Jamaican national pleads guilty to deodorant cocaine charge

A Jamaican national will be sentenced in Guyana on Monday, August 15 for attempting to smuggle 526 grams of cocaine out of the country. Fifty four-year-old Easton Stapleton was arrested on Wednesday by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit when he attempted to ship the illegal drugs in several roll-on deodorant bottles through the […]

Guyanese man drugged with “Good Night Cinderalla” and robbed of US$25,000 in Brazil; Woman being sought

Brazilian media houses are reporting that Police investigators in the neighbouring country are probing the drugging and robbery of a Guyanese businessman in the town of Sao Vincente. According to a report the 57-year-old man from Georgetown, Guyana was in the town and was having cocktail drinks with a Brazilian woman when he passed out. […]

Review of medical storage bond contract recommended and Health Minister to issue public apology over misleading statements

One day after the government announced  the establishment of a Cabinet sub-committee to probe the medical supplies storage bond controversy, the head of that committee, Minister Raphael Trotman has completed his report and has recommended a review of the contract for the storage bond. During the post cabinet press briefing this morning, Trotman said that the […]

Popular miner shoots self dead after shooting reputed wife

Family members have been left in disbelief as a North Road, Lacytown woman battles for her life after being shot by her 72-year-old reputed husband, who also turned the gun on himself and took his own life. The incident took place just after 6:00pm on Wednesday evening at the couple’s 24 North Road, Bourda home. The […]

PPP threatens to take Health Minister before Committee of Privileges over sole sourcing of medical storage facility

The People’s Progressive Party Parliamentary Opposition is threatening to take Health Minister Dr. George Norton before the Committee of Privileges for misleading the National Assembly on a multi-year agreement to store pharmaceutical drugs. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said on Wednesday that the PPP intends to take the Minister before the Committee “for lying to the […]