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Convicted drug lord and recaptured fugitive Barry Dataram, was found in Suriname with a Guyana Passport that was issued to him in the name of David Persaud. The passport bears the image of Dataram but with the David Persaud name. The passport was issued on April 15, 2013 and appeared to have been issued in […]
The man who went on national tv to declare that he was indeed a drug lord during his cocaine possession court case, was handed over to Guyanese law enforcement on Saturday at Moleson Creek, Corentyne along with his wife, after being on the run for three weeks. Drug convict and self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram […]
A Guyanese man who travelled to the US from Guyana to pick up a more than 500 pound cocaine shipment in a container of fish, has been convicted and is now awaiting sentencing. The man, Heeralall Sukdeo who owned a New York based company that imports fish from Guyana was convicted Friday in Brooklyn Federal […]
The National Assembly yesterday, adopted the National Youth Policy. The Motion to have the Policy adopted was brought to the House by Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry. According to Henry, the Policy is a comprehensive roadmap that lays out the Government’s plans for youth across Guyana. Henry said it is in keeping […]
(GINA) The Ministry of Public Telecommunications will be collaborating with the Ministry of Citizenship to make a more effective Passport application system. Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) would be used to make the process easier and faster. Hughes said that the ministries […]
Convicted and self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram and his reputed wife, Anjanie Boodnarine have been arrested in neighbouring Suriname, three weeks after they went on the run from local law enforcement. Surinamese Police on Friday informed local police and the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit that they had nabbed the two hiding out in a house […]
An international law enforcement expert will be contracted to come to Guyana and assist the Ministry of Natural Resources in its efforts to interdict gold smugglers. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said the decision was taken following the observation of new trends which seem to suggest that there are attempts by some gold producers to […]
-by Gordon Moseley- The U.S State Department’s Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Amos Hochstein says the US Government is excited about Guyana’s oil producing prospects, but he encourages Guyana to focus on ensuring the proper frameworks are in place that would see the country reaping the real benefits from the sector. The […]
Early Budget estimates for several Constitutional Agencies for the 2017 fiscal year have already been prepared and were presented to the National Assembly on Thursday. The presentation of the estimates for the financially autonomous agencies came ahead of the official presentation of the 2017 National Budget, which is slated for December. The National Assembly is […]
Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been officially appointed as the next UN secretary general. Mr Guterres, 67, will become the world’s top diplomat on 1 January when Ban Ki-moon’s second five-year term ends. The Portuguese, who led the UN refugee agency UNHCR for 10 years, was chosen from among 13 candidates last week. […]
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