By News Source Guyana on August 4, 2015
News, Politics
The Private Sector Commission wants the new government to put systems in place to rebuild consumer confidence and spending even as it has admitted that the downturn in the economy started long before the new government took office. The Private Sector Commission (PSC) met with the business community on Friday, July 24, 2015 to discuss […]
By News Source Guyana on August 4, 2015
News
The Guyana Police Force this morning arrested a young man who it is believed in the person caught on camera beating a 77-year-old Montrose woman to death during a Saturday morning robbery. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed the arrest to News Source and said investigators are currently questioning the man as they seek confirmation that […]
By News Source Guyana on August 4, 2015
News, Politics
The Ministry of Social Protection is expected to launch a probe into the dismissal of three constables attached to the Georgetown City Constabulary because they became pregnant within the first two years of their employment. Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes expressed shock this morning that the City Constabulary would even have such […]
By News Source Guyana on August 4, 2015
News
All of the crew members of a local cargo vessel which sank over the weekend are safe after they were all rescued by other vessels. The Maritime Administration was concerned that at least one crew member was missing following the sinking of the cargo vessel “Capt. Saif”. However, investigations have revealed that three of the four […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2015
News
The Guyana Police Force this afternoon released the image of the man who was caught on camera beating 77-year-old Carmen Ganesh to death during a home invasion. Her body was found on Saturday morning. The entire murder was caught on the surveillance cameras of the Montrose house, where the elderly woman lived alone. The Police […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party believes that the new APNU+AFC government should not be considering any raise of pay for Ministers and Advisors who have only been on the job for just three months and who would have not had their performance assessed. Speaking at his Monday morning press conference, the General Secretary of the PPP, […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2015
News, Politics
General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee has defended his purchase of prime sea side land for $1. 5 Million while he served as Minister under the last government. Rohee who told the media that as a government Minister, his monthly salary was $579,000, said the land was offered to him and he bought […]
By News Source Guyana on August 3, 2015
News
The Maritime Administration Department has announced that a search operation is underway after the locally registered ship “CAPT. SAIF” sank off the Coast of Guyana sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday evening. According to reports, the vessel departed from Georgetown at approximately 07:00am on Saturday August 1st, 2015, with a consignment of general cargo. The […]
By News Source Guyana on August 2, 2015
News, Sports
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – A visually impaired cricketer, visiting St Lucia for a blind cricket tournament, died during a beach outing, organizers of the tournament have confirmed. He has been identified as Gordon Sandiford, 28, who was a member of the Guyana team. An official of the St Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA) said […]
By News Source Guyana on August 2, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Venezuela has now taken issue with Guyana’s decision to gazette the regulated coordinates for the Essequibo river. On Thursday, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge announced in the National Assembly, the coordinates for the river baselines for the three main rivers being regulated and gazetted. But the Venezuelan government has rejected […]