By News Source Guyana on February 27, 2020
News
The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the Police to charge former GDF Chief of Staff Gary Best with causing death by dangerous driving and driving a motor vehicle while breath and alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit. The file was returned to the Police on Wednesday evening after advice was sought from the DPP. […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2020
News, Politics
With neighbouring Brazil reporting its first case of the new coronavirus, Guyana continues to step up monitoring in the border regions and at the ports of entry. Today Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence said Guyana has all systems in place to deal with any case of the coronavirus, reminding that Guyana remains free from […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2020
News
The government’s holding company, NICIL, has announced that Windsor Estates, which has developed a housing community at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara, will be moving to the East Coast to develop a similar housing community. In a statement today, NICIL announced that the sod for the project will be turned on Thursday. The […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2020
Crime, News
The two men who were arrested on Saturday in the Parika Backdam with more than 60 pounds of cocaine in their possession have been charged and remanded to jail. 35-year-old mechanic, Latchman Sankar of Unity, East Bank Demerara and 48-year-old, boat captain Muneshwar Dusrajh of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo appeared before Magistrate Christel Lambert today […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2020
News, Politics
As Guyanese prepare to head to the polls on Monday, the People’s Progressive Party is pushing a message of job creation and education as it winds down its campaign. At a public meeting in Parika last evening, the PPP’s Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali told supporters that once his party gets into power, it will work on […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
After more than an hour of deliberations, the Guyana Elections Commission has decided to increase the number of polling places in a number of areas following a request by the People’s Progressive Party. At least twelve new polling places could be added to the existing amount. The PPP made the request at a two-hour meeting […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2020
Crime, News
Recently deported drug trafficking convict, Shaheed Roger Khan was arrested by the Police today as investigators probed an allegation of assault at a bar in Kitty. Police Commander for Region Four, Assistant Commissioner Edgar Thomas confirmed the arrest. He said the incident is alleged to have taken place last evening and the Police investigators are […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2020
News
Officials of the People’s Progressive Party met with the Chairman, Chief Elections Officer and the full Guyana Elections Commission this afternoon and formally made a request for the Commission to relook at the number of polling places allocated to some communities and increase the number. At issue is a recent decision by the Commission to […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2020
News, Politics
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) today launched another round of protest action against the government, calling for its intervention to get an increase in pay for sugar workers. Union officials explained today that they had a number of meetings with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) over the past few months, discussing increases […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Commonwealth Observer Mission has arrived in Guyana ahead of next Monday’s elections and the group has indicated that it will observe and evaluate the electoral process independently and impartially. This will be the 7th consecutive elections in Guyana to be observed by the Commonwealth. The 11 member group is being headed by former Barbadian […]