By News Source Guyana on August 30, 2020
News, Politics
Saturday’s announcement by the Guyana Defence Force that President Irfaan Ali has approved the promotions of five senior officers could lead to a shake-up in the top brass of the Guyana Defence Force. Heading the list of promotions is Colonel Gary Beaton who has now been promoted to substantive Brigadier. His promotion to the rank […]
By News Source Guyana on August 29, 2020
Crime, News
On the same day that he should have been released from Police custody after being held 72hrs for questioning, the Guyana Police Force opted to file criminal charges against the Election Returning Officer for Region 4, Clairmont Mingo. Mingo should have been released just after 2pm today but his Attorney was informed that a decision […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2020
News, Politics
The Ministry of Health via its daily COVID-19 dashboard revealed this afternoon that the country recorded three more deaths from COVID-19 today. No detail has been provided about the deaths and the Health Ministry continues to be tightlipped on the surge in new cases and deaths. August has become the deadliest month for COVID-19 in […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2020
News, Politics
Two businessmen have joined forces to launch a new housing company that intends to build what is being pushed as a modern mega city in Guyana. Under the Construction and Investment Management Group, headed by businessmen, Ragindra Persaud of Nand Persaud Company and Sudama Ramalingum of New Trend Auto, the Maraiko Bay Oceanfront mega project […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2020
News, Politics
Facing a backlash over plans to revoke land allocations made between January and July of this year, the Ministry of Housing is clarifying that it is only reviewing the allocations and would not want allottees to make additional payments on their lands at this time. In a statement last evening, the Housing Ministry said it […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
Electoral Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo is to be released from Police custody early tomorrow morning when the 72 hour timeline since he has been in custody expires. Mingo has been in Police custody since Tuesday afternoon being questioned about alleged electoral fraud in the 2020 elections. His Attorney, Darren Wade, had moved […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2020
News, Politics
Leader of the Alliance for Change and former Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan expressed shock and said he is appalled by the way investigators are treating persons it has held for questioning in the electoral fraud probe. During an AFC virtual press conference this midday, Mr. Ramjattan said while it is important for the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 28, 2020
News
An apparent row over the ownership of rice lands is believed to have been the cause of a kidnapping and murder of a Canadian national, which today resulted in three men being charged before the Courts. Appearing before Magistrate Alex Moore this morning were suspected mastermind of the crime, rice farmer Moonasar Beharry called “Brickhead” […]
By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2020
News, Politics
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Guyana climbed by 1 today to 32 as the country also recorded 47 new cases. The latest COVID-19 fatality has been identified as a 52-year-old man who passed away in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Hospital. He reportedly had underlying conditions. The 47 new cases […]
By News Source Guyana on August 27, 2020
News, Politics
The recently announced plan by the Minister of Housing to revoke land allocations that were made by the last government between January and July is coming in for criticism from the APNU+AFC Coalition. In a recent meeting, Minister Collin Croal announced that persons who were allocated lands in the past seven months and benefitted from […]