By News Source Guyana on December 5, 2016
Crime, News
(NY Post) A Guyanese man nearly decapitated his wife on a Queens street corner early Monday — sawing through her neck in front of a witness who mistakenly asked if he needed help before he realized the unfolding horror, authorities and sources said. The 50-year-old man allegedly confronted the woman — identified as being in […]
By News Source Guyana on December 5, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators on Monday midday arrested another man in connection with the murder of East Ruimveldt resident, Paul Rodney. Police Assistant Commissioner, Clifton Hicken, confirmed the arrest to News Source and said it was based on intelligence gathering. The arrest took place in the South Ruimveldt. Last week, the Police arrested the main suspect in […]
By News Source Guyana on December 5, 2016
News, Politics
Member of Parliament for the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party and former Education Minister, Priya Manickchand on Monday told the National Assembly that she cannot recall ever coming across a budget in her lifetime that has received so much pushback from the society. “I cannot recall another budget that receive this much criticism and worry and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 4, 2016
News
Prince Harry wrapped up his three day visit to Guyana by meeting with children who have faced difficult circumstances in their lives. With the Sunday morning sun beaming down over Georgetown, Prince Harry arrived at the Joshua House to meet and interact with the Children who live there. The Joshua House is one of Guyana’s […]
By News Source Guyana on December 3, 2016
News, Politics
President David Granger, on Friday, welcomed His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales, familiarly known as Prince Harry, at the Ministry of the Presidency. The Prince is representing his grandmother, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on a Royal Tour of the Caribbean, which kicked off two weeks ago in Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Moses […]
By News Source Guyana on December 3, 2016
News
Republic Bank Guyana is hailing its two-day trade mission to Guyana as a big success and the company believes many business links have been formed as a result of the event. On Monday and Tuesday, business officials from Suriname, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago were in Guyana for the trade mission. Some were seeking new […]
By News Source Guyana on December 3, 2016
News
The first Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) was commissioned on Friday, at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Services offered at the facility will be free of cost while cases requiring surgery will be referred to the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI). The costs for these surgeries will be subsidized by the Government of Guyana. The […]
By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2016
News
Minster of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine is in a stable condition and alert at the Georgetown Hospital after a fainting spell at the British High Commission’s reception for visiting Prince Harry. Roopnarine was among other government officials and guests at the residence of the British High Commissioner , when he experienced a brief fainting episode […]
By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2016
News, Politics
Some of the new tax measures outlined in Budget 2017 have already attracted much criticism from sections of society, and based on this, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes that government should withdraw or amend the $250B budget. Jagdeo expressed this view on Friday during a press conference held at the office of the Leader of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2016
News, Politics
With the scorching midday sun beaming down, Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Guyana at the Eugene Correia Airport to a military salute by the Guyana Defence Force with its band playing the British and Guyana National Anthems. He was greeted on arrival by Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge and British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn. […]