By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2018
Crime, News
Opposition Leader and former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, has declared that he does not believe copyright legislation should be introduced at this time. Mr. Jagdeo’s statement came today at his weekly press conference and one week after President David Granger told the National Assembly that the Government plans to introduce copyright legislation in the new year. […]
By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2018
Crime, News
One month after the body of Sherwin Apple aka “Yellow”, was found on the Kitty foreshore, the Guyana Police Force is hunting a person of interest in the murder case. Crime Chief Lyndon Alves today told reporters that the case is still an active one and a person of interest has been identified and is […]
By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2018
Crime, News
Police Commissioner Leslie James today declared that corruption must become something of the past in the Guyana Police Force, and he has been explaining that to ranks across the country during his divisional visits. The Police Commissioner told reporters today that his Force is looking to greatly reduce corrupt activities involving its ranks, but while […]
By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2018
Crime, News
Recently appointed Police Commissioner Leslie James has set a timeline for the reform of the Guyana Police Force. At his first press conference since taking office, Mr. James told reporters this midday that the Force is moving ahead with its reform plan and citizens will notice that reform before the end of the first quarter […]
By News Source Guyana on October 25, 2018
News, Politics
The People’s Progressive Party, through its Executive Secretary, is taking its case against the appointment of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission all the way to the Caribbean Court of Justice. The party through Attorney Anil Nandlall has officially filed his notice of motion, indicating the move to the Caribbean Court of Justice. The […]
By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2018
Crime, News
53-year-old, Deon Aaron was today found guilty of raping a 3-year-old child, two years ago. A twelve member jury returned the guilty verdict this afternoon at the High Court after deliberating for just over two hours. The man was convicted of raping the toddler between the 1st March and the 20th October 2016 at their […]
By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2018
News, Politics
Two weeks after reaching an agreement on increased salaries and benefits for the nation’s teachers, the Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers Union signed off on the agreement this afternoon. As stated previously, the agreement will see teachers getting a 12% increase on their salaries for 2016 and an 8% increase for 2018. They had […]
By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2018
News, Politics
The Alliance For Change today said it had no plans to use the Courts to challenge anything that it might have concerns about with the local government elections because that would be a tactic to question local democracy and delay the elections. AFC Region Four District Chairman, Michael Leonard, told a media conference today that […]
By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2018
News, Politics
(DPI) Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan today said the delay in the payment of salaries for members of the joint services is not a result of unavailable finances, but rather the submission of inaccurate information. In a statement to the Department of Public Information (DPI) Minister Jordan said the Ministry of Public Security’s payroll was released […]
By News Source Guyana on October 24, 2018
Crime, News
Some workers attached to a number of agencies attached to the Ministry of Public Security will be getting their October salaries late as the Ministry may not have catered adequately for new appointments. The Permanent Secretary at the Public Security Ministry dispatched a memorandum to the Heads of the Guyana Forensic Lab, the Guyana Prison […]