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Even as the Prison Service tries to clamp down more on the smuggling of illegal items into the jailhouses, it appears as though those efforts might not be enough. The Police Force today announced that during a three-hour search operation by the Joint Services on Monday at the Lusignan Prison, several prohibited items were found. […]
The Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today that it has made its eighth oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Longtail-1 well, creating the potential for additional resource development in the southeast area of the Stabroek Block. According to a statement, ExxonMobil encountered approximately 256 feet (78 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir. The well was safely drilled […]
Police investigators are this morning probing the murder of a phone card vendor of West Minster on the West Bank of Demerara. Dead is 37-year-old, Ron Mansfield. He was shot dead in front of his West Minister home around 8:30 on Tuesday night. His assailant is unknown. In a statement early this morning, the Police […]
The boyfriend of the young woman who was allegedly pushed to her death from a moving car during an argument was today charged with unlawfully killing the woman. 21-year-old Rick Sewcharran appeared before the Chief Magistrate this afternoon and was not required to enter a plea to the unlawful killing of his 19-year-old girlfriend, Saskia […]
Police detectives along with Auditors from the Ministry of Finance have been called in to conduct a joint probe at the Ministry of Public Health into allegations of fraud. Health Minister Volda Lawrence announced on Tuesday that the investigations are being conducted into the “misappropriation of funds and the blatant attempts to steal” public funds. According to […]
More training for frontline Trafficking in Persons (TIP) responders are in the pipeline as Guyana continues its fight against the problem and as there continues to be increases in the number of suspected trafficking victims crossing over into Guyana from neighbouring countries to work in the mining districts. On Tuesday morning, mines workers from the Guyana […]
A new policy has been put in place to ensure teenage mothers have the opportunity to go back to school while receiving support at home and from their community. The policy manual was handed over on Monday by officials from the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The policy is the […]
Following the announcement by Venezuela this morning that it will not participate in the International Court case to settle the border controversy with Guyana, the Government of Guyana has announced that it intends to invoke the statute of the Court that provides for the Court making a judgement when one party decides to opt out. […]
A Taxi Driver will spend the next 3 years behind bars, after he was found guilty by the Chief Magistrate of sexually grooming a 15-year-old girl. 31-year-old Daniel James was first charged in April and had been placed on bail. He reportedly communicated with the teenager via social media in December and January with the […]
An Albouystown man, who was recently nabbed with close to half a pound of marijuana stashed in his home, was sentenced to 4 years in prison today after pleading guilty to the offence of marijuana trafficking. 34-years-old, Kevin Clark entered the guilty plea during his first appearance in Court. The Court was told that on […]
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