By News Source Guyana on May 29, 2013
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The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that local cricketer Carlyle Barton be charged for murder in the shooting death of Durban Street resident Shawn Nelson. Barton is expected to make his first court appearance on Thursday morning at the Georgetown Magistrates Court. Police investigators spent most of Wednesday examining the surveillance video recording of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 29, 2013
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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry is looking to attract more investors to Guyana while at the same time showcasing economic development that has been taking place over the years. The GCCI has launched the fourth edition of the Guyana Business Magazine. According to the chamber, 5000 copies of the magazine have been published […]
By News Source Guyana on May 29, 2013
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A number of Local journalists and journalism students on Wednesday began a three-day training programme organised by the University of Guyana and Ohio University as part of their ongoing partnership. The training programme is focusing on Democracy, Journalism, and Responsibility: Expectations for an Informed Society. The United States Embassy in Georgetown is lending assistance to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 29, 2013
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Police investigators are becoming increasingly worried about the number of murders already recorded for this year. On Tuesday afternoon, the body of a 26-year-old Timber Company supervisor was found in his living quarters at the company East Bank Demerara location. According to reports the young man who has been identified Kemraj Singh had not been […]
By News Source Guyana on May 28, 2013
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U.S Vice President Joe Biden during his meeting with CARICOM Heads of Government in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago was told that the region continues to face major problems in tackling crime and there is a need for regional governments to be supplied with more information about criminal deportees. Trinidad’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar […]
By News Source Guyana on May 28, 2013
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An East Bank Essequibo woman and her two children are in Police custody following the discovery of the lifeless body of a 64-year-old Vergenoegen man in his house. The man who police have identified as Azad Ghanie was found in his home on Monday night with several injuries to his head. The elderly man lived […]
By News Source Guyana on May 28, 2013
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Vice President of the United States Joe Biden arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday evening for his meetings with CARICOM leaders and the Trinidad and Tobago Government. The Tuesday meetings come at a time when cooperation between the US and Caribbean countries are strong. A number of issues including trade and narco trafficking are […]
By News Source Guyana on May 27, 2013
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A man who is the son of Guyanese parents and who lives in Brooklyn, New York was gunned down early on Monday morning while leaving the Tracks Night Club and Lounge on Ralph Avenue in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The dead man has been identified as 31-year-old Dustin Yates who was shot multiple times to his upper […]
By News Source Guyana on May 27, 2013
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The 39-year-old man, Shawn Nelson who was shot to the head on Orange Walk on Sunday morning has died. Relatives were contacted by the Georgetown Hospital early on Monday morning with the grim news. Doctors had already told relatives that the chances of the Durban Street resident surviving the gunshot wound were very slim. He […]
By News Source Guyana on May 26, 2013
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31-year-old Atlantic Ville resident, Adrian Richmond was stabbed to death on Sunday evening in the village of Industry on the East Coast of Demerara, after a celebration over a dog fight turned into a heated brawl between competing dog owners. Reports indicate that Richmond’s dog had won a bloody battle with another dog in the […]