By News Source Guyana on May 2, 2016
News
An accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Monday afternoon has claimed the life of a well-known Linden resident. Dead is 45 – year – old Rawle Adams of Constabulary Compound, Linden. ‘E’ Division Commander, Senior Superintendent Calvin Brutus, told News Source that the accident occurred around 3:00pm, just outside Linden at Bamia along the highway. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 2, 2016
News, Politics
A third suspect in the armed Ramada Princess Casino robbery has been arrested by police investigators and will face charges in the Court early this week along with the two other suspects. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told News Source this morning that the police arrested the third man , who he did not identify, in […]
By News Source Guyana on May 2, 2016
News, Politics
Guyanese Trade Union bodies have come together in united call, urging government to reverse its decision to close the Wales and LBI Sugar Estates. After several years of division, the two major union blocs came together for a single rally on Sunday and moved a Motion in which they condemned what they said was a […]
By News Source Guyana on May 2, 2016
Caribbean & International, News
(BBC) Two US missionaries have been found dead in a rural area of the Caribbean island of Jamaica notorious for its high rates of crime, police say. The pair have been named as Randy Hentzel, 48, and Harold Nichols, 53. They worked in Jamaica for a Pennsylvania-based religious group called Teams for Medical Missions. Their […]
By News Source Guyana on May 1, 2016
News, Politics
By Kurt Campbell As the once divided trade union movement in Guyana and political leaders braved light rain in Georgetown and came together for a single rally on Sunday, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee’s speech at the rally appeared to have angered several public servants. Rohee, who served as a Government Minister […]
By News Source Guyana on May 1, 2016
News, Politics
With early morning showers hammering downtown Georgetown, the City Council moved in as vendors moved out, to begin the clean up of outside the historic Stabroek Market. Many of the vendors who line the walkway and street outside the market had already packed up their belongings and moved from the area. For those who remained, […]
By News Source Guyana on May 1, 2016
News, Politics
After going their separate ways on labour day for a number of years, the two main trade union bodies and the smaller unions that fall under their umbrella, came together in a unified Labour Day march and rally on Sunday. Walking alongside government ministers, trade union officials representing the Guyana Trade Union Congress and the Federation […]
By News Source Guyana on May 1, 2016
News
A security guard who ended his duty at the Ramada Princess Casino just three hours before the business place was stormed by gunmen, has been arrested by the Police as they continue their probe into the early Friday morning robbery. Police investigators believe that the security officer was the mastermind of the robbery and may […]
By News Source Guyana on April 30, 2016
News, Politics
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, has encouraged donors and well-wishers of the Step by Step Foundation to continue to support the initiatives to build a new school for children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) even as $685,000 has been raised during activities held to mark Autism Month. The First Lady made this appeal in […]
By News Source Guyana on April 30, 2016
News, Politics
President David Granger, on Thursday, presented medals to 120 servicemen of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) at a Medal Presentation Parade, held at the D’urban Park. Braving the heavy rainfall, President Granger presented 60 members of the GDF with the Military Efficiency Medal and the Border Defence Medal, while […]