By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2022
News, Politics
Owner of the popular Grill and Jerk Bar on South Road, Nigel Cush lost his life early this morning as a speeding truck slammed into his Toyota SUV as he was making his way home. The smash-up occurred at the corner of Cemetery Road and Mandela Avenue. Cush was driving onto Mandela Avenue from Cemetery […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
Weeks after he publicly accused the Guyana Police Force of allegedly covering up the investigations into the murder of biker, Ricardo Fagundes, Police Detective, Sergeant Dion Bascom was today hit with three cyber crime charges related to statements he made about serving members of the Guyana Police Force. Bascom in two Facebook video posts had […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2022
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali is departing Guyana this evening for the United Nations General Assembly and a series of other engagements over the next week. During the visit to the US, President Ali will be part of a Caribbean team that will engage with US Vice President Kamala Harris. The meeting is a follow-up to President […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will extend the ongoing Claims and Objection exercise by seven days to afford eligible persons further opportunities to participate in the process. Persons who are desirous of making a claim to be included in the Official List of Electors (OLE) now have until next Wednesday to […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2022
News, Politics
A row between two taxi drivers early this morning at the Mocha road entrance on the East Bank of Demerara, left one driver dead and the other one in Police custody. The dead driver has been identified as 42-year-old Quincy Weekes. According to reports, the two men who were friends got into an early morning […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2022
News, Politics
The opposition APNU+AFC coalition today said it is not in support of President Irfaan Ali’s decision to establish a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the 2020 General and Regional Elections at this time, on the basis that the matter is currently engaging the attention of the Courts. “The matter is before the court and should […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2022
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana today signed a US$83.3 Million Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Programme (GUYSOL) which paves the way for investments in eight utility scale solar projectsto bring affordable and clean energy to targeted communities in Guyana. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh signed on behalf […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The judicial fraternity has been thrown into mourning with the death of retired Guyanese and Caribbean Judge, Duke Pollard. Mr. Pollard passed away in a New York hospital where he was being treated for an ailment. He was 86-years-old. Pollard was one of the first group of Judges to serve on the Caribbean Court of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
With British airways preparing to begin its schedule service between Georgetown and London from next March, several officials from the company are currently in Guyana to lay the ground work for the March 2023 take-off. Today, the officials met and held discussions with Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill who holds responsibility for the aviation […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2022
News, Politics
The Chairman and two members of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General and Regional Elections took their oath of office today before the Chief Magistrate at the Office of the President. Retired Trinidad and Tobago Judge, Stanley John is serving as the Chairman of the Commission. The other two members of the […]