By News Source Guyana on August 21, 2018
Crime, News
Police investigators are on the hunt for three men who carried out an early morning robbery on the owner of the Real Value Supermarket on Church Street. The owner lives above the supermarket and according to reports, it was just after 4 o’ clock that he was awakened from his sleep by one of the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2018
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force today announced the arrest of an interdicted Cadet Officer of the Force who allegedly threatened his reputed wife to shoot her. Earlier this year, the man, Franz Paul, had a criminal charge against him dismissed when he compensated the victim and the victim no longer offered evidence against him. That victim […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2018
News, Politics
Hours after being declared the new Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, was back at her party’s headquarters to host the Congress of its women’s arm, the National Congress of Women. She spoke to News Source during the lunch break and laid out some of her plans for the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2018
News, Politics
Though she is still to decide on whether she will seek her party’s backing to be its next Presidential Candidate for the 2020 elections, Opposition Chief Whip and longtime PPP Executive Member Gail Teixeira, admits that Volda Lawrence’s rise to the Chairmanship of the People’s National Congress, might be a push for her to seek […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2018
News, Politics
As the countdown begins to the November 12 Local Government Elections, the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party is raising concern with the Guyana Elections Commission about a recent decision by the Minister of Communities to declare Mahdia as a new town and add a number of new Neighbourhood Democratic Councils in several areas. The PPP at […]
By News Source Guyana on August 20, 2018
News, Politics
Longtime member of the People’s National Congress Reform, Volda Lawrence has been elected as the new Chairperson of the party, the second highest position in Guyana’s second oldest political party. The results of the elections were announced just after midnight. Lawrence replaces fellow party member, Basil Williams, who was hoping to be re-elected to the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2018
News, Politics
A motion put forward by the Atlanta Chapter of the People’s National Congress for the name of late President Forbes Burnham to be added to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, has been forwarded to a Special Committee of the party. The suggestion was made during Saturday’s session at the ongoing Biennial Congress of the People’s […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2018
Crime, News
Over the past few days, the Joint Services have been conducting raids at the prisons across the country and those searches have exposed some of the “delicacies” prisoners have been enjoying. During a search at the Lusignan Prison on Friday morning, six bottles of hot pepper sauce were found along with body building tonics, mini […]
By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2018
Crime, News
The Police Constable who shot and killed a Brazilian miner in the Puruni District area in the interior region was charged for the man’s murder today and remanded to jail. 23-year-old, Police Constable, Robert Daniels, appeared in Court this afternoon and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. The Policeman who […]
By News Source Guyana on August 17, 2018
Crime, News
Three men were remanded to prison today while a teen was placed on bail after they were allegedly busted with over 22 pounds of cocaine. The drug bust was conducted by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. Appearing before the Chief Magistrate today were 49-year-old, Denzel Parks, 47-year-old, Ricardo Denhart, 24-year-old Patrick Ram and a 14-year-old […]