By News Source Guyana on July 28, 2018
News, Politics
The Government came up against a flood of criticism over its move to amend the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act when the Bill was read for a second time in the National Assembly on Friday. Although the amendments are geared towards making Guyana compliant and ensuring the country satisfies its […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2018
News, Politics
-by Kurt Campbell- Guyana and China today celebrated their years of friendship and diplomatic relations with the signing of a new cooperation agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed within the framework of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative. The MOU was signed on behalf of the Government […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2018
Crime
Just after two Police Corporals were charge over a fraud that occurred during a Driver’s License Examination, two members of the Police Force’s Tactical Services Unit were marched before a City Magistrate facing charges for allegedly accepting bribes. The two Police officers, Chris Brown and Mark Collins, were both charged with accepting bribe money to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2018
News, Politics
The Guyana Police Force today announced that no charges will be pursued in the parking lot row matter between Government Minister Simona Broomes and two Security Guards at the New Thriving Parking Lot, Providence. The incident occurred more than three weeks ago. In a statement this morning, the Police Force said, the file was completed and […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2018
Crime, News
Two members of the Guyana Police Force were today slapped with 38 charges of fraud committed during a Driver License Examination back in April of this year. Both were granted bail. 31-year-old, Police Corporal, Shanice Fraser along with her fellow Police Corporal, 25-year-old, Ryan Grey stood before the Chief Magistrate and were both told they […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2018
News, Politics
Guyana’s First Lady, Sandra Granger utilized the opportunity at an international health forum on Wednesday to push for greater attention to be placed on mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The forum was the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where she chaired one of the plenary discussions. The First Lady, in her opening […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2018
Crime, News
The son of a Government Minister and his ex-girlfriend are expected to face a Magistrate in Bartica after they allegedly assaulted each other during a row. According to a Police statement, Hector Broomes, who is the son of Minister Simona Broomes, will face one count of assault causing grevious bodily harm. His ex-girlfriend will face […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2018
Crime, News
Three weeks after 19-year-old, Anisha Hardy was sentenced to 3 years in prison after she was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with over a pound of cocaine pellets in her stomach, the man who it is believed supplied her with the pellets, found himself before the Court. The young man, Kelvin Gordon made his […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2018
News, Politics
Local democratic organs are being pushed by Central Government into full autonomy and freedom from external control or influence, but in doing so, they are being encouraged to desist from looking to the executive to pay their bills. At the opening of the inaugural National Conference of Local Democratic Organs on Thursday, President David Granger said […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2018
Sports
Guyana’s Shimron Hetmyer today produced an exhilarating performance at the Providence National Stadium, becoming the youngest West Indian player to score a century in the Caribbean. The 21-year old Canje-born player who came in at number four during the second One Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh, scored a solid 125 off 93 […]