By News Source Guyana on September 5, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the murder of a Cummings Lodge woman. The 48-year-old woman has been identified as Anita Mohan. She was found badly beaten and stabbed to death early last evening in her Cummings Lodge home. Her son made the discovery when he returned home from work. The woman may have been dead for hours […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2016
Crime, News
(GINA) Acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine said that taxpayers’ money will not be wasted to interdict members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) who breach the code of conduct. Commissioner Ramnarine was on Saturday, addressing ranks of the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic and Anti-crime Patrols, at the Officers’ Mess Annexe, Eve Leary. This officers’ […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2016
News
Three hundred and ten ( 310) nurses, including midwives and professional students have completed training and will be added to the health sector to further improve health care delivery services. The graduation ceremony of the Georgetown School of Nursing, last week, at the National Cultural Centre was attended by both Minister of Public Health Dr. […]
By News Source Guyana on September 4, 2016
News
(GINA) The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is implementing a new initiative to clamp down on electricity theft. The power company plans to replace approximately 54,000 meters to reduce stealing and losses. GPL’s Chief Executive Officer (acting) Renford Homer told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the aim of the initiative is to see a […]
By News Source Guyana on September 3, 2016
News, Politics
The Guyana Public Service Union has officially rejected government’s 1% to 10% salary and wages final offer to public servants and the union is now moving to begin the grievance procedure through the Labour Department. The GPSU held its General Council meeting on Friday and after the meeting declared total rejection to the government’s offer. […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2016
News
The management of the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) has suspended Senior Reporter and Sports Editor, Jocelle Archibald for one month without pay over a post she made on Facebook questioning a junior NCN producer’s decision to question the President about the Pokemon game on the President’s weekly Public Interest television programme. A source close to […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2016
News, Politics
Former Debt Recovery Manager at the Guyana Water Incorporated, Lear Goring, believes that his firing by the Board was unfair and pre-planned and had nothing to do with his qualifications. Goring was fired by the Board on Thursday after he was initially sent on leave to allow a probe of his qualifications. He had already […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2016
News, Politics
The United States government is continuing efforts to assist the Guyana government in the strengthening of the criminal justice system in the country. The US Embassy in Georgetown on Friday launched a three year programme specifically tailored to strengthen the criminal justice system in Guyana. The programme will cover various aspects of criminal justice from […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2016
Crime, News
Police investigators are hoping to get information on two gunmen who chased down and shot a North Ruimveldt man dead on Thursday night in an execution killing. According to witnesses, 22-year-old Mark Anthony aka “QQ”, was sitting in front of a yard when he was approached by two men carrying handguns. It is believed that […]
By News Source Guyana on September 2, 2016
News, Politics
As the government awaits an official response from the Guyana Public Service Union to its salary increase offer, President David Granger has indicated that his administration will move ahead with the increases even if the GPSU rejects the final offer from government. He said at this stage, the 10% to 1 % offer represents what […]