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A 16-year-old young man from the Kitty area is in Police custody after he was apprehended by a gold miner just after the same gold miner was robbed by the teenager and three other persons. According to a Police statement, the incident occurred just after midnight in the Kitty area. The gold miner was standing […]
Guyana’s Attorney General, Senior Council Basil Williams on Monday insisted that although no records exist to prove that Guyana was granted permission to establish a law school, permission was in fact granted several years ago, citing statements by a former Chancellor of the Judiciary for Guyana. Mr. Williams sought to clarify that Guyana has not […]
Guyana and other Caribbean countries currently participating in the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) assessors training session were urged this morning to begin the real work of tackling money laundering as the countries advance into the fourth round of evaluations. United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway told the gathering at the Pegasus Hotel […]
At the High Court on Friday, a 12-member jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty for 37-year-old Rajesh Guyadeen, who was on trial for the 2003 murder of Mahaica resident, Nandran Manohar aka “Nando”. Justice Navindra Singh sentenced the convict to 70 years in prison. The convict apologized to the Court for the murder, saying […]
Alert and quick thinking by a GDF Coast Guard rank and the Coast Guard’s welfare officer, is being credited for rescuing two teenagers who were about to take their own lives. In a statement, the GDF explained that on Friday afternoon the two teenagers were spotted and rescued as they were preparing to jump into […]
(MOTP) President David Granger, along with members of Cabinet, today, met with the President and members of the Guyana Agricultural and Workers’ Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) at the Ministry of the Presidency to discuss the future of the sugar industry. After more than two hours of […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a 21-year-old Police Constable was charged for rape. The man, Jamal Whyte, was not required to plea to the charge of allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16. The Court was told that back in August 2017, at Roxanne Burnham gardens, the young […]
Massy Distributions Guyana is assuring that “there is no fake Fernleaf milk powder” and the manufacturer of the product is simply transitioning from one label to another. In an interview with News Source, the Chief Executive Officer for Massy Distributions Guyana, Navin Thakur, explained that there is nothing for consumers to worry about. The company […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill, returned to the National Assembly on Thursday, more than a month after he was suspended by House Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland for gross misconduct. In a comment to News Source, the MP said he intends to continue his work as an elected member of the Assembly and will […]
President David Granger on Thursday said attempts by successive People’s Progressive Party governments over the last 20 years to reform the security sector were “all bluff” and were not intended to work. Mr. Granger was at the time receiving the Report on the United Kingdom Security Sector Reform Programme from British Expert Mr. Russell Combe […]
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