By News Source Guyana on July 23, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The former bodyguard of former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has been arrested as the police widen their probe into the March 10, 2015 murder of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing. The former bodyguard has been identified as Rajput Narine. Although he worked as the bodyguard for the former Attorney General, he has been in the employ […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The opposition People’s Progressive Party late Wednesday evening issued a statement denying its involvement or that of any of its members in the March 10 shooting death of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. The PPP’s statement comes in wake of statements by former murder accused and self confessed member of the former death squad Sean Hinds, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
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Self confessed former member of a death squad, Sean Hinds believes the Guyana Police Force may need to look among some of its former and retired officers if it wants to solve the murder of talk show host and political activist Ronald Waddell. Waddell was killed in a hail of gunfire in front of his […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
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One day after self confessed death squad member and former murder accused Sean Hinds, distanced himself from the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, the Guyana Police Force is indicating that while he is not wanted for the Crum-Ewing murder, he is wanted for questioning in relation to another serious offense. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2015
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Former murder accused and self confessed member of the former death squad, Sean Hinds believes that two activists for the now opposition People’s Progressive Party ought to be questioned in connection with the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. In an interview this evening with the HGP Nightly News, Hinds distanced himself from any involvement […]
By News Source Guyana on July 20, 2015
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Career diplomat and former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Elisabeth Harper is among a number of persons being considered for diplomatic postings at Guyana’s various missions abroad. Ms. Harper who resigned from her Director General post to become the Prime Ministerial Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party for the May 11 elections, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 20, 2015
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Executive member of People’s Progressive Party and former Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon has announced plans to increase his activism at the Party level as it heads into the National Assembly, this time as the opposition party. Dr. Luncheon, who had disclosed some worrying health setbacks last year, now says he will continue […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2015
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The unlimited benefits that were enjoyed by Former President Bharrat Jagdeo have been trimmed and the other two former Presidents Donald Ramotar and Samuel Hinds will also see their benefits being trimmed with the recent passage of the Former Presidents (Benefits and other Facilities) Bill. There was speculation that the new legislation would not affect the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2015
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Newly appointed Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown, Royston King has accepted the position with much enthusiasm and is already promising to “rethink, re-train, retool and reorganize” the internal operations of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) in order to deliver a better quality of service to city residents. King told News Source […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2015
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Local rights advocates are not pleased with the selection of former President Bharrat Jagdeo as opposition leader and they have launched a protest against his return and that of several People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) members to the National Assembly. The activists picketed outside the PPP Freedom House headquarters this midday and called out former President Bharrat Jagdeo, on […]