By News Source Guyana on January 23, 2014
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Charged for a second time with the death of her husband, former beauty queen and fashion model, Carol-Ann Lynch is asking the courts for a speedy trial. The widow of cambio dealer Farouk Razak was on Wednesday charged with her husband’s murder for a second time. When she was originally charged in 2007, she was […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2014
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When shareholders of local conglomerate Banks D.I.H Limited gather on Saturday at the company’s Thirst Park Headquarters for their Annual General Meeting, they will be told by Chairman and Managing Director Clifford Reis that the beverage giant has seen a 4% increase in it’s after tax profits for 2013 when compared to the previous year. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2014
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Two men have been taken into custody following the discovery of an M-16 assault rifle and two magazines and 60 rounds of ammunition along with 2 grenades in the South Ruimveldt area. The names of the men have not been released as the probe continues. According to a police report, just after 11 o’ clock […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2014
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The Panamanian based Copa Airlines has announced that it will begin service between Guyana and Panama and other connections from July of this year. The airline will initially offer twice weekly service between Guyana and Panama. Passengers will be able to book connecting flights to other Copa destinations including New York, Miami, Washington, Los Angelas, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 22, 2014
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(Caribbean Journal) The United Nations released its annual World Economic Situation and Prospects report this week, which projects GDP growth across Latin America and the Caribbean. So which countries will take the lead in 2014? Guyana and Haiti, according to the report, much like last year. Guyana and Haiti are both projected to grow by […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2014
Sports
Rawle Toney reports It was the first time that the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) has collectively spoken out on the ongoing dispute with their parent body – the Guyana Football Federation, when they held a Press Conference in the board room of the Critchlow Labour College in Georgetown on Tuesday. “The UDFA challenges […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2014
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Recovery teams were able to extract the bodies of Pilot Blake Slater and Cargo Handler Dwayne Jacobs from the wreckage of the Trans Guyana plane crash on Tuesday morning. The bodies have been flown to the city and have been transferred to private funeral homes. They were the only two persons aboard the aircraft that […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2014
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An outgoing passenger was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Airport on Friday night after he was busted trying to smuggle a number of whistling finches out of the country. News Source understands that the man had the singing finches known in Guyana as “Towa Towa” stashed in several hair curlers. He had already made it […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2014
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Recovery teams will move back into the Olive Creek area in the Mazaruni area to continue with their efforts to extract the bodies of Pilot Blake Slater and Cargo Handler Dwayne Jacobs from the wreckage of the Trans Guyana plane crash. They were the only two persons aboard the aircraft The recovery teams were forced […]
By News Source Guyana on January 21, 2014
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The American man who was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport on Friday night with over 30 pounds of cocaine in milk packets was remanded to prison on Monday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Twenty-four year old Jermaine Lowe pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry. The Prosecutions […]