By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2018
News, Politics
Two weeks after launching the opening of its law firm in Houston, Texas to work along with companies looking to invest in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, the Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm has found itself in defence mode. The company issued a statement this morning in response to a front page story in […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2018
Crime, News
A manhunt is underway for three prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan jail this morning. Acting Prison Director, Gladwin Samuels, confirmed to News Source that the escape took place early this morning around 4:30. One of the prisoners has been identified as murder accused, Travis Evans. The other two have been identified as Sudesh Dyal […]
By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2018
News
(Trinidad Guardian) A Longdenville pastor was allegedly stabbed to death by another pastor last night. The bloodshed evoked horror among worshippers in the community of Gill Trace, Lamont Street, Longdenville, where the deceased Alisa Ali lived and worshipped. Investigators said Ali, 42, operated a church next to her home. Last night at around 10.30, Ali […]
By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2018
Crime, News
The Queenstown village in Corriverton, Berbice was sent into shock this morning when a man, known to villagers as someone who is mentally unstabled, stabbed his lover to death. 38-year-old Iranda Frank, did not have a chance of survival as she was brutally stabbed three times to the neck at her Crane Street home. A […]
By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2018
News
A new $117M two-storey Police Station at Mackenzie, Linden has been commissioned. It will also serve as the headquarters of ‘E’ Division, Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice. The commissioning took place on Friday and according to the Department of Public Information, it comes at a time when there is a change of Command in the Police Division. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2018
News, Politics
The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union this afternoon announced that they have reached an agreement for salary increases for teachers. Under the new agreement, which covers the years 2016 to 2018, teachers will now see a 12% increase on their salaries for 2016, an 8% increase for 2017 and another 8% increase […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2018
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force has released its monthly statistics of the crime situation in the country and while the force reports a 22% increase in robberies where no instruments were used, it also notes that there has been a 9% decrease in serious crimes at the end of September when compared to the same period […]
By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2018
Crime, News
The Government Analyst –Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) is advising consumers to pay closer attention to the expiry date on products sold at local market places. However, the Department has sounded the alarm on those markets and supermarkets along the East Coast, East Bank, and West Coast Demerara areas. In a statement today, the Department […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2018
Crime, News
A Venezuelan National, who claimed that he fired several gunshots as part of a celebration in an apartment building, will have to celebrate differently behind bars after pleading guilty to a number of gun related charges today. 27-year-old, Jesus Rodriguez told the Court that he came to Guyana to conduct business and upon the successful […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2018
Crime, News
Officials of Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have been working with their counterparts in Suriname to track down the Guyanese businesswoman who remains on the run from the drug enforcement authorities. Last week, a wanted bulletin was issued for the woman, Rosemary Singh, aka “Rose” of Annandale, East Coast Demerara. Reports in another section of […]