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As Law Enforcement agencies seek to crack down on hotels, bars and nightclubs that may serve as hotspots for human trafficking and illegal immigration, six Venezuelan women appeared in Court today and were charged and fined for illegally entering Guyana. The women were taken into custody during a raid at the Aracari Resort. The six […]
After a series of delays and cancellations that left passengers stranded, Fly Jamaica’s Boeing 767 aircraft resumed full operation on Thursday. Hundreds of frustrated passengers were moved between Kingston and Georgetown and Georgetown and New York today. Speaking to News Source by phone, Director of Marketing and Information at Fly Jamaica, Kayla Reece said a total […]
Three months after she was charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine out of Guyana in hammocks, Guyhoc resident, Tiffany Collision was sentenced to three years and nine months in jail. Additionally, she was fined $18.2 Million. She was found guilty of the charge today by the Chief Magistrate and the sentence was handed down immediately. […]
Some 609 Guyanese passengers who are still owed money by Dynamic Airways, following its decision to end its Guyana service, can expect to be paid soon. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure announced on Thursday that it has initiated the process to access a bond for the sum of US$200,000 which was lodged by Dynamic International […]
Drama unfolded at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning as one of the three persons accused in the murder of the two elderly women back in November, collapsed and fainted during a hearing. The three accused were in the Courtroom of Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman this morning as evidence was being offered in the preliminary […]
Longstanding President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, has rejected the government’s move to offer retrenched sugar workers 50% of their severance package this month and the other 50% by mid-2018. Chand, who is also an Opposition Parliamentarian, said the government ought to make the full payment available to workers […]
Following the early Mondary morning raid at the Diamond nightclub, a Venezuelan woman was yesterday charged and released on $20,000 bail for the offence of illegal entry. The woman, Maria Alexandra Manchingo, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and pleaded not guilty to offence of illegal entry. The court heard that defendant entered Guyana illegally […]
Just moments after a Guyanese farmer and a Venezuelan woman were charged in connection with the discovery of over 25 pounds of cocaine in a Pomeroon house, six other persons including four Colombians were slapped with drug trafficking charges linked to the same bust. They were all remanded to jail today. The men, Yieson Sanchez, […]
A Farmer who was recently busted by CANU with over 25 pounds of cocaine, was remanded to jail today along with his chef, who is accused of allegedly aiding in the trafficking of the illegal substance. 48-year-old, Gavin Adams stood deep in thought for several seconds in Court today before he entered a plea of […]
The suspension of Opposition Parliamentarian, Bishop Juan Edghill continues, but the National Assembly pushed ahead today with a motion he tabled five months ago, urging a debate on the Georgetown Prison fire and jailbreak. Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira opened the debate in Edghill’s absence and opined that the events at the prison in March […]
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