By News Source Guyana on March 1, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Lusignan Market Square on the East Coast of Demerara was transformed into a sea of red and black as the People’s Progressive Party hosted its final rally for the 2020 campaign on Saturday evening. Before a large gathering of party supporters, the PPP Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali laid out his final pitch to voters […]
By News Source Guyana on February 29, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission has cut ties with a Presiding Officer for the Elections after it received information and evidence of her campaigning for the PPP Civic. The woman, Jenny Shaw, was slated to work as a Presiding Officer in the Enmore community on the East Coast of Demerara on Monday. However, once the Elections […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2020
Crime, News
It was chaos in the Courtroom of Justice Sandel Kissoon today when triple murder convict, Gavin Graham was sentenced to three terms of life imprisonment for the crime. After the sentence was handed down, the man threw a liquid from a bottle at the Prosecutor and started to hurl expletives at the relatives of his […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
In a strange twist to yesterday’s shooting death of a Linden woman at Amelia’s Ward, investigators now suspect that her gang banging boyfriend, Teon “Spoil Child” Allen is responsible for her murder. Allen who turned up at the Mackenzie Hospital after the shooting with wounds of his own, remains a patient at the hospital but […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Two days before Guyanese head to the polls to elect a government, the political parties have signed a code of conduct of the Guyana Elections Commission. Two weeks ago, political representatives signed another code of conduct that was compiled by the Ethnic Relations Commission. The GECOM Code of Conduct focuses on rules, values and ethical […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2020
News, Politics
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) appears comfortable with the preparations of the Guyana Elections Commission for Monday’s Elections and has also been assured of the readiness of the security forces. CARICOM has officially launched a 17-member Elections observer mission, which is being led by retired Justice of the Eastern Caribbean, Cynthia Connie-Martyr of St. Lucia. She […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2020
Elections, News
Firemen were called to the upper High Street, Kingston area early this morning as a fire ripped through the Brahma Kumaris Yoga Centre. The origin of the fire is unknown. There were two women in the building when the blaze started. Both managed to escape unhurt. Reports suggest the Guyana Fire Service was summoned to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 27, 2020
News
by Anthony Glasgow Officials from the APNU+AFC coalition met this afternoon with the Chairperson, Chief Elections Officer and the Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission. During the meeting, the Coalition representatives raised a number of issues and concerns with the GECOM officials as citizens prepare for Monday’s elections. Principal APNU+AFC Party Agent Joe Harmon said […]
By News Source Guyana on February 27, 2020
News, Politics
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, has urged the Observer Missions in Guyana for the upcoming elections to meet with the Heads of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force to be given assurances about the security arrangements in place for Monday’s elections. At a press conference at the Opposition […]
By News Source Guyana on February 27, 2020
Crime, News
A 27-year-old woman of Rainbow City, Linden was shot dead in Amelia’s Ward today during a shooting incident that involved her boyfriend, Teon “Spoil Child” Allen. The dead woman has been identified as Colissa Hunte. Reports out of Linden state that the woman was in a house at Amelia’s Ward with Allen when they came […]