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The Guyanese man who is wanted for the murder of Berbice carpenter, Faiyaz Narinedatt, has been arrested in Queens, New York and could now face an extradition hearing. The fugitive, Marcus Bisram was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by members of the NYPD/U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force. The New York Daily News reports that the […]
Two young men who worked in the Bartica community appeared in Court this morning and were remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of Bartica resident, Kumar Persaud aka “Radika”. The two youths, 21-year-old Elton Gibson and 19-year-old, Dion Samuels, showed little emotion as they appeared before the Chief Magistrate and were charged […]
The bandit who was shot to the chest during a robbery attempt at Republic Bank on Water Street, has died from his injuries. He has been identified as Elton Wray aka “Peas”. The other bandit who was injured has been identified as Jamal Haynes. A third man who was captured by police, remains in custody. […]
Three men who attempted to rob a Republic Bank branch office on Water Street have been captured following an early morning shoot-out with Police and officers of the Professional Guard Service at the downtown Georgetown location. News Source understands that it was just after 7:30 on Tuesday morning that gun shots rang out in the […]
While many may have had cause to celebrate following Friday’s release of the National Grade Six Assessment examination results, the majority of children who wrote the examinations have found themselves below the 50% mark in three of the four subject areas. According to the Ministry of Education, 13,329 children wrote the 2017 examinations. Of that […]
The People’s National Congress Reform has announced that longtime senior party member, Amna Ally, has taken over as the party’s General Secretary. The appointed was made by Party Leader, President David Granger, and comes as a result of the decision by Oscar Clarke to retire from the post. He had served in the position for […]
Police investigators are hunting for two men, who they say are identifiable and responsible for the murder of a 64-year-old security guard on Friday night. The shooting incident took place at a Liliendaal supermarket on the East Coast where the guard was on duty. According to a statement from the Police, the security guard, Gerald […]
Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, has indicated that he is ready to cooperate with the Special Organised Crime Unit and any investigation that it may be conducting that may be connected to him. Dr. Singh has hired former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, as his legal representative and in a letter to SOCU yesterday, Mr. […]
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has announced that it is in the final stages of granting approval for Aruba Airlines to begin schedule service to Guyana. The airline is set to begin service as early as July. The carrier is likely to begin with at least five flights per week between Guyana and Aruba. Some of […]
The 2017 results of the National Grade Six Assessment examinations will be released on Friday. Already, Education officials are said to be pleased with the improved performance in mathematics. More than 13,000 children wrote the examinations at both the public and private level. While officials have been tightlipped about the results, One senior Education official […]
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