By News Source Guyana on July 20, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Executive member of People’s Progressive Party and former Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon has announced plans to increase his activism at the Party level as it heads into the National Assembly, this time as the opposition party. Dr. Luncheon, who had disclosed some worrying health setbacks last year, now says he will continue […]
By News Source Guyana on July 20, 2015
News, Politics
US Ambassador to Guyana nominee, Perry Halloway intends to work closer with the Government of Guyana in the area of security, once his nomination is confirmed and he takes up his post at the US Embassy in Georgetown. Last Wednesday, Mr. Halloway appeared before the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S Senate as his nomination […]
By News Source Guyana on July 20, 2015
News
Two young bandits who attempted to rob a mini bus passenger after stabbing him got a trashing by public spirited persons on Sunday in the Pouderoyen area. According to a police statement, 25-year-old miner Clint Gunput boarded the bus in Georgetown and got off at Pouderoyen when the two men who also travelled in the bus […]
By News Source Guyana on July 20, 2015
News
Police investigators are probing the stabbing death of a South Ruimveldt man. According to a police report, 21-year-old Leroy Moore of Caneview Avenue, South Ruimveldt was at a bar at Soesdyke on the East Bank of Demerara early Sunday morning, when he became involved in a drunken argument with group of men. He was reportedly […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2015
News, Politics
Early morning showers could not deter members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) who gathered on today at the Monument of Fallen Heroes to honour 62 police officers who were killed on the firing line while carrying out their duties. The annual wreath laying ceremony was done by the widows, children and other family members of the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2015
News, Politics
While he still does not want to release the name of the man who is in custody for the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Sunday morning disclosed that there is hard evidence linking the suspect to the execution style killing. He said he is confident that the evidence will […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2015
News, Politics
Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has disclosed that the execution of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing is “back on the front burner” as new evidence has surfaced in the case. He said police investigators are currently pursuing new leads on the grounds that the murder may have been political motivated. “Yes! It is back on the front […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2015
News
The main suspect in the stabbing and chopping death of vendor Janice Paul has been beaten to death by a group of vigilantes and now police investigators are trying to track down some of those persons. The dead man has been identified as Jerry Dalrymple. He was fingered in the brutal Wednesday night stabbing death […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2015
Caribbean & International, News
The heads of state from the Mercosur sub-regional bloc assembled in the capital of Brazil Friday for its 48th summit. They affirmed their support for the progressive direction that the bloc has taken in recent years and called for a model of regional integration that is aimed not just at improving trade, but also at improving the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 17, 2015
News
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced plans to dismantle the Berbice Anti Smuggling Squad (BASS). The Revenue Authority cited poor work by the unit and a drop in revenue collection over the last three years as reasons for the closure of the unit which was successful in making several big busts in the Region […]