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Police investigators have arrested a Sophia businessman, who attempted to bribe a policeman with $500,000 cash, to secure the release of his son from Police custody. The man was arrested on Friday during a sting operation after he contacted the Policeman and offered the bribe. The man’s 19 year old son was arrested by Police […]
With the sun shining brightly, the Ansa McAl company commissioned a new Independence arch at Cummings Lodge on the East Coast of Demerara on Saturday. The arch marks the eastern boundary of the City of Georgetown and is an independence gift to Guyana from the company which has been operating in Guyana for the past […]
The Guyana National Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (GNCIRT) confirms that a global ransomware attack is currently in progress. The self-spreading ransomware, known as ‘Wanna Cry’ or ‘Wanna Decryptor’, exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. It is believed that this ransomware is spread through phishing emails, malicious adverts on websites, and questionable apps and […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, have taken a number of persons into custody after a large quantity of cocaine was on Friday afternoon discovered in several pieces of lumber in the village of Zeelugt on the East Bank of Essequibo. Up to late Friday night, agents were searching additional pieces of lumber that […]
(BBC) Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a study in The Lancet suggests. Twenty-year-olds who started antiretroviral therapy in 2010 are projected to live 10 years longer than those first using it in 1996, it found. Doctors say that starting treatment early is crucial […]
Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is pushing the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), to send a clear signal of its determination to make a difference in the region by reaching an agreement on the regional policy for micro, small and medium enterprise Speaking at the opening of the COTED Meeting at […]
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure and the Ansa Mcal Company are offering apologies this morning over yesterday’s traffic chaos along the East Coast Demerara, during the installation of an independence arch at Cummings Lodge along the Rupert Craig Highway. The work which started early in the morning, had to be put on hold until last […]
Unable to hold back tears, a 40-year-old East Coast Demerara man appeared before the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court today, charged for the murder of his 18-year-old son, Azeem Khan. Better Hope resident, Omar Khan, was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge, but tears flowed from his eyes as the charge was […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is using the second anniversary of the APNU+AFC coalition coming to government to point out alleged acts of corruption. At a press conference on Thursday, several PPP Parliamentarians came together to blast the government, particularly over its management of the health sector and under procurement of medical drugs. During the […]
As motorists complained bitterly about being stuck in traffic for hours because of the installation of an independence arch along the East Coast of Demerara, a decision was taken this midday to put a hold on the installation of the arch until later tonight. The Department of Public Information in a statement explained that a local […]
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