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Twenty-year-old Guyanese woman, Oshanda Nicholas was remanded to prison on Monday after being charged for drug trafficking. The Sussex Street, Georgetown resident was busted at the Ogle International Airport on Friday with just over a pound of cocaine concealed in her vagina. CANU officers discovered the concealed substance while the woman was preparing to board […]
Brazil has recommitted itself to Guyana’s development and has indicated its willingness to continue assisting with the development of the country and the relations between the two bordering South American states. During a reception to celebrate Brazil’s 193rd Independence Anniversary, the country’s Ambassador to Guyana also declared that there is no place for territorial controversies […]
The Guyanese media fraternity was plunged into mourning on Monday with news of the passing of journalist Ursulla Ramdayal. Ms. Ramdayal died on Monday after reportedly suffering a stroke just over a month ago. She worked for over two decades in the local media and last worked as a Communications Officer for the Government Information […]
A 17-year-old young man was rushed to a city hospital yesterday morning after being shot to his chest as he attempted to assist two persons who were being robbed on the Agricola Public Road. According to a police report, the incident occurred just before 8:30 on Monday morning when 17-year-old, Karim Shivratan noticed that two […]
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) for Operations at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company, Aerswar Deonarine is yet to return the $27 Million to the GPL account following a request early in August for the government to grant him additional time. Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson said on Monday that the matter […]
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday said that its decision to lease the historical state-owned Red House for just GYD$1000 monthly while in government to itself could be justified. The revelation that the PPP government leased the building to itself was made during the recent budget debates by State Minister Joe Harmon. In an […]
Pandemonium broke out early Monday morning as agents of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) began pulling down several stalls at the Bourda Market that were reportedly illegally erected. Vendors were called from their homes at the break of dawn and arrived at the marketplace to find that several stalls had already been broken down and their goods […]
The Government has recommitted itself to addressing the issues affecting the residents of Region Six and has announced that a special liaison officer will soon be appointed in this regard. The announcement made by Vice President and Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, when he addressed hundreds of Berbicians at the Whim Community Center on Saturday at […]
(GINA) Chairman of the Guyana Rice Development Board, Claude Housty, has stated that government has settled all of its financial obligations with rice millers. The GRDB executive joined the Acting General Manager of the GRDB Nizam Hassan and GRDB executive Dr. Peter De Groot for an in-depth examination of the local rice sector with GINA […]
The APNU+AFC government is defending its decision to appoint former Alliance for Change (AFC) Member of Parliament and 2015 elections candidate Dr Veersammy Ramayya as the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region #6. In an invited comment on Friday, State Minister Joseph Harmon brushed aside criticisms and contended that the appointment of an REO is […]
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