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On the same day that a Guyanese man was back in court to face drug trafficking charges for his attempt to send cocaine in a package to Canada, a Guyanese woman was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport as she attempted to take cocaine herself to Canada. The woman, whose name has not been released, […]
Banks DIH Limited has filed a multi billion dollar lawsuit against the Guyana Revenue Authority for what it considers an overpayment in taxes to the GRA. Last year, the GRA settled a $5.3 Billion lawsuit that it had filed against Demerara Distillers Limited for taxes owed. The agreed settlement was far less than the money […]
Fire Service investigators are probing two fires that occurred overnight in two separate village on the East Bank of Demerara. A seven-month old baby died in the fire at Kaneville Grove while a 59-year-old man lost his life in the fire at Diamond. At least 10 persons were able to escape the fire that ravaged […]
Ex-phantom gang member, Lloyd Roberts aka Robbie, is among the three persons held by the Police for the AK-47 rifle, 9mm handgun and ammunition bust in the Campbellville area. Senior Police officials have confirmed to News Source that Roberts, who is known to law enforcement, was one of the three men found in the house […]
Seven women were arrested early Sunday morning at the Rio Nightclub after a raid by Police officers unearthed a small quantity of narcotics. A number of the women are foreign nationals and they are being held for questioning for various offences. Police investigators have not offered much information on the raid, however, investigations are ongoing. […]
Three men, including two ex-policemen and a suspected former phantom gang member, were arrested on Sunday night after a Police operation at a John Street, Campbellville house unearthed an AK-47 rifle with matching ammunition and a 9mm handgun. The Police operation was launched just around 6:00pm and continued for another two hours as they searched […]
An electrical operator died on the spot Sunday morning as an explosion rocked the KB Enterprise ice house at Houston on the East Bank of Demerara. The dead man, according to the Fire Service, has been identified as Bagwandie Lall, of Diamond Housing Scheme. According to reports, Lall and another employee of the company were […]
Alliance For Change senior members, Cathy Hughes and Raphael Trotman have both indicated their willingness to serve in the leadership of the party. The AFC will host its Congress on January 28 in the village of Vreed-en-Hoop on the West Coast of Demerara. The main issue on the agenda will be the election of party […]
(BBC) The head of the Sinaloa cartel was extradited from Mexico on Thursday. US prosecutors want an order to seize $14bn (£11.3bn) of his assets. In 2015, Mr Guzman famously escaped from a high-security prison through a tunnel – while being recorded on CCTV. He had fought against extradition since his recapture in early 2016. […]
(BBC) A prominent Brazilian Supreme Court judge has died in a plane crash. Two other bodies were found at the crash site in the sea near Paraty, some 250km (160 miles) south of Rio de Janeiro. Teori Zavascki, 68, was overseeing a massive corruption investigation at the state oil company, Petrobras. Dozens of politicians have […]
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