By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2022
News, Politics
Police Detective Dion Bascom is standing by his claims that there is a cover-up in the Police investigations into the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes aka Paper Shorts. The Police Detective has claimed major corruption in the investigation involving senior Police officers and a city businessman and his security agent. Over the weekend, the Police […]
By News Source Guyana on August 15, 2022
Crime, News
Police investigators in Region Eight are probing the shooting death of 28-year-old Venezuelan national Rosemarie Torres and the injuring of her friend Elianny Perozo. The incident took place on Friday afternoon and a businessman in the same area who is known to the two women is the main suspect who remains on the run. According […]
By News Source Guyana on August 14, 2022
Crime, News
A 24-year-old goldsmith who was preparing to marry his longtime girlfriend later this month was stabbed to death on Friday night during an argument with a friend at the Muslim Youth Organisation ground. The dead man has been identified as Kareem Kyum of Regent Street, Bourda. According to reports, Kyum and the 21-year-old suspects were […]
By News Source Guyana on August 14, 2022
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People’s Progressive Party nominate Commissioner at the Guyana Elections Commission, Bibi Shadick passed away on Saturday afternoon at her East Street, Georgetown home. Ms. Shadick had been ailing for a number of days. Shadick who once served as Minister of Social Services under a previous PPP Civic government was also a former Chairman of the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 13, 2022
Crime, News
Superintendent of Police Mitchell Caesar, city businessman Azruddin Mohamed and one of his security agents, Mark Richmond have all dispatched letters from their Attorney to Police Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom over his claims in a Facebook live video that there was a Police cover-up of the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes aka “Paper Shorts”. In […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2022
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The Government of Guyana today signed a US$44 million loan agreement with the World Bank as part of the Guyana Strengthening Human Capital through Education Project. According to the Ministry of Education, the project focuses on the expansion of access to quality education at the secondary level and improving technical and vocational training (TVET). The […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2022
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Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh signed the Census Order earlier this week and it has since been published in the Official Gazette declaring the 15th September, 2022 as Census Day in Guyana The signing of the order followed the approval by the National Assembly for supplemental funding of G$2 billion to aid in the execution […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
Leader of Alliance for Change and Former Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan today described the allegations leveled against senior ranks of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Guyana Police Force by a CID Sargent as alarming. The Police Detective has alleged that a major Police cover-up has hampered the investigations into the murder of Ricardo […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2022
News, Politics
Guyana’s 7th Youth Parliament opened this morning at the Public Buildings where 86 students from across the country will be trained in parliamentary etiquette and decorum, the functions of the Parliament and its members, and public speaking among other areas. The opening ceremony coincided with International Youth Day, which is being observed under the theme […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2022
Crime, News
Angry with his treatment in the Guyana Police Force and his recent arrest by CANU as part of a drug probe, Police Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom has alleged that a major Police cover-up might have hampered the investigations into the murder of popular biker, Ricardo Fagundes aka “Paper Shorts”. Fagundes was gunned down outside Palm […]