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The government believes the findings of a 2015 youth tobacco survey is timely as Guyana welcomes new regulation on this front and anchors its move to enforce stringent tobacco control legislation. The Report was presented on Thursday during an engagement between the Ministry of Public Health and the Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation along with […]
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI), Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Airways have announced that Qatar will allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries, effective immediately. In a statement, it was noted that citizens of the countries named wishing to visit Qatar will no longer need to apply or pay for a visa; instead, […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday stated that its Commissioner General is aware of the terms of the Exxon Mobil oil agreement and will share information with staff whenever that is necessary. The authority’s statement came in response to an article in the Kaiteur News, which stated that the GRA staff members were totally […]
The Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the opposition People’s Progressive Party are both calling on the Georgetown City Council to meet with waste disposal companies – Puran Bros. and Cevons – to find a solution to the current situation. The two major waste management companies that were contracted by the City Council, threatened […]
Member of Parliament and Former Minister with responsibility for Security under the People’s Progressive Party government, Clement Rohee has trashed the coalition government over its strategies to deal with the security challenges in the country. Rohee told a news conference on Wednesday that whatever the government’s strategies are, those plans and policies, in his estimation continue to […]
The Guyana Police Force today announced that a reward of $10 Million is offered by the Guyana Police Force for information leading to the arrest of the remaining four Prison Escapees. The four escapees who are still on the run are Royden Williams, Uree Varswyck, Cobena Stephens and Paul Goriah. Williams, Varswyck and Stephens escaped […]
A wanted bulletin was today issued for businessman and former murder accused, Andre Gomes aka “Zipper”, as the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit continues its probe into the discovery of more than 20 pounds of cocaine in a cooking gas bottle. The bust was made earlier this week at a Delph Avenue, Campbellville house. The house […]
Fifty-one year old, Campbellville resident, Naomi Persaud, will be spending the next four years in jail after pleading guilty to being in possession of more than 20 pounds of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The woman stood quietly before a City Magistrate this afternoon and took full responsibility for the cocaine which was found […]
Three days after a 51-year-old, Better Hope,East Coast Demerara resident, was found decapitated, his nephew was today remanded to prison on the murder charge. The nephew , Dwayne Tappin, appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and was immediately remanded to jail. The 26-year-old, who worked as a construction worker, stood before Magistrate Alisha George to […]
As the Commission of Inquiry continued today into the alleged assassination plot against the President, a “Diva” found herself on the stand. The woman, Luanna Walker, who goes by the name of ‘Diva’, told the Commission that she once advised Andriff Gillard to work obeah on Nizam Khan instead of lying to claim that he […]
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