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At the Georgetown Magistrates Court today, three men were slapped with charges related to a $5 million heist. The three, Alwin Solomon, Asif Khan and Winston Greyman, denied stealing $5 Million in Cash along with several other items. The men are all public transportation operators and entered not guilty pleas. The Court heard that on […]
A man who described himself as a labourer, will spend the next 50 months in jail after admitting in Court today that he robbed an off-duty policeman of $240 in cash along with his phone and other items. 21-year-old, Darren Bailey made his first appearance before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and opted not to waste […]
The promotion and development of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in Guyana has been given a boost with GTT’s commitment to add G$18 Million to the Innov8 Initiative Fund. The announcement was made at the Innov8 Summit launch, this morning at the Marriott Hotel. The Innov8 is GTT’s technology Expo which will be hosted […]
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydromet Office in a statement today, issued a call for residents to conserve water as Guyana begins the transition into the Secondary Dry Season. According to the Ministry, the Chief Hydromet Officer (ag.), Dr. Garvin Cummings has stated that while the Met office will be closely monitoring the situation and will […]
The Guyana Police Force is likely to set up a “sting” operation to focus on the recent spate of robberies committed on persons just after they would have withdrawn large sums of cash from the commercial banks. Over the past month alone, there have been at least four cases. Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan said […]
As Community Policing in Guyana gears up for celebrations to mark its 42nd anniversary, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan is making it clear that there may be a greater role for this level of policing in Guyana’s border regions. Mr. Ramjattan said on Monday that community policing in border areas can play a key role in […]
Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud officially went off into retirement today, allowing for Assistant Commissioner David Ramnarine to move up to the post of Acting Commissioner. Ramnarine is not new to these responsibilities, having acted as Commissioner on several occasions in the past and more recently while Persaud enjoyed his pre-retirement leave. During his farewell […]
The Government of Guyana has announced that it is reviewing an ‘Oil and Gas Master Plan’ for Guyana, which was developed and submitted by Mitsubishi Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation in collaboration with the Government of Japan. In a statement, the Ministry of the Presidency said the plan has as key objectives the development of Guyana’s […]
The Hero Caribbean Premier League Finals will be hosted by Trinidad & Tobago for the next three years. Hero CPL has signed a staging agreement with the government of Trinidad and Tobago that will see the final two matches of the tournament take place in the country between 2018 and 2020. The semi-final and final […]
(BBC) The snap presidential election in Venezuela scheduled for 22 April has been pushed back by a month, the National Electoral Council (CNE) has announced. The CNE said the poll would now be held on 20 May. The move came after an agreement was reached between the government and a small number of opposition parties. […]
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