By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2019
Crime, News
Police investigators in the North West District, Region One are this morning probing the murder of two brothers who worked as fishermen in the area. The bullet-riddled bodies of Ian and Rakesh Matthias were found yesterday morning close to the shell beach area, hours after residents reported hearing rapid gunfire in the area the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 10, 2019
News
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 19-year-old Lennox Roberts. The teenager is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Haslington resident David Gentle. The murder took place back in September. Gentle, who worked for the Neighbourhood Democratic Council in the area was found lifeless along the roadway with his […]
By News Source Guyana on October 10, 2019
Crime, News
A 38-year-old labourer of Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD) appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court today and was charged with stabbing his ex-wife to death. The Accused, Clive Wilson known as ‘Boyzee’ appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge which stated that on August 25, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 10, 2019
News, Politics
Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo today said that while his party is not opposed to cash grants to citizens, the current Working People’s Alliance proposal for cash grants from the oil proceeds has been found to be technically unsound and unsustainable. The WPA is one of the parties in the coalition government and has […]
By News Source Guyana on October 10, 2019
News, Politics
While admitting that it is his voice on a profanity-laced recorded conversation, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said he was angry at the time and it was all over the visit of Jamaican cricketer Chris Gayle to Linden on the same day that the People’s National Congress was hosting a rally. Jagdeo, who said he […]
By News Source Guyana on October 10, 2019
Crime, News
A 45-year-old man from Linden was yesterday found guilty of raping a 6-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her. The convict, Selwyn Lancaster offered no comment to the Court after the 12 member jury returned the guilty verdict on Wednesday. The incident took place in November last year while Lancaster was visiting the home of the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 9, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
As the coalition partners, the APNU and AFC continue with their review of the Cummingsburg Accord, which established the coalition, President David Granger reported today that the negotiations and meetings have been going well with some headway already being made. “The discussions have been taking place over a long period of time and every party […]
By News Source Guyana on October 9, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
As the debate continues across the country about whether cash grants should be given to citizens from the oil proceeds, the Working People’s Alliance has officially put forward its proposal for the grants to the rest of the coalition. The WPA, which is part of the governing coalition, has been pushing the issue and believes […]
By News Source Guyana on October 9, 2019
Caribbean & International, News
(Trinidad Guardian) Sixty-nine people ranging from the ages of 19 to 70 years have been found locked away in cages at a church located along the Eastern Main Road in Arouca on Wednesday morning. These people both men and women are believed to be victims of “modern day slavery” and “human trafficking” according to Commissioner of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2019
Crime, News
Another murder accused today decided to enter a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter. 19-year-old, Rovindra Singh appeared before Justice Jo-ann Barlow this afternoon and indicated that he has decided to enter a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter. He was facing a murder charge for the chopping death of 70-year-old […]