By News Source Guyana on January 8, 2018
News, Politics
Responding to criticism of his performance as Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams on Monday brushed aside the criticism, saying that under his leadership the AG’s Chamber has won more cases than it has lost. Mr. Williams said while his Chamber has lost a few cases over the last two years, many of the cases, which he […]
By News Source Guyana on January 8, 2018
News
A mid morning fire ripped through a Durban Street house just after 9 o clock today, leaving millions of dollars in losses and damages to a nearby house. Firemen rushed down to the scene after receiving the call and immediately went into action. The entire house was wooden and that aided the blaze. The owner […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2018
Crime, News
A Private of the Guyana Defence Force is in Police custody after he was nabbed on Friday evening with over four pounds of marijuana at the Berbice River Bridge. The 26-year-old man was a passenger in a taxi that was stopped at a Police check point near the Bridge. According to reports, the car was […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2018
Crime, News
With a total of eight ranks of the Guyana Police Force facing criminal charges and another 180 slapped with departmental charges for wrongdoings in 2017, Police ranks are being reminded that small salaries are no excuse for professional misconduct. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, during a press conference on Friday, observed that at least four […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2018
News, Politics
Just one day after the ExxonMobil company announced another major oil find in Guyana, the Private Sector Commission is expressing some of its concerns about the recently released contract between the Government of Guyana and the american oil giant. The contract was released just over a week ago. In a statement on Saturday, the PSC […]
By News Source Guyana on January 7, 2018
News
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has written Fly Jamaica Airways, summoning company management to a meeting. The move comes after the Civil Aviation Authority received complaints and reports about flight cancellations and delays over the past few weeks. Director General of GCAA, Egbert Field, said the meeting is likely to take place in the new […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2018
Crime, News
A former travel agent who was attached to the Muneshwar’s Travel Service, was today released on $300,000 bail after she was slapped with several charges of collecting money under false pretense, while being an employee of the company. 31-year-old, Priya Lall, stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and denied any wrongdoing after the charges were […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2018
Crime, News
Challenged by a continued reduction in its senior staff strength, the Guyana Police Force on Friday urged the speedy reconstitution of the Police Service Commission to arrest the situation that is expected to worsen in coming months. Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine said it must be observed that senior ranks now appear to be scarce, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2018
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force launched a major Friday morning operation at the Diamond nightclub and hotel in the werk en rust area. It was just after 7 o’ Clock this morning that the investigators moved into the area, cordoned off the roadway and began their search of the premises. A number of women, believed to […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2018
News, Politics
The ExxonMobil Oil company announced today positive results from its Ranger-1 exploration well, marking ExxonMobil’s sixth oil discovery offshore Guyana since 2015. According to a statement, The Ranger-1 well discovery adds to previous world-class discoveries at Liza, Payara, Snoek, Liza Deep and Turbot, which are estimated to total more than 3.2 billion recoverable oil-equivalent barrels. […]