By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2021
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir has filed a police report against businessman and former Commissioner at the Ethnic Relations Commission, Roshan Khan over racially charged statements he made against the MP on his Facebook page. In a Facebook post, Roshan Khan who has made previous racially insensitive comments on social media, urged persons, to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 4, 2021
News, Politics
Turks and Caicos registered regional airline, InterCaribbean Airways have been given the clearance from the Government of Guyana for the start of its schedule service to Guyana. Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill, made the announcement on Monday. InterCaribbean Airways currently flies to 23 destinations across the region and it is hoped that it will […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2021
News, Politics
The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana jumped to 303 today as four more deaths were recorded. Two of the latest victims are from Region Four while the other two are from Region Six and Region Seven. In the past two months, the country has recorded more than 100 deaths. The spike in […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2021
News, Politics
The owner of the popular Sleepin Hotel and Casino and one of his employees along with two of his customers were today charged over breaches of the COVID-19 curfew. The hotel owner Clifton Bacchus, cashier Shontelle Marshall and patrons Tyson Wickham and Althea Agard appeared in Court today and were each granted bail in the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2021
News
A post-mortem examination done on the remains of the Linden woman who was found buried in a shallow grave has revealed that she died from a gunshot wound to the head. There was only one gunshot wound to the head and News Source understands that it appears that the woman was shot at close range. […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2021
News
The Demerara Distillers Group has announced the appointment of former CEO of IPED, Ramesh Persaud as its new Managing Director. Mr. Persaud who ended his IPED career on Friday, started his new job today. In a statement, the company said “the DDL Group has been steadily growing and expanding, prompting the decision to appoint a […]
By News Source Guyana on May 2, 2021
Crime, News
The plumber who savagely stabbed his lover to death at her Durban Street home has died after ingesting poison. The man, Lawrence Brummell, was taken to the hospital last night less than an hour after he stabbed Nicola Wilson to death at her home. At the hospital he complained of feeling unwell after ingesting a […]
By News Source Guyana on May 2, 2021
News, Politics
The Guyana Trades Union Congress, (GTUC) is urging citizens to hold the government accountable and demand a place at the decision-making table. In a Labour Day Statement, GTUC’s General Secretary, Lincoln Lewis said the Labour movement is dissatisfied that citizens continue to be deprived of benefits of the country’s resources and urges citizens to “reorganize […]
By News Source Guyana on May 2, 2021
News, Politics
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Saturday commissioned several new body and baggage scanners. The new security equipment carries a cost of $400 million. During the commissioning ceremony, Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill said the new scanners are expected to boost the efforts to fight the trafficking of drugs and other illegal items through […]
By News Source Guyana on May 2, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
The Alliance For Change (AFC) which is part of the APNU+AFC Coalition has issued a call for a full Police investigation of the fuel import scandal that has rocked the state-owned oil company, GUYOIL. Last Wednesday, President Irfaan Ali announced that a Board Director and the Finance Director of the company were removed for their […]