By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2019
Crime, News
Two Policemen found themselves on the other side of the law today as they appeared in Court to face armed robbery charges. Police ranks, Sherwin Spiers and Daniel Kellman stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and denied the allegations made against them. The Prosecutor told the Court that it is alleged that on the 20th […]
By News Source Guyana on February 26, 2019
News
Local telecommunications giant, GTT, is looking to improve on its various services across the country, even as it seeks to expand on existing services and offer new services to its customers. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Justin Nedd, told a media conference this afternoon that 2018 was a challenging but productive year for the company. […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2019
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana is pressing the Rusal bauxite company to reinstate the 61 dismissed workers by this week. Today, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said the administration is hoping that the situation could be addressed and the workers reinstated by Wednesday. Local company officials have said that they intend to inform the government […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2019
Crime, News
Thirty-six year old, Mario Heywood of East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was today charged with the rape of a 9-year old girl. It is alleged that the incident occurred between the 1st October and the 20th November, 2018. The child was reportedly left in the man’s care when, it is alleged, he engaged in sexual […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2019
News
The Demerara Tobacco company has announced that it has started to publish graphic warnings about cigarette smoking on its packaging and labels. The move forms part of the new legislation and regulations that were put into place just over a year ago. In a statement, the company explained that pursuant to Section 2 of the […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2019
Crime, News
While most Guyanese were enjoying the Mashramani celebrations on Saturday, members of the Joint Services launched a coordinated search operation at all of the jail houses in the country. In a statement, the Police said a number of prohibited items were found during the searches. Among the prohibited items discovered were cellular phones and chargers, […]
By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2019
News
The badly burnt remains of the pilot who died when his plane crashed and exploded at Eteringbang have been flown to the city. The remains of Captain Randy Liverpool were brought out this afternoon to a solemn welcome at the Ogle Airport. Officials of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority have flown into the Eteringbang area […]
By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2019
Elections, News
Diplomatic representatives of the American, British, Canadian and European Union in Guyana, met on Thursday with the Guyana Elections Commission. The Chairman and the other six members of the Commission attended the meeting and were asked about preparation for early elections, the house to house registration process and details surrounding the funding of the elections. […]
By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2019
Crime, News
After having her bail application denied twice by the Magistrates’ Court, the Attorney for University of Guyana bomb threats suspect, Sheneza Jafferally was successful in the High Court. Justice Navindra Singh today granted bail for the woman in the sum of $10,000. She was charged two weeks ago with allegedly using her phone to issue […]
By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2019
Crime, News, Politics
Convicted Guyana drug king pin, Shaheed Roger Khan, is expected to be released from a US prison in July. It is not clear whether he will face deportation immediately as the details of his plea deal have never been made public. Roger Khan’s drug empire in Guyana has been blamed for a number of deaths […]