, Politics
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand today said the recently installed Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Paloma Mohamed, has her full support and will continue to enjoy that support. Back in June in the height of the post-election saga, the University of Guyana announced the appointment of Mohamed to the top University position. […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
In an unannounced trip this morning, President Irfaan Ali traveled to West Coast Berbice where he met with the families of murdered teenagers Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh. According to a release from the President’s Office, he wanted to personally express his condolences to the families and to assure them of his Government’s […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2020
News
The Guyana Police has reported that the post mortem examination was completed today on the body of 17-year-old Haresh Singh who was found in the backdam of #3 village West Coast Berbice two days ago. The PME found that Singh died from blunt trauma to the head and brain hemorrhage which were compounded by compression […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2020
News
Four of the suspects who were arrested earlier this week in connection with the gruesome murder of teen cousins, Joel and Isaiah Henry have been released on station bail, according to the Guyana Police Force. In a statement last evening, the Police Force would only say that the four were released after the 72-hour period […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2020
News
One day after the DPP advised murder charges, the Guyana Police Force charged two Corentyne men for the stabbing murder of 27-year-old, Orlando Jonas. The murder was caught on camera. The man was attacked while making his way home on the afternoon of September 5, when he was approached by the two accused, 25-year-old Sampson […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2020
News
Guyana has recorded 47 additional COVID-19 cases and one more death. The total number of deaths now stands at 49. According to the Ministry of Health, the latest fatality is a 65-year-old man from Region Four. He passed away in the hospital. There are now 14 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit. The total […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2020
News
The Opposition has issued a call for Commissioner on the Ethnic Relations Commission, Roshan Khan to be removed from the post. The call comes in wake of Mr. Khan’s call via a Facebook post for indo-Guyanese to arm themselves in the Berbice region. His statement was made on Wednesday in the height of widespread protests […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2020
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Opposition Leader Joe Harmon on Thursday said President Irfaan Ali’s statement in an address to the nation that children were being raped at the West Berbice protests are false and were meant to stir and incite hate. In his address to the nation on Wednesday, the President claimed that persons including children had been raped […]