By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2017
Crime, News
A Better Hope, East Coast Demerara man is expected to face murder charges over the death of his 18-year-old son. The son, Azeez Khan, died last Friday at the Georgetown Hospital, one day after being rushed there in an unconscious state. At the time, the 40-year-old father, claimed that the youth had fallen from a […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2017
News
The Department of Culture has announced that the Durban Park has been confirmed as the venue for the staging of the 2017 Flag Raising ceremony on May 25. In a statement, the Department said stakeholders met on Monday at the venue to begin addressing necessary preparatory works for the event. The confirmation comes after initial […]
By News Source Guyana on May 9, 2017
News, Politics
Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall is considering moves to the High Court to quash the recent charge instituted against him in relation to his alleged larceny of over $2 million worth of law books from the Ministry of Legal Affairs. Mr. Nandlall was charged with Larceny in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court last month, but during […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2017
News, Politics
Just one week after Patrick Yarde defied predictions and was re-elected President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), a new challenge is being put forward to his recent appointment as Acting Chairman of the Public Service Commission. The veteran trade unionist was sworn in as the acting Chair of the PSC by President David Granger […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2017
News
As the coalition government pushes for a centralized public information unit, it has announced plans to merge the Government Information Agency (GINA) with the newly created, Department of Public Information (DPI). Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo told News Source on Monday that Cabinet has already approved the merging of the two agencies for which a phased […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2017
Crime, News
High Court Judge, Navindra Singh, today handed down a 65 year jail sentence to a Linden farmer who was found guilty of murdering his brother-in-law. Citrus Farmer, Lakeraj Fredericks, little signs of emotion as he stood before the Judge and listened attentively to the sentence being handed down. A jury found the farmer guilty of the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2017
Crime, News
Two youths, who are accused of stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death at a school fair recently, were charged and remanded to prison today for the teenager’s murder. In the Courtroom of the Chief Magistrate today, 20-year-old, Shonnon Cox and 17-year-old, Andy Peter, were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2017
News, Politics
As the debate rages on about possible ways to salvage the sugar industry, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, told the National Assembly today that the government intends to close at least two more sugar estates by the end of 2017 as it pushes ahead with plans for diversification. Holder identified those estates to be the Enmore […]
By News Source Guyana on May 8, 2017
News, Politics
Justice Franklyn Holder this morning indicated that he has decided to recuse himself from further hearing the case involving the government and suspended Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Carvil Duncan. The Judge’s decision, came days after Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo made a request for him to recuse himself. The Prime Minister is a respondent […]
By News Source Guyana on May 7, 2017
News, Politics
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, who is a party in the court matter against suspended Public Service Commission Chairman Carvil Duncan, has formally requested that the Judge in the matter, Justice Franklyn Holder, recuses himself from further hearing the case. The Prime Minister’s request was made on May 4th, and comes just three days before the […]