By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2017
News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party is preparing itself to reject any move to block a debate on the estimates tabled in the National Assembly for Constitutional Agencies. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said he has reason to believe that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, will support the Government in disallowing the debate on […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2017
Crime, News
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, 26-year-old North Ruimveldt resident, Jermaine Abel, was remanded to prison for the murder of Haffiz Douglas, who also lived in the same community. Douglas was stabbed to death on November 6, 2017 as he attempted to prevent a brawl between Abel and his brother. The Court heard that on […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2017
News, Politics
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still in the process of re-staffing the Guyana Overseas Missions, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge. He recently explained that “with the exception of one mission, we have new Ambassadors, in all the missions, High Commissions, Embassies and Consul Offices”. Since the APNU/AFC administration took office more […]
By News Source Guyana on November 14, 2017
Crime, News
Guyana has received some flak from the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Sir Dennis Byron over the continued situation where the top officials of the Judiciary have not been substantively appointed in over a decade. During a recent address to the Guyana Bar Association, Sir Dennis said “it was a most unfortunate state […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2017
Crime, News
A Guyanese man who works as a baggage handler at New York’s JFK Airport has been arrested and charged for conspiracy to import cocaine into the U.S following a sting operation. According to documents seen by News Source, Guyanese national, Marlon Joseph, works at the JFK Airport with the Dnata company as a baggage handler […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2017
Crime, News
Police investigators believe they will be able to crack the case of the murdered teacher and file criminal charges as early as this week. Twenty-two year old, high school teacher, Kescia Branche, was found in an unconscious state last Sunday morning in Le Repentir cemetery close to Princes Street and Louisa Row. She was taken […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2017
Crime, News
A cashier and a security guard, who were both attached to the Woodlands Hospital, appeared in Court this morning and were both slapped with larceny charges. It is alleged that the two, Susan Daniels of Canal #1 and Haniff Peters of La Penitence conspired and stole $1.4 million from the private hospital back in August. […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2017
News, Politics
On a day set aside to show respect and honour for the soldiers who fought and died in the two World Wars, the Opposition People’s Progressive Party, continued its non-cooperation campaign against the Guyana government and stayed away from the national wreath laying ceremony at the War Memorial in Georgetown. Wreaths were laid by the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 10, 2017
News, Politics
The Guyana Gold Board on Friday said that while major financial irregularities have been unearthed within the system, there has been no evidence of gold theft and the purity of gold within its possession has not been affected. Board Chairman, GHK Lall confirmed that two employees have been sent home following the results of an internal investigation, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2017
Crime, News
National swimmer, Earlando McRae, has found himself in hot water after being busted at New York’s JFK Airport with just over five pounds of cocaine. According to Federal Court documents, the 28-year-old arrived in New York on Sunday, 4th November on a flight from Guyana. He presented a suitcase to Border Patrol agents and during […]