By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2018
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana, through the Foreign Affairs Ministry, today announced that Guyana has submitted its Memorial of Jurisdiction to the International Court of Justice in the case brought against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Guyana wants the Court to confirm, in a final and binding judgment, the full legal validity of the arbitral award […]
By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2018
News, Politics
The Embassy of Guyana in Cuba has announced that President David Granger has completed his first round of chemotherapy treatment in the island and has been given the green light by his Doctors to return home to Guyana. The President has also completed a number of surgical interventions to treat his non-hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis. The […]
By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2018
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force wants those business owners, who have CCTV security cameras in place at their properties, to ensure that the cameras are properly working and recording their business activities. Crime Chief, Deputy Police Commissioner Lyndon Alves, reported today that there have been many cases where businesses might have fallen victim to some criminal […]
By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2018
Crime, News
Businessman and socialite, Imran Khan, was further remanded to jail today when he appeared before the Chief Magistrate as the attempted murder case against him continued. During this morning’s hearing, Attorney-at-law, Latchmi Rahamat, took over the Prosecution of the matter, telling the Court that she has received the all clear and permission from the Director […]
By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2018
Crime, News
A driver who left his Toyota 212 motorcar behind, packed with bags of marijuana, is on the run and the Police have launched a major search operation for him. The driver reportedly darted from the vehicle after he crashed into another car on the Number Six Public Road, West Coast Berbice, causing major damage to […]
By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2018
News, Politics
The United States is now solidly backing Guyana in the territorial controversy with Venezuela. Speaking at Friday’s farewell ceremony for the US Ambassador, the Deputy Chief of Missions, Terry Steers-Gonzalez, noted that previously, the US would simply support a timely resolution of the controversy. Now it wants the 1899 arbitration award respected. The Deputy Chief […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2018
Crime, News
A 79-year-old resident of the Palms Geriatric Institute was arrested on Thursday evening after he allegedly threatened to shoot a male nurse at the same institute with his licensed firearm. Police have not released the resident’s name, but said he is an ex-prison officer. According to the police report, the incident took place around 8:15 […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2018
News
An 86-year-old who may have bumped her head during the emergency landing of that Fly Jamaica 757 aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, has died. The woman, Rookhia Kalloo, passed away yesterday at the Georgetown Hospital after being taken there by relatives who said they could no longer afford the bills at the Woodlands Hospital, […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2018
News, Politics
Outgoing US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, believes that despite the low voter turnout at Guyana’s 2018 Local Government Elections, democracy came away as the big winner. Monday’s local government elections marked the second such elections in three years after an absence of over two decades. Speaking at his farewell ceremony on Friday night, Ambassador […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2018
News, Politics
Of the 573,000 persons on the local government elections voter’s list, only 208, 534 of them turned up and cast their ballots at the polls on Monday, representing a voter turn out of just over 38%. That’s an almost 10% decline in the voter turn out rate when compared to the figures from two years […]