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An 87-year-old Canadian national died in an early morning vehicle accident at Manari trial, Lethem. The Canadian man, Brandis Kennedy, was the passenger in the 4×4 vehicle being driven by Anthony Pillew when the driver lost control as he crossed the Manari Bridge. The vehicle plunged more than 30 feet into the creek below. The […]
Two forty-year-old men, a Guyanese and a Venezuelan national are in Police custody after they were nabbed in a creek in the Port Kaituma area with a submersible vessel. According to the Police, the vessel is about 25 meters in length, 2.7 meters in width and 2.8 meters in depth. When investigators found the vessel, […]
A 47-year-old businessman from Rose Hall, Corentyne, is waking up in hospital this morning after undergoing surgery for two gunshot wounds that he sustained while trying to fight off a robber. According to a Police statement, on Saturday afternoon, two robbers entered the man’s business place and attempted to rob him. One was dressed like […]
Over four hundred and fifty students are now beneficiaries of full scholarships to attend the University of Guyana and the Guyana School of Agriculture to further their education. The scholarships, which were awarded by the Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of Public Service, are an investment in Guyana’s future, according to the Government. The scholarships […]
With just over five months before he reaches the age of retirement, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, who was expected back at work on Friday after a long period of accumulated leave, has now been directed to proceed on special leave. The instruction was given by Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan in a letter to […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that it has completed its investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Bishops’ High School teacher, Coen Jackson. While not disclosing its findings, in a statement, the Ministry announced that it has called in the Police and has handed over the matter to Police investigators. It offered no […]
The National Trust of Guyana has written to the Government over what appears to be a move by the Ministry of the Presidency to repaint the State House in new colours. The State House, which is the official residence of the President and a national monument, has historically remained in its original colour of white […]
President David Granger believes that Desmond Trotman of the Working People’s Alliance is fit and proper for his new role as a Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission. Mr. Trotman, who is a former Member of Parliament, took the oath of office this afternoon at State House. The President explained that he consulted with the […]
Multiple sources close to the parties in the Coalition government have confirmed to News Source that longtime Working People’s Alliance member and former Member of Parliament, Desmond Trotman will be the new Commissioner at the Guyana Elections Commission. Mr. Trotman will be sworn in on Friday to take up the seat left vacated following the […]
Police Detective, Corporal Derwin Eastman, who once won the award of Best Cop in the Guyana Police Force, and another Policeman, Jemison Williams, found themselves on a different side of the Courtroom today, as they were both charged and remanded to jail for the murder of businessman, Godfrey Scipio aka Saga. The businessman was shot […]
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