By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2015
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The mother and her baby whose bodies were found badly decomposed in their Grove, East Bank Demerara home died from starvation and pneumonia according to a report of the post-mortem examination. The discovery of the bodies were made on Friday night. According to the police, a post-mortem examination was conducted on the body of 25-year-old Ulena […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2015
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The suspected bandits who were cornered in a house at Craig on the East Bank of Demerara had gone there for a party that was reportedly organized by the now dead bandit Rawlston Morrison aka Sadam and Mappy. News Source understands that the house was regularly used by the men for parties with their girlfriends. […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The unlimited benefits that were enjoyed by Former President Bharrat Jagdeo have been trimmed and the other two former Presidents Donald Ramotar and Samuel Hinds will also see their benefits being trimmed with the recent passage of the Former Presidents (Benefits and other Facilities) Bill. There was speculation that the new legislation would not affect the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana intends to introduce standardized license plates for all registered motor vehicles as a way of addressing security concerns. The announcement was made this morning by Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman and comes on the heels of the decision of the administration to have special registration numbers for all state owned vehicles. State […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2015
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The 18-month-old toddler, Jaheem Rudder, who miraculously survived being shot multiple times to his tiny body as gunmen executed his father on Father’s Day, is recovering well along with his mother , who was also shot during the incident. According to a statement from the Georgetown Hospital, toddler’s mother, Mawanza Gills recently disclosed that her son […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Newly appointed Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown, Royston King has accepted the position with much enthusiasm and is already promising to “rethink, re-train, retool and reorganize” the internal operations of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) in order to deliver a better quality of service to city residents. King told News Source […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Local rights advocates are not pleased with the selection of former President Bharrat Jagdeo as opposition leader and they have launched a protest against his return and that of several People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) members to the National Assembly. The activists picketed outside the PPP Freedom House headquarters this midday and called out former President Bharrat Jagdeo, on […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2015
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The Guyana Police Force’s SWAT team was called into action early this morning and was able to arrest several suspects wanted for two recent murders and the armed robbery of a Judge. However, a police rank along with two of the suspected bandits were shot during an exchange of gunfire between the two sides. According […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2015
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Two Guyanese nationals and three Jamaicans are in the custody of US authorities after they were busted with 215 pounds of cocaine onboard a fishing vessel in the Caribbean sea. The fishing vessel is registered in Guyana under the name “Christoph”. The bust was made on July 2, 2015 as the US coast guard carried […]
By News Source Guyana on July 13, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnarine has indicated that the Government has not made any decision as yet as to whether the $10,000 education cash grant will continue. The grant was introduced last year as a budget measure of the former People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration. Last week reports surfaced that a decision was made to […]