By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2017
News, Politics
The Government has announced that it has settled on a final offer for wages and salary increases for 2017 for public servants, despite the rejection of both offers by the Public Service Union. State Minister Joseph Harmon announced today that the government will now be raising the minimum wage for the public service from $55,000 […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2017
News
Amid growing public outrage over allegations that a Constable attached to the Georgetown City Constabulary sexually molested a teenage boy who was in custody, two city residents staged a picketing exercise on Thursday calling for the “protectors” of the child molester to be arrested. The two men, Don Singh and Johnathan Yearwood explained that they […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2017
Crime, News
Forty-four year old, Lavern Newton, is tired of the abuse at the hands of her ex-lover. They were together for 25-years and now she is ready to move on, but the man, David Sardinha, is refusing to let her go in peace. Lavern, who lives in D’ Field, Sophia, has two slash wounds to her […]
By News Source Guyana on October 19, 2017
News
In an effort to recognise the dedication and hard work of Police Officers, Teachers and Nurses in Guyana, Ansa McAl Guyana Limited has unveiled its Award Programme for Public Servants. The initiative forms part of the company’s 25th Anniversary celebrations. It will see the associations representing the three category of public servants, submitting 11 nominations […]
By News Source Guyana on October 18, 2017
News
A young member of the Guyana Defence Force and its Military Band, passed away this morning at the Lethem Hospital, where he was rushed after a speeding and drunk motorcyclist slammed into him. Dead is 28-year-old, GDF Lance Corporal, Devon Fraser. According to a Police report, Fraser was walking along the Lethem Public Road just […]
By News Source Guyana on October 18, 2017
News, Politics
President David Granger has charged the Ministry of Communities to encourage the 10 Regional Administrations to work with the Hindu community and other social organisations to host important cultural and religious observances such as Diwali. This, he said, has the potential to break down barriers in communities and promote greater social cohesion and a better […]
By News Source Guyana on October 18, 2017
Crime, News
A Constable attached to the Georgetown City Constabulary has been fired and handed over to Police after he allegedly sexually assaulted a young man who was in the city constabulary’s custody. The move comes after City Hall conducted its own probe of the matter and decided to call in the police to institute more investigations […]
By News Source Guyana on October 18, 2017
Crime, News
Two houses in the Newtown Kitty area were gutted by fire last evening as a domestic dispute between a husband and his wife turned into tragedy. According to persons in the area, the husband, Osafa Jarvis, arrived home at the couple’s DaSilva Street house and started a row with his wife, accusing her of infidelity. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2017
News, Politics
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on Tuesday announced an increase in paddy prices paid to farmers for the 2017 second crop. This increase, it said, comes in wake of farmers’ decrying the high production cost of plying their trade. GRDB’s General Manager (ag), Allison Peters has credited the increase to the availability of new […]
By News Source Guyana on October 17, 2017
Crime, News
A 26-Year-Old, Kitty resident, who had already served time in prison for armed robbery, was today remanded to prison for the murder of popular businessman, Godfrey Scipio aka “Saga”. The accused, Aubrey Bobb stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan and was not required to plea to the capital offence of murder. The charge stated that […]