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Body on seawall identified as teenaged girl

The nude body which was found on the Turkeyen seawalls on Wednesday has been identified as that of 15-year-old high school student, Alicia Ali. The identification was made by her relatives who are still trying to understand the murder. The young woman was last seen on Tuesday night when she left her Cummings Lodge house […]

Woman’s nude body found at Turkeyen seawalls

The nude body of a woman was found on Wednesday midday on the rocks at the seawalls on the East Coast of Demerara in the Turkeyen area. The  woman has not been identified but  she appeared to have been in her early 30’s. Police investigators rushed down to the scene after being contacted and hurriedly […]

Prisoner badly chopped in Camp Street jail not taken to hospital

Family members of an inmate of the Camp Street jail are furious that prison authorities have not taken the man to the hospital after he was badly chopped about his body by two other inmates. A close relative of prisoner Tambico Mackenzie reached out to News Source to voice the family’s total dissatisfaction with the […]

Customs officers being trained in fight against wildlife trade

A number of Guyanese Customs and other Border Control Officers are currently undergoing a three day capacity building programme that is expected to better enable them to not only protect Guyana’s natural resources but also equip them to combat international environment crime. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has partnered with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to train its […]

Family blames clinic’s vaccine mix-up for baby’s death

The family of a 4-month-old baby who passed away last Wednesday, is blaming the Plaisance Health Centre for the child’s death and family members want a full investigation into what may have really killed “Baby Kevin”. Family members of 4-month-old Kevin Critchlow staged a protest outside the Plaisance Health Center on Monday, calling for a health […]

Granger warns GECOM about “dirty” voters list

APNU+AFC Presidential Candidate David Granger has raised questions about the size of the revised list of electors and he may already be convinced that the voters list is a “dirty list”. Speaking at a New York meeting with Guyanese over the weekend, Granger questioned how it is that the voters list has seen a jump in […]

Man found dead on seawalls

Police investigators in Georgetown are probing the death of a man whose battered body was found  on the seawalls close to the seaside. Investigators have not been able to identify the man but a number of bruises were spotted on his face and upper body. Sources close to the investigation believe the man may have […]

Man commits suicide by setting himself ablaze in car

Police investigators are probing the death of 23-year-old taxi driver Andrew Budsburg whose charred remains were found in his burnt car at Hope Estate Road, East Coast Demerara. Based on eyewitness accounts, police investigators appear convinced that the young man committed suicide. According to reports, the man was spotted just before 12 noon on Saturday […]

Teenaged fisherman murdered; body dumped in Atlantic Ocean

Three men are in custody following the murder of a 19-year-old fisherman whose body was reportedly dumped into the Atlantic Ocean after the crime. According to a police statement, fisherman Avo Singh of Dundee, Mahaicony was aboard a fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean off the foreshore of Bush Lot, Berbice. It is believed that […]