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Arguments in the Election Petition appeal case wrapped up today as Attorney for the appellants, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde told the Court that the Parliament of Guyana is the only institution vested with the power by the Constitution to modify the country’s Electoral Laws. He was making the case against the Recount Order that led […]
The 20-year-old mother of three, who was arrested over the weekend following the stabbing death of her reputed husband, was charged today for manslaughter and granted bail in the sum of $300,000. The young woman, Alliyan Lewis, appeared before the Chief Magistrate this morning, where the manslaughter charge was read to her. She is accused […]
The body of an 88-year-old woman was found this morning wrapped up in an old sheet and dumped in an empty lot in Russell Street, Charlestown. The dead woman has since been identified as Patsy Bovelle. She lived just opposite the empty lot where her body was found. Police investigators spent several hours at the […]
A young mother’s greatest fears have shattered her life and have now become the reality she is facing. Seven-month old Oriyaa Gravesande died yesterday after reportedly suffocating at the Little Learner’s Daycare Centre in Ogle. While fighting back tears in a social media video, the child’s mother Shavanie Gravesande said all was well when she […]
Several residents in Grove on the East Bank of Demerara are counting their losses following a major river defence breach that sent flood waters rushing into their homes last evening. While a cause of the breach is still to be determined, the authorities are looking at the work that was being done by a contractor […]
In wake of a stinging review of Guyana’s Oil and Gas Sector, the Government of Guyana today assured that it is putting the requisite measures in place to mitigate the resource “curse”. In a statement, the Ministry of Natural Resources said the Government remains committed to its strategic development path, which is being reinforced by […]
Eight members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) were sworn-in by President Irfaan Ali today. Representative of the Hindu community, Pandit Krishna Sharma; Trade Unionist, Norris Witter; Private Sector Representative, Charles Ogle; Youth Representative, Dwayne Adams; Representative of Women Organisations, Chandrowtie Sarran; Indigenous Representative, Ashton Simon; Deon Dick, a representative of Afro-Guyanese groups and Neaz […]
Well-respected Geotechnical engineer, Charles Ceres has been named as the Chairman of a ten member Commission of Inquiry that will probe the circumstances surrounding the incident at the Bosai Mining company that led to the death of dozer operator, Neptrid Hercules. The other members of the COI include a number of officials from the Guyana […]
The Government and the Opposition today underscored the need to eradicate all forms of racial discrimination as they joined the world in observing International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. President Irfaan Ali, in a statement, said he was proud to be part of a country that celebrates ethnic diversity. According to the President, […]
One day after alleged members of a gang invaded the Harmony Secondary School in Linden and injured a teacher, teachers and students of the school took to the street to voice their concerns and call for better security, while denouncing gang violence in schools. News Source understands that following an altercation between two students on […]
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