By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2023
Crime, News
Pilot and businessman Orlando Charles appeared in the Bartica Magistrates’ Court virtually this morning and was charged on 16 counts of trafficking in persons. He is accused of trafficking 16 Venezuelan nationals over the past two months. Charles pleaded not guilty to each of the 16 charges and was granted bail in the total sum […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Notorious convicted murderer and prison escapee, Royden Williams aka “Smallie” was shot dead during an armed confrontation with members of the Joint Services this morning, the Guyana Police Force has reported. The Police also confirmed that an accomplice of the escapee was also shot dead in the confrontation. The accomplice has been identified as Odel […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2023
News, Politics
Residents of Hill Foot on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway clashed with the Joint Services for a second day today, as they launched a fiery protest in response to the demolition of their homes. The protest saw residents blocking sections of the highway with debris, and setting fire to tyres and pieces of wood. The demolition was […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Executive Member of People’s National Congress, Merwyn Williams today called for a thorough and open investigation into the deadly Mahdia school dorm fire to be completed. The call by the PNC comes on the heels of murder charges being laid against the 15-year-old girl who is alleged to have started the fire. During a Press […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) has accused the Government of “parading” the victims of the Mahdia dorm fire tragedy and their families, further deepening the emotional and psychological trauma already being experienced by them. In a statement, the GTUC said based on consultation with mental health practitioners, the parading of injured children and the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Seventeen school-aged girls escaped unhurt when the St Angela’s Girls Hostel in the village of Karasabai, Region Nine went up in flames during the wee hours of this morning. The Guyana Fire Service and the Guyana Police Force are conducting investigations. A number of Government officials visited the scene of the fire today. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2023
News, Politics
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has served Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) with an Enforcement Notice directing it to have an Unlimited Liability Parent Company Guarantee in place as stipulated by the High Court. The EPA’s Attorney, Sanjeev Datadin made the disclosure in the Court of Appeal today as the EPA ‘teamed up’ […]
By News Source Guyana on May 31, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing the death of a Providence woman and her daughter. The decomposed bodies of the two were found in the woman’s Providence home on Wednesday afternoon. The dead woman has been identified as 38-year-old Petrous Ross-Latchman. The 13-year-old daughter has been identified as Gabrielle Ross. The bodies were discovered by the woman’s […]
By News Source Guyana on May 31, 2023
Crime, News
Police investigators on Tuesday confiscated several prohibited items from Secondary School students on the East Coast of Demerara. The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Police Force commenced an operation to tackle anti-social behaviors exhibited by students in schools with its first stop on the East Coast. The operation dubbed “shakedown” saw lectures and searches […]
By News Source Guyana on May 31, 2023
News, Politics
A second attempt by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to block the Local Government Elections failed today with Chief Justice Roxane George ruling that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) did not breach the constitution with the establishment of new constituencies, as argued by the party. Through its Chief Scrutineer, Carol Smith-Joseph, the APNU challenged […]