By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2018
Crime, News
Two persons are in Police custody assisting with investigations into the stabbing death of a 15-year-old boy at a wedding house. The incident reportedly took place early this morning at Soesdyke. According to a Police statement, the teenager has been identified as Ricardo Singh. He was reportedly at a wedding celebration and was discovered with […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2018
News, Politics
A stop at the New Thriving Restaurant at Providence last evening by Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes and her staff, turned into a major confrontation resulting in two private security guards being arrested and questioned. The Minister and her staff were returning to the city from Linden on Sunday evening when […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2018
News, Politics
President David Granger has expressed confidence in the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to ease the suffering of Guyanese who are disadvantaged because of geography and a lack of adequate infrastructure. He made the remarks this morning at the opening of a six-day Caribbean ICT Conference and Roadshow here in Guyana. He said […]
By News Source Guyana on July 9, 2018
Crime
It was another weekend and another attempt to smuggle prohibited items into the Lusignan Prison. Acting Prison Director Gladwin Samuels has reported that just after 2:30pm on Sunday, a man who arrived at a checkpoint outside the prison to deliver clothes and footwear for a prisoner, ran from the area just as Prison security was […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2018
News, Politics
By Ravin Singh GUYANESE and Jamaicans who migrate to Eastern Caribbean States in search of better opportunities appear to pose a “disproportionate burden” to those states, Prime Minister (PM) of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne has said. PM Browne used his opening address to the 39th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2018
News, Politics
Guyanese youths are being encouraged to get more involved in science and technology, especially robotics. That encouragement came from First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, who attended the Second Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Robotics Exhibition on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The event was hosted by STEM Guyana in collaboration with […]
By News Source Guyana on July 8, 2018
News
It was a busy week in the maternity ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital as Doctors and Nurses joined parents in welcoming the births of one set of triplets and three sets of twins in the same week. Twenty-six-year-old Mandisa McKinnon is now the proud mother of three boys, all born on Friday, July 6. […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2018
Crime, News
A 19-year-old woman is among four persons currently in custody following the break up of a cocaine pellet swallowing ring by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. The young woman was busted on Friday evening at the Cheddi Jagan Airport while she was preparing to board a New York bound flight. She was questioned and taken […]
By News Source Guyana on July 6, 2018
Crime
While declaring his innocence in a robbery that he claimed he was forced to be the driver for two bandits, a West Coast Demerara taxi driver was today remanded to prison over the same robbery. The accused, Harry James appeared before Chief Magistrate,Ann McLennan and tried his best to secure but bail was denied and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 6, 2018
News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that Sunday July 8, 2018 is the final day for persons to register and make claims and objections. As such, the elections regulatory body is urging all Guyanese who are still to register or make claims or objections to do so before this date. According to GECOM, these […]