By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2015
Politics
Opposition Leader David Granger on Friday challenged the legality of the recent confirmation of Seelall Persaud as the substantive Commissioner of Police by President Donald Ramotar. According to Granger, he was not consulted in keeping with provisions laid out in Article 2: 12 of the Guyana Constitution. He inferred that Tuesday’s swearing in ceremony was […]
By News Source Guyana on March 13, 2015
Elections, Politics
President Donald Ramotar on Thursday rolled out a 15 point plan for 2015 which he has dubbed the “15/2015 plan” and says he expects the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to work on its implementation as it seeks to restore high levels of public trust and increase its aggressiveness in fighting criminal elements and curbing criminality. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
Politics
Senior officers of the Guyana Police Force got an early morning tongue lashing from President Donald Ramotar who said the Force needs to do a whole lot more and regain the trust of the public. In a stern voice, the President lambasted the Force over the number of reports of corruption that have been revealed […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News, Politics
As the police continues to review CCTV footage from the Diamond community hoping for a breakthrough in the investigations into the execution of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, President Donald Ramotar has instructed the top brass of the Force to leave no stone unturned in their probe into the man’s Tuesday night murder. Speaking at the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2015
News, Politics
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Major General Joe Singh has issued a call for all political parties to strongly condemn the execution of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing who was shot dead on Tuesday evening while encouraging persons in the Diamond community to vote the current administration out of office. “All political […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2015
News, Politics
For weeks, 40-year-old political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing held his own solo court on Carmichael Street in front of the Attorney General’s office as he called for the AG’s resignation over the contents of a recorded telephone conversation between the Attorney General and a reporter. Over the past few days, he shifted his protests to the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2015
News, Politics
The Home Affairs Ministry has given instructions for a full and thorough investigation into the execution of opposition political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing who was gunned down in Diamond Housing Scheme on Tuesday night while urging residents to head out to the polls and vote on May 11. In a statement late Tuesday evening, the Ministry […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2015
News, Politics
Police investigators were called to the Diamond community on Tuesday evening after political activist and former Guyana Defence Force Officer, Courtney Crum-Ewing was shot dead execution style along one of the roadways in the community. Crum-Ewing had carried out a one man protest for months outside the office of the Attorney General Anil Nandlall, calling […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2015
Politics
Should the PPP win the upcoming elections, President Donald Ramotar is expected to change the policy of government ministers and officials tapping into the consolidated fund to take care of their medical expenses. That’s according to former President Bharrat Jagdeo who on Tuesday said that he spoke to President Ramotar about the issue and got […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2015
Elections, Politics
Minutes after being officially sworn in as Guyana’s 31st Police Commissioner by President Donald Ramotar on Tuesday, Seelall Persaud sent a strong message to political provocateurs and other persons contemplating activities outside of the law in the lead up to the May 11 general and regional elections. The Police Commissioner said the Guyana Police Force […]