By News Source Guyana on November 26, 2019
News
The Hydromet Office has issued flash flood warnings for Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4 as heavy rainfall and cloudy conditions are expected to remain over coastal Guyana. The current weather condition is expected to continue into this evening with the possibility of thunderstorms in some areas. According to the Hydromet Office, based on satellite […]
By News Source Guyana on November 25, 2019
Crime, News
A 44-year-old U.S based Guyanese man was today charged with attempting to smuggle just over two pounds of raw gold out of Guyana. The accused Vibert Marks was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport on the 18th November 2019 with the precious and pricy metal in his suitcases as he was about to board a […]
By News Source Guyana on November 25, 2019
Crime, News
A former Salesman at Harris Paints Limited Guyana, was today remanded to prison over in connection with a $7 million robbery at the same company. The accused, 22-year-old Tarquin Atkins of B’ Field Sophia, appeared in the Courtroom of Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus and denied the allegation made against him. According to the Police Prosecutor, on […]
By News Source Guyana on November 25, 2019
News, Politics
Women rights activist and Commissioner of the Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC), Nicole Cole is calling for a National Strategic Action Plan to eliminate gender-based violence in Guyana. In an interview today, Ms. Cole told News Source that the plan should focus on priority areas such as – prevention, protection, intervention, legal procedures and […]
By News Source Guyana on November 25, 2019
Crime, News
20-year-old, Darrel Headley of TUCville was refused bail today and remanded after being charged for stealing his neighbour’s motorcycle and being in possession of an illegal gun and ammunition. In Court today, the young man denied the allegations as he made his first Court appearance. According to the Prosecution, on the 21st November at Aubrey Barker […]
By News Source Guyana on November 25, 2019
News
A construction worker from the Sophia area and his wife have been arrested after a search at their home by the Police unearthed an AK-47 rifle and a pistol, sixty-five live rounds of ammunition, a large quantity of local and foreign currency and more than 70 pounds of marijuana. The bust was made as the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 25, 2019
Crime, News
An off-duty policeman became the country’s latest road accident victim early this morning as he rode his motorcycle along Brickdam. Dead is Carl Roach, who was in his late 20’s. According to reports, the accident occurred around 12:30 this morning in the vicinity of Brickdam and Lime st. Eyewitnesses said Roach was riding his motorcycle […]
By News Source Guyana on November 24, 2019
Crime, News
A 31-year-old man, who worked as a banker at city commercial bank, died in an early morning accident along the railway embankment at Felicity on the East Coast of Demerara. The body of David Headly was pulled from his mangled motor car that had crashed into the bridge along the embankment road. He was taken […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2019
News, Politics
As the political campaign season kicks in, the People’s National Congress Reform which is part of the coalition government, is taking note of the promises being made by its main opponent, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). One such promise made so far by the PPP/C is to restore the joint services bonus. But PNCR is […]
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Under the revised Cummingsburg Accord which is expected to be signed soon, the Alliance for Change will get fewer seats in the Parliament and on the regional councils. The AFC has agreed to a 70:30 ratio for the allocation of the seats, with the APNU receiving the bigger portion. Under the last agreement, there was […]