By News Source Guyana on April 1, 2019
News
Five persons have been taken into custody as Police investigators continue their probe into the gunning down of Albouystown youth, Christopher Mansfield. A sixth suspect is being sought. The 18-year-old was shot dead early Sunday morning in Albouystown, while he was on his way to a street football match. His mother said it was just […]
By News Source Guyana on April 1, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
While declaring that the Government of Guyana is being “duplicitous”, by not removing its Members of Parliament who are dual citizens from the National Assembly, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said the MPs on his side that are dual citizens will be staying away from sittings, but not resigning. Jagdeo appeared on the Jumpstart Morning […]
By News Source Guyana on March 31, 2019
Crime, News
An 18-year-old youth of Albouystown was gunned down this morning at a street football game in the community. Details of the shooting incident are unclear. The dead young man has been identified as Christopher Mansfield aka “Gully Bop”. His mother broke down in tears at the Georgetown Hospital as doctors announced the man’s death to […]
By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2019
News
One of the crew members for the cruise ship currently docked in Georgetown was robbed late last evening after he ventured out on his own for a nightlife experience. According to a statement from the tour company, the Police worked along with the company to facilitate an evening tour of Guyana nightlife for the visiting […]
By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2019
News
A Chinese national who fell at a Manganese mining operation in Matthew’s Ridge has died. Seven of his co-workers have been rushed out of the area and have been isolated for treatment at the Georgetown Hospital as doctors conduct multiple tests. News Source understands that the men fell ill earlier this week, but efforts were […]
By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2019
Caribbean & International, News
It is not the departure that they might have been preparing for, but on the same day that the Fly Jamaica Chief Executive Officer issued a press statement, announcing that the airline hopes “to restart flight operations in a couple of months”, redundancy letters were issued to all of the airline’s staff members. The letters […]
By News Source Guyana on March 30, 2019
News, Politics
Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has announced that Guyana’s economy grew by 4.1 percent for 2018, which is higher than the 3.4% that was projected. Jordan told the Department of Information that the nation’s economic performance was “solid” and better than expected. The Finance Minister said, “it is the first time under this government that […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2019
News, Politics
Guyanese owned carrier, Fly Jamaica Airways, is hoping to restart operations in “a couple of months”, according to a statement from the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Captain Ronald Reece. Fly Jamaica cancelled all of its flights and grounded operations back in November when its 757 aircraft made an emergency landing and crashed at Guyana’s Cheddi […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2019
News, Politics
State Minister Joe Harmon today said that the Government will await the appeals of the Caribbean Court of Justice before it acts on the ruling by the Chief Justice and the Court of Appeal that dual citizens should not be sitting in the Guyana Parliament. Both the Government and the Opposition have Members of Parliament […]
By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2019
News, Politics
The Caribbean Court of Justice has set the 10th May as the day for all hearings related to the no-confidence motion in Guyana that was invalidated last Friday by the Guyana Court of Appeal. The Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo and Attorney Christopher Ram have filed appeals with the CCJ, seeking a reversal of the Appeal […]