By News Source Guyana on November 8, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
The former Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force turned himself into the Police for questioning today after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest last week. The former SOCU Head, Sydney James was questioned and granted station bail in the sum of $300,000. He is expected to return […]
By News Source Guyana on November 8, 2021
Crime, News
The prime suspect in the murder of physician Dr. Colin Roach and his alleged accomplice remain in Police custody as investigators await advice from the Police Force’s Legal Advisor on the charges that should be filed in the matter. The 19-year-old prime suspect Hilton Franklin and his suspected accomplice, 18-year-old Lenrick Byass, are the only […]
By News Source Guyana on November 8, 2021
News, Politics
Civil Society group accuses gov’t of constitutional violation over granting of large contracts with no procurement commission in place The recently formed civil society group, Article 13, has taken the government to task over what it sees as the government’s failure to constitute a long list of constitutional and statutory offices for the smooth functioning […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2021
News, Politics
The United States Embassy in Georgetown was forced to scale down many of its visa services when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Guyana in March 2020. While the embassy never closed its doors or operations, it started to limit appointments for both immigrant and non-immigrant visas. In the past few months, the embassy has slowly been […]
By News Source Guyana on November 7, 2021
News, Politics
Filling the void left by LIAT Airlines which stopped flying the Guyana route more than a year ago, the Turks and Caicos-based InterCaribbean Airline will begin its service between Guyana and Barbados in December. The airline which already flies to 26 other Caribbean destinations has a fleet of 14 aircraft and intends to play a […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2021
Crime, News
The Godbrother of the British teen who was murdered six years ago was today sentenced to death after being found guilty of the crime. The 18-year-old British citizen Dominic Bernard was on vacation in Guyana in 2015 when he was murdered and his body buried in a shallow grave. Today, the dead teen’s Godbrother, Aaron […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2021
News, Politics
The new regulations for international travel to the United States are set to take effect from Monday, 8th November 2021. Under the new US regulations, only persons who are fully vaccinated with vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to board a plane […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2021
News, Politics
Four of the top five Guyanese students at the CSEC examinations are from Queens College, the Ministry of Education revealed today. The CSEC exams were topped by Queens College student, Sarena Razak who gained 19 Grade Ones, 2 Grade Twos, and 1 Grade three. She was closely followed by schoolmates La Shea Patoir and Zaynab […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2021
Crime, News
The prime suspect in the murder of physician, Dr. Colin Roach, is still being questioned by the Police about the crime and has reportedly been explaining to the investigators how the doctor was murdered. Senior Police sources have told News Source that he confessed to the crime and the details of his confession are being […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2021
Crime, News
Former Guyana Defense Force (GDF) Sergeant, Keyon King who was charged three months ago in connection with the multi-million dollar gold heist and robbery at a Kitty gold trading company was sentenced to three years in jail today after pleading guilty to the robbery charges. The 32-year-old appeared before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs today for […]