By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2016
Crime, News
The man who was accused of shooting down political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing has been freed of the murder charge at the end of a preliminary inquiry. 38-year-old, Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy” walked out of court a free man on that murder charge but was shuttled back to the Camp Street jail where he is […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2016
News
A number of aircraft engineers attached to Trans Guyana Airways have resumed duties at their jobs following a one day sick out. The Ogle based airline was caught off-guard by the strike action on Tuesday. However, officials of the company met on Wednesday with the workers and have worked out most of their differences. Public […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2016
News
The Board of the Guyana Water Incorporated has decided to open an investigation into the management of the state-owned company by its Chief Executive Office, Dr. Richard Van West Charles. News Source understands that the board made the decision to launch the probe at a meeting on Tuesday and in wake of the recent revelations […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2016
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
President David Granger is getting ready to head to the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week and he intends to push the UN and World Leaders to ensure a speedy resolution to Guyana’s ongoing border controversy with Venezuela. Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge has announced that the President will also be addressing issues […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2016
News
Two young children, a brother and sister, have become the country’s latest road fatalities. The 7-year-old girl and her 10-month-old brother died on the spot early yesterday morning after their father lost control of the family car and slammed into two parked vehicles. The mother who was with them suffered serious injuries and has been […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2016
News, Politics
APNU+AFC Councillor Andrea Marks staged a silent protest with two signs during Tuesday’s Satutory Meeting of the Georgetown City Council, calling for the firing of Town Clerk, Royston King. Marks was the only Councillor issuing the call as she questioned whether King had now taken over in behaviour from former Town Clerk, Carol Sooba. The […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2016
Caribbean & International, News
The 2016 United Nations Human Development Report on the Caribbean has found that although women in the region are better educated, they find themselves facing more challenges than men in the work place. According to the report which was released recently, women are disadvantaged in the labour market, with lower level and lower paying jobs […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2016
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
by Kurt Campbell at UN Headquarters (New York) United Nations (UN) member countries will gather at the UN Headquarters in New York, from September 13th for the 71st Regular Session of the General Assembly. They are expected to recommit to the 2030 agenda of implementing 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although progress has been recorded, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2016
Crime, News
A popular Lusignan welder/fabricator is in Police custody this evening after he was nabbed by the Narcotics Branch of the Police Force with a quantity of cocaine hidden in fabricating equipment. The Police also found a firearm with matching rounds in the man’s possession. The bust took place early on Monday morning in the Lusignan […]
By News Source Guyana on September 11, 2016
Crime, News
A West Ruimveldt man who worked with the 007 Taxi Service as a driver, was gunned down on Sunday night in King Edward Street, Albouystown as he made a food delivery. The dead man has been identified as 42-year-old Oswald Rambarran. He had gone to the area close to the cemetery just after 8:30pm, when […]