By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The opposition People’s Progressive Party late Wednesday evening issued a statement denying its involvement or that of any of its members in the March 10 shooting death of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. The PPP’s statement comes in wake of statements by former murder accused and self confessed member of the former death squad Sean Hinds, […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Self confessed former member of a death squad, Sean Hinds believes the Guyana Police Force may need to look among some of its former and retired officers if it wants to solve the murder of talk show host and political activist Ronald Waddell. Waddell was killed in a hail of gunfire in front of his […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
One day after self confessed death squad member and former murder accused Sean Hinds, distanced himself from the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, the Guyana Police Force is indicating that while he is not wanted for the Crum-Ewing murder, he is wanted for questioning in relation to another serious offense. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
News, Politics
Following revelations by former murder accused Sean Hinds that he was indeed a member of a death squad under the previous government, the new APNU+AFC Government made it clear today that it will not offer any state protection for the self-confessed death squad member. Minister of State Joseph Harmon told media operatives that Hinds’ recent revelations […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
News, Politics
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Administration of the Guyana Power and Light company Ash Deonarine has been sent on leave after it was discovered that he transferred $27 million to his personal account from the Petro Caribe money that had been transferred to the power company. Police investigators have also been called in. One […]
By News Source Guyana on July 22, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana this morning announced that President David Granger will leave the country on Thursday, July 23 for Washington DC where he will address the US Hemispheric Conference on Defence and Security matters. The conference is taking place at the Washington Centre for Hemispheric Studies. The President will be accompanied by Chief of Staff […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Former murder accused and self confessed member of the former death squad, Sean Hinds believes that two activists for the now opposition People’s Progressive Party ought to be questioned in connection with the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing. In an interview this evening with the HGP Nightly News, Hinds distanced himself from any involvement […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2015
News, Politics
In a startling admission, long suspected death squad member Sean Hinds admitted in a tv interview that he was indeed part of a death squad that hunted down and killed wanted men during the crime spree following the 2002 jailbreak. However, he has denied any involvement in the execution of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing. The […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2015
News, Politics
The President and First Lady were forced to ditch their private residence and make an early move to State House last week as flood waters swamped their Durban Backlands home. Last week, heavy downpours flooded several parts of the city and the Durban Backlands community where the Grangers have lived for years was one of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 20, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Career diplomat and former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Elisabeth Harper is among a number of persons being considered for diplomatic postings at Guyana’s various missions abroad. Ms. Harper who resigned from her Director General post to become the Prime Ministerial Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party for the May 11 elections, […]