By News Source Guyana on March 1, 2019
Crime, News
Former Police Prosecutor, Kerry Bostwick was back in the Courtroom today, but as an accused person in a fraud case. Bostwick is accused of collecting money from three persons in order to have a gun matter dismissed in the Court. The former Prosecutor appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to the charges. He had […]
By News Source Guyana on March 1, 2019
News, Politics
Minister of State, Joe Harmon, believes that the Opposition Leader needs to be clear on whether he will attend or not attend the meeting with President David Granger next Wednesday. Minister Harmon made the statement last evening in response to the Opposition Leader’s new position that he will only be attending the meeting if an […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2019
News
After rowing across the Atlantic Ocean for three months, former British Navy Commander, Richard Allen reached Port Georegtown last evening after a more than 3000 mile journey from Sierra Leone in West Africa to Guyana. The solo journey by Allen was part of efforts to raise awareness of The Commonwealth and the need for greater […]
By News Source Guyana on February 28, 2019
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today threw a dark cloud over next week’s planned meeting with the President, saying that he will only meet with the President if the issue is specific to an election date. State Minister Joe Harmon wrote the Opposition Leader earlier this week on the President’s behalf, inviting him to consultations on […]
By News Source Guyana on February 27, 2019
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force today issued a warning to those private security companies that have sirens and emergency lights attached to their vehicles, that they could face prosecution if they do not remove the unauthorized equipment from their vehicles. In a statement directed to private security companies and individuals, it was pointed out by the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 27, 2019
News
Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, is now a patient of the Caribbean Heart Institute here in Georgetown after he complained of feeling unwell. He has been undergoing a number of medical tests and News Source understands that the Doctors believe that he might have suffered a suspected heart attack after his blood pressure soared extremely […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2019
News, Politics
Minister of State Joe Harmon has written Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, on the President’s behalf, inviting the Opposition Leader to consultations for elections. In the letter seen by News Source, Mr. Harmon informed Mr. Jagdeo that “The President wishes to consult with you on the following matters: The National Assembly’s constitutional role in the present […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2019
News, Politics
President David Granger has written to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission informing him that the Government of Guyana is committed to doing “everything possible” to ensure that the Commission is provided with “the financial resources and has sufficient time to conduct credible elections. The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice James Patterson, […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2019
News, Politics
Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally, this afternoon blasted the Rusal Bauxite Company over its delay to reinstate 61 dismissed workers and a move by the company to tell another 30 workers that they soon could be on the breadline. Minster Ally invited the media into her office as she met with officials of the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2019
News, Politics
The Guyana Rice Development Board will be looking to put stricter measures in place to safeguard the quality and export of Guyana’s rice. The move comes after more than 30 containers of rice that was exported by one miller to Panama through the GRDB had to be returned, because it was rejected. The shipment was […]