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The Government of Guyana has signed an Air Services Agreement with the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement allows for operations by airlines from either State. Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Annette Ferguson signed the agreement on behalf of Guyana on Tuesday while attending the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) World Aviation […]
A Guyanese cocaine swallower was on Wednesday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $2.5 million even as the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) is continuing to investigate a St. Lucian man who was also busted with cocaine pellets at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at the weekend. Forty four-year -old Johan Joquin appeared in […]
The man who reportedly of stabbed his 31-year-old girlfriend repeatedly then dumped her body along Carmichael Street, Georgetown on Monday, has turned himself over to police. He was identified as 55 – year – old Allan Sim from Paradise, East Coast Demerara. Sim along with his Attorney walked into the Alberttown Police Station on Wednesday […]
United States Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway has welcomed the increase in the number of cocaine related seizures and arrests both at the JFK International Airport in New York and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana with links to Guyanese narco traffickers. The tough talking, drug fighting Diplomat told News Source on Wednesday that […]
President David Granger, this morning departed for the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which will be held in Malta from November 27-29, 2015. With the President set to once again deliver a strong message on the security of small states, particularly in light of the resurgence of Venezuela’s aggression, the Commonwealth Heads are […]
The four men who were charged for the gunning down murder of 72 year old Robb street granny, Clementine Fiedkou-Parris back in 2011, were all found guilty yesterday at the Georgetown High Court and each sentenced to 81 years in jail. The four, Kevin October, Roy Jacobs, and brothers Orwin and Cleon Hinds, were jointly […]
A 27-year-old female passenger collapsed and died last evening (Tuesday 24th Nov.) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport as she was preparing to board a New York bound flight. She has been identified as Michelle Bristol. According to reports, the young lady suffered a seizure and collapsed as she approached a security check point. She […]
Classes at the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus are expected to resume in full on Wednesday following an early evening fire on Tuesday at the Natural Sciences Department. Two buildings were gutted by the fire but quick response by the fire service contained the blaze as students were evacuated and classes were suspended. It is […]
Another row may be heating up between the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha and the Minister of Public Security over the date for Diwali. Earlier this month, Diwali was observed as a holiday on November 10 although the Hindu Dharmic Sabha said it should be celebrated and observed on November 11. The Dharmic Sabha went ahead […]
Still maintaining that they were “cheated not defeated” at the May 11 national elections, dozens of members and supporters of the opposition People’s Progressive Party on Tuesday staged a midday protest outside the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The protest came as the party continued to mount pressure on the GECOM to respond to its call […]
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