Police investigators have written to the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking advice as they prepare murder charges against a Berbice man who is accused of forcing his wife to ingest poison in front of their 3 small children. 28-year-old Ramesh Nandalall was originally charged with attempted murder as his wife was hospitalized. But the wife,…
— as Minister Singh announces cut in excise tax on fuel By Rehana Ahamad GOVERNMENT will be lowering the excise tax rate on both gasoline and diesel from 50 per cent to 35 per cent with immediate effect. This pleasant announcement was made on Wednesday night by Senior Minister in the Office of the President…
The last reported sighting of the four inmates who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison was around 01:00h on Wednesday at Fourth Avenue, Bartica Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) according to a statement from Police Headquarters. The men showed up at the home of Ralph Jones, the father of escapee, Rayon Jones and were each provided with a…
More than 24hrs since four high profile prisoners escaped from the Mazaruni jail, search teams are still spread out through the Essequibo region and there has been no sighting of the prisoners. Acting Prison Director Niclon Elliott told News Source this afternoon that a number of search teams have been dispatched to various nearby communities.…
— due to harsh weather; no ruling out vessel, bodies are from another country UNFAVOURABLE weather conditions at sea caused the boat with several decomposed bodies to drift further offshore Monday evening, as the search continues today for the vessel. However, there has been no report of missing Guyanese registered vessels or crew and authorities…
Fifty-one new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday from 559 tests. This takes Guyana’s overall number of confirmed cases to 8,313. Region Four recorded 36 new cases, while Region Three recorded seven cases. Rounding out the number of new cases are Regions Seven, Six and Five with three, four and one cases respectively. No new…
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon today accused the PPP Civic Government of sidelining and ignoring the needs of public servants in the national budget. There has been no formal announcement of planned for public servants. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo claims that the budget contains provisions for salary increases but there was no such announcement during the…
–Vice-President Jagdeo says policy would not be disincentive for investments –Stakeholders call for fair, equitable measures; restructured financial system By Navendra Seoraj A POLICY which guides and regulates local participation in existing and emerging sectors must be responsive to change and provide the ‘space’ to accommodate expansions in an economy such as Guyana’s, where there…
Police are searching for a 40-year-old suspect and 17-year-old victim in connection with a suspected case of Trafficking in Persons (TIP), which occurred on Tuesday afternoon. Police Headquarters in a statement identified the suspect as Neil London, a construction worker of Kumaka Water Front, North West District in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) and Grove, East…
Five soldiers who are under investigation after allegations of rape were leveled against them in a Region One community, have been withdrawn from the community, and are in custody. In a statement today, the Guyana Defence Force announced that it is conducting its own inquiry into the allegations as the Guyana Police Force also probes…
