By News Source Guyana on September 26, 2018
News
A husband and wife from the Railway embankment road in Kitty are now nursing burns and other injuries to their bodies, after a cooking gas bottle exploded in their home this morning. The names of the two persons have not been released, but they were rushed to the hospital this after the explosion demolished a […]
By News Source Guyana on September 26, 2018
Crime, News
In wake of the post-mortem examination pointing to the cause of death being asphyxiation and compression to the neck, the Guyana Police Force has opened murder investigation into the death of 41-year-old Sherwin Apple. Apple was found dead yesterday morning on the Kitty foreshore as Police were looking to question him about a sex video […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2018
Crime, News
On the same day that one of two men who was wanted for questioning in connection with a viral sex video took his own life, the other man has been held for questioning by Police. Senior Police sources have this evening confirmed the arrest of a young man who they believe was the other man […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2018
News
Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence has been nominated to be a member of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Executive Board at next year’s World Health Assembly. The announcement came at a Regional Committee meeting for the Americas being hosted by the WHO in Washington DC. Minister Lawrence is attending the meeting. She will serve […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2018
Crime, News
One of the men in a sex video making the rounds on social media has been found dead, amidst a backdrop of being accused of rape and being castigated on social media his actions in the video. The body of 42-year-old Sherwin Apple aka “Yellow” was found on the seawalls this midday and investigators are […]
By News Source Guyana on September 25, 2018
Crime, News
Four Prison Officers, who are suspected to have colluded with prisoners to get prohibited items into the Lusignan prison are to face charges. Acting Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels today said based on reports conducted and investigations carried out, Prison Officers worked together to smuggle a bottle of rum and a pack of cigarettes into […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2018
Crime, News
Three members of a North Ruimveldt family found themselves appearing before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman today, facing marijuana possession charges. The father, mother and daughter were marched into the Courtroom this afternoon and all pleaded not guilty to being in possession of over 90 pounds of marijuana at their North Ruimveldt home. The three, 64-year-old Keith […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2018
News, Politics
The campaigning for the Local Government Elections has started and today the People’s Progressive Party announced that it has submitted more than 3000 candidates to compete for positions on the municipal and neighbourhood democratic councils across Guyana. PPP General Secretary and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, told reporters at a press conference today that the PPP’s […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2018
Crime, News
Close to a year since the life of the last Board of Directors expired, the Government today announced a new Board for the problem plagued, Guyana Sugar Corporation. Minister of State, Joe Harmon, made the announcement today at his post-cabinet press briefing. He announced that John Dow will serve as the Chairman of the Board, […]
By News Source Guyana on September 24, 2018
Crime, News
The hotel owner who was charged back in August for manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of his neighbour has now been remanded to jail, following a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions to upgrade that charge to murder. Hotel owner, Erwin Bacchus, was at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning where he […]