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Three local immigration officers and a security guard attached to Roraima Airways were on Friday charged and remanded to prison in connection with the discovery of a quantity of cocaine in the baggage hold of a Dynamic Airways jet which arrived at New York’s JFK Airport from Georgetown, Guyana. All four individuals pleaded not guilty […]
The Board of the Guyana Power and Light company has decided to fire the interim Chief Executive Officer of the company, Colin Welch. Two senior Government officials have confirmed the firing by the board and have indicated that the reason may have to do with recent decisions taken by the interim CEO regarding the awarding of […]
President David Granger met with United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon on Friday morning in New York at the UN Headquarters, as Guyana continues to press for a judicial settlement to the border controversy with Venezuela. The UN Secretary General had set up an investigative team back in September of last year to look into the […]
People’s Progressive Party member and former Office of the President staffer under the PPP, Jason Abdulla was on Thursday Afternoon taken to two city hospitals after claiming that he was beaten by police investigators while in custody. Abdulla claimed that he was beaten on his feet by the police while being held and questioned about […]
The Government of Venezuela on Wednesday accepted the credentials of Guyana’s new Ambassador to Venezuela, Ms. Cheryl Miles. Guyana has been waiting several months for the acceptance. The acceptance came on the same day of the 50th Anniversary of the conclusion of the Geneva Agreement Britain and Venezuela as Guyana was moving towards becoming an […]
A total of $200 million has been set aside in the 2016 budget to retain legal consultants to help the government in its resistance to Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s Essequibo Region and its oil rich maritime space. Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge made the clarification during the consideration of the 2016 estimates of expenditure for […]
A father, son and nephew from the community of Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara who went missing in the Omai Backdam on Valentine’s Day have wandered their way back to safety and were rescued on Thursday by police in the area. The men travelled to the location to work but were last seen […]
The four men who were arrested by the police earlier this week as the probe into the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing continues, will remain in police custody. Investigators are expected to move to the High Court today to secure an order to hold two of the men beyond the stipulated 72 hours for questioning. […]
by Kurt Campbell Competing protests were launched this morning outside City Hall. The Guyana Labour Union was protesting against City Hall while the City Council workers who are represented by the union launched their own protest against the union for not representing them enough. The workers are calling for the removal of GLU’s General Secretary Carvil […]
A two year old decision by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to renovate and repair the dilapidated but historical Kitty Market has begun to take shape. In 2013, the historical building was listed among 40 registered derelict structures in Georgetown by the Guyana Fire Service. Works on the market commenced just over two […]
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