Venezuelan fined and ordered deported for illegal entry

After failing to present himself to an Immigration Officer, a Venezuelan Miner, who has been conducting mining activities in Guyana illegally, found himself before a Georgetown Magistrate today facing illegal entry charges. 33-year-old, Alexander Betencourt stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and through an interpreter, admitted to the offence. The court heard that on the […]

Venezuelan fined and ordered deported for illegal entry

After failing to present himself to an Immigration Officer, a Venezuelan Miner, who has been conducting mining activities in Guyana illegally, found himself before a Georgetown Magistrate today facing illegal entry charges. 33-year-old, Alexander Betencourt stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and through an interpreter, admitted to the offence. The court heard that on the […]

Venezuelan fined and ordered deported for illegal entry

After failing to present himself to an Immigration Officer, a Venezuelan Miner, who has been conducting mining activities in Guyana illegally, found himself before a Georgetown Magistrate today facing illegal entry charges. 33-year-old, Alexander Betencourt stood before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and through an interpreter, admitted to the offence. The court heard that on the […]

Guyana and CDB sign US$218,000 grant to boost local democratic organs

In a bid to tackle inequality and exclusion and restore functionality to local democratic organs, the Government of Guyana along with its development partner, the Caribbean Development Bank on Thursday inked a grant agreement to the tune of US$218,000. The two-year project was launched immediately after the signing, with a vision of creating empowered cohesive communities, where […]

Police Commissioner bids farewell to 33 year career in Police Force

To musical tributes of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” and Shah Rukh Khan’s “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud (DSM) brought the curtains down on his 33 years of service to the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday afternoon during a special farewell parade. Persaud will retire in a next few days as Commissioner after serving […]

I’m not the first Commissioner to grant a gun license to himself -Seelall Pesaud

Outgoing Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud today defended his decision to grant himself a firearm license, pointing out that there is precedence and he is not the first outgoing Commissioner to grant himself a firearm license. “What is it about this Commissioner”, he asked, when questioned about the issue just after his farewell parade. Persaud said […]

Latest oil discovery will bring Guyana oil production to 500,000 barrels per day.

The ExxonMobil company has expressed its satisfaction with the latest oil discovery in Guyana in the Pacora Well. The discovery was announced yesterday by the Government and in a release today, Exxon explained that it encountered approximately 65 feet (20 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir in the new discovery. According to the company, the […]