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The Ministry of Natural Resources has reported lower than predicted gold declarations, but higher foreign currency earnings in 2017. Despite the lower declarations, the Ministry is maintaining an ambitious target of 800,000 ounces in gold declarations for 2018. At a press briefing today, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman said gold declarations for 2017 stands […]
Brazilian Prison escapee, Roger Batalha Rodrigues, has been recaptured in the bordering town of Lethem by members of the Mounted Branch of the Guyana Police Force. In a statement, the Police said that some of the ranks of the Mounted Branch stationed in Lethem, were on patrol yesterday in the Takatu River area, when they […]
The Guyana Press Association today said it is standing firmly behind over twenty media workers who walked out of providing coverage to the annual Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Defence Force. Media workers assigned to cover the conference walked out this morning over what they considered “gross disrespect” to their profession. The private and state […]
A jury worked into the night on Wednesday and returned two guilty verdicts against a man who was charged of raping a young girl between the ages of 10 and 13. The man, Rohan Daniels aka “Shine Buck”, is believed to be in his early 50’s. He stood before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall, and would only […]
In a statement more than 24 hours after it locked down its headquarters during a move by the High Court to levy on its assets, the New Building Society Limited (NBS) is now claiming that security concerns forced its decision to lock down the building. The bank is also claiming that it plans to “safeguard” […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority on Wednesday said that it will no longer be business as usual, as it moves to address the existing “chaos” that continues to hinder the orderly and rational development of land. In an effort to clamp down on unauthorized development and construction of buildings, the CH&PA has started engagement with the […]
Two Guyanese nationals are among the latest group of persons rounded up by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the New York area. In a statement, ICE identified the two Guyanese as a 23-year-old man, with convictions for harassment and driving while ability impaired, and a 46-year-old woman who has convictions for […]
Police investigators are trying to reach a number of persons who were trapped in the New Building Society headquarters yesterday, as the bank locked its doors during that levy standoff that went on for over two hours. Several customers who were allowed to leave through the back of the building before the standoff ended, left […]
Two young men died on the spot just before midnight on Tuesday at Cornelia Ida on the West Coast of Demerara in another tragic accident. The two were passengers in the Toyota Premio motor car, when the driver lost control and slammed into a utility pole. The vehicle flipped several times after slamming into the […]
A couple from Cuba will remain guests of Guyana after admitting in Court that they forged Canadian Permanent resident cards. The two were arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Airport as they were attempting to use the bootleg document in an effort to fly to Canada. The two claim that they bought the cards online and […]
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