By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2014
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President Donald Ramotar on Sunday told Guyanese living in the New York area that it is either the Opposition parties back home want Local Government Elections or National Elections and they cannot get both. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Brooklyn, the President sought to address the issue of the calls for Local Government […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2014
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Attorney-at-Law Jaya Manickchand, who is the sister of Education Minister Priya Manickchand, has denied being retained by the young man who has filed a police complaint claiming that he was sexually molested when he was younger, by the Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman. The Speaker has since denied the allegations and has called […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2014
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The opposition party, Alliance For Change on Sunday said it has uncovered a plot by the governing People’s Progressive Party to attack and tarnish its leaders. According to a Sunday statement from the AFC, the party is “now in receipt of information that a completely fabricated accusation of sexual abuse of a minor is being […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2014
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Just before the stroke of midnight on Saturday, the Guyana Police Force issued a press statement in relation to the police shooting death of Albouystown and Kitty resident Adrian Bishop, who was shot dead just after 8 o’ clock on Saturday night while in the back seat of a police vehicle after being arrested in […]
By News Source Guyana on September 21, 2014
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Just before leaving Guyana for a 10 day visit to the United States, President Donald Ramotar wrote Leader of the Opposition David Granger to express his willingness to meet and further discuss “matters of importance to the Guyanese people”. Granger last week announced that his party, A Partnership for National Unity would be starting nationwide […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2014
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28-year-old Albouystown resident, Adrian Bishop was shot dead at close range by a Police officer while being taken into custody on Saturday night. The incident occurred at Hill Street, Albouystown. Reports state that the man was arrested after a woman he shared a relationship with and who is a member of the Police Force summoned […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2014
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A 32-year-old Linden man was tied up and dumped in the trunk of his car while his 20-year-old girlfriend was raped in the same car by three gunmen who had already robbed the couple at gunpoint on Friday night in Amelia’s Ward, Linden. According to a police report, it was just after 10pm on Friday […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2014
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(Trinidad Newsday) FIVE Guyanese who have been living for the past 19 months on a Nigerian oil and gas vessel docked in Trinidad waters, have vowed not to leave the ship unless they are paid US$215,000 in wages. The M T Tumini has been docked a mile off Trinidad Cement Limited’s jetty with the Guyanese […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2014
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Quick action by the Guyana Fire Service averted what could have been a major disaster at a bond owned by the Guyana Chronicle in Lama Avenue, Georgetown. Firemen were able to douse the blaze in the bond which was being rented out to the Pavnik Press printing company. The same building houses the Chronicle Sports […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2014
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Leader of the Opposition David Granger has indicated that his party is ready for Local Government Elections and he intends to continue pressuring the administration to ensure that there is not another delay in the hosting of Local Government Polls. Despite its many concerns about the state of the city and other communities across Guyana, […]