By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2021
News, Politics
Months after the Trump Administration pressured the APNU+AFC administration in Guyana to accept the results of Guyana’s 2020 elections, the APNU+AFC which is now in opposition is calling on the United States to act in a manner that would be consistent with its global leadership. The statement by Opposition Leader Joe Harmon came in response […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2021
News, Politics
The Coast Guard of the Guyana Defence Force and the US Coast Guard will conduct their first joint patrols of Guyana’s waters this Saturday as part of the operationalization of the Shiprider Agreement, which was ratified by the two countries last year. The agreement allows the US Coast Guard to patrol local waters with Guyanese […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2021
News, Politics
A search is on for three Berbice men following the discovery of more than 80 pounds of marijuana in rice bags. The bust was made by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit in the community of Dukestown in Corentyne, Berbice. The CANU agents were acting on information that they received. The incident took place […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2021
Crime, News
Police investigators are probing a shooting incident that occurred last evening at the home of fraud accused and ponzi scheme suspect, Yuri Dominquez. Three men in an unmarked car reportedly pulled up outside the man’s Coldigen, East Coast Demerara home and opened fire, hitting several parts of the building. No one was injured and its […]
By News Source Guyana on January 6, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
The mother of the young man who was badly beaten by Police officers during an arrest is calling for a full investigation and is now concerned that the Police Force may be dragging its feet on the matter. The mother, Erica Prince said if her son did something wrong and broke the law, then the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 6, 2021
News, Politics
It has now been 10 months since the majority of students have been out of the classroom because of the coronavirus pandemic. While senior students preparing for regional examinations have returned to their classrooms, The Ministry of Education is yet to make a pronouncement on a possible timeframe for the reopening of schools for all […]
By News Source Guyana on January 6, 2021
Crime, News
Almost two years after a University of Guyana student was charged with allegedly threatening to bomb the Turkeyen campus, she walked out of the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court a free woman as a no-case submission was accepted by the presiding Magistrate. The woman, 26-year-old Sheneza Jafarally was charged following an investigation by the Police into several […]
By News Source Guyana on January 6, 2021
News, Politics
As the Ministry of Health considers introducing self-testing for HIV in Guyana, the Executive Director of the HIV support and counseling group, Artistes in Direct Support, Desiree Edghill has not been fully sold on the idea. Ms. Edghill, who has been involved in the fight against HIV for more than two decades explained to News Source […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2021
Crime, News
West Coast Demerara businessman, Rayan Joseph appeared in Court today and was charged for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. The 47-year-old man appeared before Magistrate Crystal Lambert at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the offence. He was remanded to jail and will have to make his next Court […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2021
News, Politics
A caught on tape assault of a man under arrest by members of the Guyana Police Force has triggered calls for a full probe of the incident by the Opposition. In the video recording, which has been making the rounds of social media, a Police officer is seen pulling a suspect out of a Police […]