By News Source Guyana on July 23, 2020
News
With uncertainty hanging over the return of LIAT, Caribbean Airlines continues its expansion into many of the markets that were being served by LIAT. Officials of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority have confirmed that Caribbean Airlines has applied for a license for schedule services between Port of Spain and the Ogle Airport in Guyana and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 23, 2020
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force arrested two men on Wednesday after they were busted with 20 pounds of compressed marijuana stashed in the doors of a car. A police statement said the car was intercepted at 31 Miles, Ituni Road and a search unearthed the 61 parcels of marijuana which weighed 20 pounds. The parcels were […]
By News Source Guyana on July 23, 2020
Crime, News
One week after fires at two public buildings in Essequibo triggered a major investigation, a 24-year-old man is facing charges for setting the fires. Essequibo Coast resident and excavator operator, Keyon Davis, was charged on Wednesday for two counts of setting fire to public buildings belonging to the state. The charges are in relation to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2020
News
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 24-year-old Linden resident, Keon Smith aka Tall Man. He is wanted in connection with the 13th July murder of gold miner Teo James at Blackwater Landing in the Cuyuni region. In a statement today, the Police Force said the murder suspect is of mixed race […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2020
News
Weather forecasters are keeping their eyes on a tropical storm that is currently moving across the Caribbean region in the Atlantic Ocean. The local Hydromet Office in a weather alert this afternoon said while the storm is not expected to directly impact Guyana, because of its current pattern and trajectory, northern Guyana could be impacted […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The international community continue to press for a declaration of the final results in the Guyana elections to be based on the recount that was conducted. The European Union today became one of the latest international organisations to call on GECOM to move ahead with declarations. In a statement from its headquarters, the EU said […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2020
News
The Court of Appeal has set Saturday for the hearing of oral arguments in the appeal filed by private citizen Misenga Jones against the Chief Justice’s decision on the election recount case. Cross appeals that have been filed by the Attorney General and the People’s Progressive Party will also be heard at the time. The […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
As Guyana still awaits a final declaration of the election results more than four months after votes were cast and coming off the heels of a special OAS Permanent Council Meeting on Guyana, the incumbent APNU+AFC today announced that it remains open to dialogue with political parties and others to move the country forward. In […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2020
News, Politics
With two new cases of the coronavirus being recorded in the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry has revealed that persons are more likely to contract the coronavirus in Regions One and Seven than Region Four. Region Four currently has no active cases of COVID-19. But Regions One and Seven have seen a skyrocketing […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Attorneys for private citizen Misenga Jones have moved to the Court of Appeal in an effort to throw out the ruling by the Chief Justice who has declared that the vote recount was valid and only the votes from the recount ought to be used for the final declaration of the elections. Through her […]