By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Caribbean & International, News
Canada has announced that it will allow visa-free travel to “known travelers” from 13 more countries, including a number of Caribbean countries. The visa-free travel has been extended to Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, St Kitts-Nevis, Panama, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Morocco, Seychelles, Thailand and the Philippines. Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit is continuing its efforts to uproot the marijuana cultivation and drug trafficking trade across the country. In one of its latest operations in Corentyne, Berbice, which was carried out on Monday, CANU agents moved into #65 village and found eight large bags of marijuana stashed near a koker. In a […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Business, News
Afro-Guyanese Entrepreneurs operating in Guyana will soon get an opportunity to compete for $2 Million as part of the Black Entrepreneurs Association’s Emancipation Pitch Business Competition. During a launch of the pitch competition at Herdmanston Lodge today, Vice Chairman of the Black Entrepreneurs Association (BEA), Melissa Varswyk said the Emancipation Pitch Competition was birthed out […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
The Opposition has restated its intention to support a Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Mahdia dorm fire which claimed the lives of twenty children. In a statement today, the office of the Opposition Leader said the Opposition is fully aware of the gravity of the of the situation and therefore will support any detailed […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has dismissed claims that some members of the joint services were wilfully disenfranchised last Friday ahead of the June 12 Local Government Elections. However, the Commission has indicated that for those eligible members who did not get to vote last Friday, they will be allowed to cast their ballots next […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
News, Politics
Guyana has secured a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. At a meeting of the Security Council this morning for the election of five new non-permanent members, Guyana picked up a total 191 votes, landing the seat for Latin America and Caribbean states. With 192 members of the United Nations casting their votes, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Crime, News
A 31-year-old man who allegedly broke into a Brickdam house and came face to face with the occupants was stabbed to death late last night in a confrontation. The dead man has been identified as 31-year-old Christopher Gonsalves, who was known to law enforcement, and had been previously charged on a number of occasions for […]
By News Source Guyana on June 6, 2023
Crime, News
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit arrested a 27-year-old Herstelling, East Bank Demerara man on Monday following the discovery of a large quantity of marijuana and a shotgun. In a statement, CANU said the man, Malik Forde, was held during an operation in the Herstelling area which saw the discovery of more than 9 […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2023
Crime, News
A Berbice truck driver has been arrested and will be facing narco trafficking charges after he was nabbed with more than 120 pounds of marijuana underneath a load of sand in his truck. A Police statement said ranks from the Mahaica Police station were on an anti-crime patrol on Sunday morning when they observed the […]
By News Source Guyana on June 5, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
Six of the residents of Hill Foot on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway who were arrested last week during the fiery protests, have been released from custody. However, another resident was charged with disorderly behavior. He was granted self bail by the Court. The residents launched a protest last week after some of their homes were bulldozed […]