By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2016
Crime, News
An early morning gunning down of a West Ruimveldt man has left his family shocked and Police investigators baffled. Dead is 31-year-old, Paul Rodney, of 530 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. He was gunned down just before 3 o’ clock on Monday morning at Avocado Avenue West Ruimveldt. His assailant is unknown but investigators found shells of […]
By News Source Guyana on November 21, 2016
News, Politics
Hours before the Government is set to move to the National Assembly with a Bill guaranteeing a pension for former Prime Minister, Hamilton Green, Mr. Green called a press conference at his Georgetown home to make it clear that there was nothing unique with the former Prime Minister receiving a pension. He said all civilized […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2016
Crime, News
A 16-year-old Eccles youth is in Police custody after he stabbed a 22-year-old man to death from the same community as the man was beating on him for talking to his reputed wife. The dead man has been identified as Intaz Alli. According to the Police, Alli’s reputed wife was on her way from work […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2016
News, Politics
As if participating in President Obama’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative was not enough, young Guyanese business woman, Abbigail Loncke, has been left on cloud nine after the US President himself recognised her and her business efforts during his final international speech and town hall meeting in Peru. The 31-year-old Loncke said she was […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2016
News, Politics
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) in a strongly worded missive has objected to the impending passage of the Hamilton Green Pension Bill, noting that the treatment being offered to the “Princes of the City” reinforces the notion that the purpose of politics is to enrich politicians. The Prime Minister Hamilton Green Pension Bill 2016 […]
By News Source Guyana on November 20, 2016
Crime, News
As the Christmas season draws near, security efforts countrywide are being intensified and President David Granger believes that Guyanese can look forward to a safe and comfortable Christmas season. The President expressed this view on Friday during a radio interview. With mounting complaints from the public about Guyana’s crime situation presently, the President expressed the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2016
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the murder of a Venezuelan national at Eteringbang landing in the Cuyuni region. According to a Police statement, the Venezuelan national, Henry Mendonca, and a Guyanese man who was known to him, traveled to the area from Venezuela late last night and were involved in a […]
By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2016
News, Politics
As Secretary General (SG) of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Ban ki-Moon prepares to leave office in December, President David Granger is holding him to a commitment made to assess the next step in resolving Guyana’s border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. “We have to hold Mr. Ban ki-Moon to his own word. The word he […]
By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2016
News
Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo believes that the public should not take the Skeldon situation as an isolated part of the travails of the sugar industry, they should look at it as a whole. The Prime Minister was at the time speaking at the AFC’s bi-weekly press conference and he went on to say that it […]
By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2016
News, Politics
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today announced that the Alliance For Change (AFC) will be hosting its National Congress in January 2017. It will mark the first national congress for the party since it took the reigns of political power in Guyana as part of the coalition government. The Prime Minister is the party’s acting Chairman. […]