By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2021
News
Two persons were killed, and several others were badly injured in a horrific late-night accident at Little Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara last evening. The dead and injured were all passengers in a Route 42 mini-bus that was speeding along the roadway when the driver lost control of the vehicle after it hit […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2021
News, Politics
Police investigators in Linden are continuing their probe of the Saturday night gunning down of a 23-year-old man from Roxanne Burnham Gardens Georgetown at Sunflower Street in Wismar, Linden. The dead youth was identified as Delron McKenzie. His friend, Calvin Daly was injured in the attack. The friend told investigators that he accompanied McKenzie to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2021
News, Politics
As a rift continues in the People’s National Congress Reform over Party Leader David Granger’s handling of party matters, a group of five of the fifteen current members of the Central Executive Committee has emerged to lash out at the other members who recently publicly criticized Mr. Granger in a statement. “We denounce, most emphatically, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2021
News, Politics
As public health officials worldwide continue to monitor several mutations and variants of the Coronavirus, there is growing concern that the fast-spreading Delta strain is in Guyana and is affecting more children than any other strain. A 16-year-old passed away at the COVID Hospital and at least three other children are hospitalized. While there is […]
By News Source Guyana on July 16, 2021
News
Opposition Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson was today charged and released on self bail for allegedly using a computer to humiliate someone. The case was heard by Magistrate Leron Daly. During her appearance, Ferguson entered a not guilty plea to the charge that she used a computer system on the 15th June, 2021 to humiliate […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2021
News, Politics
Divisional Police Commander for Region 4, Asst. Police Commissioner Simon McBean is hoping that closer work with communities across the region will result in a better relationship between law enforcement and the Police and less crime. During an appearance. on the weekly Police and You radio programme, the Assistant Police Commissioner said developing closer ties […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2021
Crime, News
45-year-old Rawle Lamaison of Durban Backlands, Georgetown was this morning remanded to jail for the murder of Customs Officer, Dwayne Taitt. Taitt was stabbed to death on the 12th July outside his Campbellville apartment during a confrontation with Lamaison. The accused was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge as he appeared […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2021
Crime, News
Opposition Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson is to face the local Courts on a charge of using a computer system to humiliate someone. The Legal Adviser of the Guyana Police Force has recommended the charge which falls under the Cyber Crime Act. The charge stemmed from a complaint by a senior officer in the Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2021
News, Politics
Some members of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the People’s National Congress are accusing the Party Leader David Granger and General Secretary Amna Ally of disregarding the decision of the Party’s Central executive in relation to a number of issues. The complaining members said the Leader is instead making unilateral decisions. The Party’s executive […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2021
News, Politics
The Coronavirus death toll surpassed the 500 milestone mark today as the Ministry of Health reported on the deaths of four more persons, taking the death toll to 503. In the past 12 days alone, the country has recorded 27 COVID-19 related deaths. The four latest deaths were recorded in Regions 1, 3, 6 and […]