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A 22-year-old Barbadian man is in the custody of local police after he was nabbed at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle, with cocaine in women’s undergarments strapped to his body. The man was an outgoing passenger to Barbados when he was pulled over by the Police Narcotics Branch at the airport. Just over […]
Over $300 million have been approved for the rehabilitation of several hinterland runways as the Guyana Government ramps up efforts to tackle the illegal entry of aircraft into the country’s airspace and subsequent landing of those aircrafts at unmonitored airstrips. State Minister Joseph Harmon made the disclosure on Thursday during a Post Cabinet Press Conference. […]
Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes believes there is an increasing global awareness of Guyana as both a gold producing country and as a future oil producing nation. The Minister’s assessment follows her participation in the China Mining Congress and Expo 2016 held in Tianjin, China during the period September 22 – […]
The 5th annual Courts Pee-Wee Boys Under-11 Schools football Championship got underway on Saturday at the Banks DIH Thirst park ground and saw whooping 33 goals being scored from 12 exciting matches. Among those who were apart of the “goal rush” were defending champions St. Angela’s Primary that defeated St. Ambrose 4-0. Angela’s romped to […]
Guyana’s National Football team, the Golden Jaguars’ hopes of qualifying for the prestigious CONCACAF Gold Cup received a major setback as they lost to host Suriname on Saturday afternoon 3-2 in round three of the Scotiabank Men’s Caribbean Cup. The Jaguars would have been brewing with confidence heading into the match, having not lost to […]
A Guyanese man was brutally stabbed to death in his Boston home by his wife during an early Friday morning argument. The man has been identified as Collis Edwards. His wife, Karen Edwards, has since been charged with murder. According to reports, Boston Police were called to the city’s Roxbury neighborhood early Friday morning. Officers […]
(BBC) The UN has warned it could take days for the full impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti to emerge, as the death toll soars to more than 800 dead. The death toll has doubled, and may rise, as rescue teams gain access to southern areas cut off by the storm. The World Food Programme’s […]
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, on Friday announced a significant grant designed to help the Government of Guyana advance accountability and transparency in the extractive industries. The United States will provide the Carter Center with US$297,000 to facilitate a series of programmes with the Ministry of Natural Resources that will help Guyana comply and […]
Education Consultant and retired Head teacher, Mrs. Ingrid Fung, returned to her hometown of Affiance on the Essequibo Coast on Friday to launch a literacy programme at her old Primary School, the Taymouth Manor Primary. She also dedicated her National Award to the same Primary School, which was the first school she attended. On Thursday, […]
Drama unfolded at the Linden Town Council on Thursday as the Mayor Carwyn Holland, issued a letter to the Town Clerk, Janella Bown, sending her on leave pending an inquiry into allegations of misconduct. Bowen locked herself in her office just after receiving the letter and the Mayor called in the Police after she was […]
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