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The Guyana Revenue Authority, (GRA) has dismissed a number of its employees and disciplined others who were fingered in a license sales racket at the agency. The tax collection body said it recently uncovered a number of fraudulent practices involving persons applying for various categories of licenses and collusion with some of its staff members. […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton- Desir, who overlooks foreign affairs matter, took the government to task over its handling of the country’s foreign policy. Though she criticized the budget as being anti-poor and anti-working class, she said the country also cannot ignore the clear and present danger that it is faced with regarding the […]
One month after he allegedly attacked and stabbed a presidential guard while disarming another and opening fire at the President’s official residence, Nigerian national, Ikena Chimezie appeared in Court this afternoon to face charges. The man who was hospitalised for the past month and was once hooked up to life support, had to be lifted […]
Police investigators have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Black Bush Polder, Corentyne couple Subnauth Budraj and Sarassuatie Budraj. In a statement on the murder investigations, the Police Force said that hours after the bodies of the 67-year-old man and his 60-year-old wife were found in their Yakusari home, investigators nabbed a […]
The Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, (CANU) James Singh, has raised concern over what he considers to be a “disheartening situation” of persons being involved in large drug bust being granted bail by the Courts and then waiting long for their trials. In an interview, Singh said while fingers are often pointed at CANU […]
The Guyana Fire Service has concluded that the fire which gutted the Christ Church Secondary School on Middle Street was an act of arson. In its investigations, the fire service has ruled out the possibility of an electrical issue at the school. In a statement on Monday, the Fire Service said it has been working […]
Police investigators in Berbice are probing the murder of a a 67-year-old man and his 60-year-old wife. The couple, Subnauth Budraj and Sarasuati Budraj, were found murdered this morning at their Black Bush Polder, Corentyne home. The couple operated a small shop at the same location and it is suspected that they were attacked and […]
Two Police Constables and another man are under investigation after they were busted early this morning with a quantity of cocaine and marijuana. Several rounds of live ammunition were also discovered in the car that the three were in. According to reports, Police Constables, Julius Cambridge and Albert Beresford were passengers in a Toyota Allion […]
The government is looking to have a single prison in the country based at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara, removing the traditional holding centers at Brickdam and New Amsterdam. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo made the announcement during a Department of Public Information interview. Speaking ahead of today’s budget presentation, Vice President Jagdeo said […]
The Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh, has revealed that there are several Guyanese who are currently under investigation in other territories for cocaine smuggling and other drug-related crimes. Speaking to reporters on Saturday during a destruction exercise for seized cocaine and marijuana, Mr. Singh explained that while in some cases, there […]
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