By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2019
News
Well known bread vendor and businessman, Clairmont Telesford of Berverwagting, East Coast Demerara was attacked and murdered early Sunday morning just after he closed his business place. A police report has revealed that three masked men, including one who was armed, stormed the man’s premises around 1:30 this morning and held the businessman and his […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2019
News
The Government of Guyana is teaming up with the Food for the Poor Organisation to ensure better housing for the families who have been squatting on that plot of land on Lombard Street for decades. Through the collaboration, 20 families, including the six who were recently left homeless after a fire, will be allocated their […]
By News Source Guyana on March 17, 2019
News
Minister of State Joe Harmon is in New York meeting with members of the Guyanese community. On Saturday, he told a gathering that the current political situation in Guyana has been engineered by a “wrecking ball” who is out to wreck the country. Harmon referred to the Opposition Leader as that “wrecking ball” and explained […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2019
Caribbean & International
BBC- Thousands of people have attended a wake for victims of a school shooting near the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Two former pupils, aged 17 and 25, killed eight people on Wednesday, in an attack police say was planned for more than a year. Family members and friends wept over the open coffins of […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
In an address to the nation on Friday afternoon, President David Granger assured that it remains his desire that credible elections be held in the shortest possible time. The President said he will continue to ensure that his government’s actions are consistent with the Constitution and he is assuring the nation of credible electoral process. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2019
Crime, News, Politics
Chief Magistrate Ann McClennan this morning threw out the private criminal charges filed against the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and the three Government nominated Commissioners. The Chief Magistrate said the private charges were frivolous, a waste of the Court’s time and an abuse of the Court. The charges were filed by local engineer […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
The Government of Guyana has strongly condemned the Opposition Leader for statements he made at his Thursday press conference that after March 21, President David Granger will no longer be President. In a statement on Thursday night, the Government said the Opposition Leader’s utterances are malicious and intended to create confusion amongst the populace, adding […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2019
Crime, News
The 33-year-old Muslim scholar who is facing a number of rape cases in the Court, was today found guilty of raping a 9 year old boy, as the first rape case came to a close at the High Court. The jury returned the guilty verdict this afternoon against Nezaam Ali. He was found guilty of […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Gregg Quinn, is calling on the President and the Opposition Leader to think about what is best for the people of Guyana at this time. Mr. Quinn’s statement was shared on the Facebook page of the British High Commission. In the statement, he said the President and Opposition Leader […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2019
News, Politics
The new US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann Lynch, presented her credentials to President David Granger this morning, and promised that the US Government will continue its work and cooperation with Guyana. She said the US and Guyana “share a spirit of community with dynamic expatriate and diaspora communities and we both know the importance […]