By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2019
News, Politics
Overshadowing his own Presidential Candidate, Opposition Leader and PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, waded into the coalition administration over its governance in the past four years, as he once again urged an early election date. Mr. Jagdeo was at the time speaking at the death anniversary observances for founder of the PPP and former President […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2019
News, Politics
Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman, on Saturday, urged the Rusal Bauxite Company and the Labour Department to find a way forward, as he visited the striking workers of the Russian managed bauxite company in the Upper Berbice river area. Production at the bauxite company has been suspended as the workers continue to block the river […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2019
News
Police investigators are probing three fatal accidents that occurred over the past two days in three different parts of the country. Early this morning, a young man who was in the tray of a truck became the latest road accident victim, when during his attempt to jump from the truck, he fell onto the roadway […]
By News Source Guyana on March 9, 2019
News, Politics
Former Attorney General of Guyana under the Dr. Cheddi Jagan PPP Civic administration, Senior Counsel Bernard DeSantos, passed away last evening at a city hospital after complaining of feeling unwell. The 80-year-old was well known and well respected in the legal circles during his decades at the bar. He was made a Senior Counsel during […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2019
Crime, News
Three prisoners who posed with improvised weapons and video recorded themselves inside the Lusignan jailhouse, will now face new charges, according to the Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels. The video of the prisoners surfaced on social media earlier this week after one of them reportedly sent it out to someone. In the video, the prisoners […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2019
News, Politics
Two probes into the deaths of three children who were cancer patients at the Georgetown Hospital, have found that the deaths were caused by the incorrect mode of administration of one the cancer treatment drugs, administered to the children. One of the investigations was conducted by the Georgetown Hospital itself while the other probe was […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2019
News, Politics
The new US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann Lynch, has arrived in Guyana and is expected to present her credentials soon to President David Granger. Having gained the approval of the US Congress, the new Ambassador was recently sworn in at the State Department in Washington. She arrived in Guyana on Thursday evening. In an […]
By News Source Guyana on March 8, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
After a two hour meeting that was described as “grueling” between the President and his team and the full Guyana Elections Commission, President Granger has indicated that GECOM was unable to offer the guidance needed to enable him to make a proclamation for an elections date. In a statement just after the meeting, President Granger […]
By News Source Guyana on March 7, 2019
News, Politics
Opposition Leader and former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, has confirmed that Court Marshalls have served him with Court documents related to his seaside property and the efforts by the State Asset Recovery Agency to recover the property. News Source understands that he was served by Marshalls of the High Court last Thursday at the Office of […]
By News Source Guyana on March 7, 2019
Crime, News
(Atlanta, Georgia) Police in DeKalb County, Georgia are trying to get the public’s help as they probe the murder of 58-year-old Guyanese national, Darnley Colin Marshall. The body of the father of six was found burnt and dumped in a park last Thursday. His Suzuki motorcycle is missing, according to family members. Family members are […]