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With a number of cases still before the Courts, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) has reported that it was able to take more than $1.1 bilion worth of drugs off the streets of Guyana in 2022. According to CANU, it was able to seize over 3400 kgs of narcotics in 2022, which represents a […]
Almost a year after she was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with cocaine in her suitcase and packets of cocaine strapped to her body, 26-year-old former media worker, Zanneel Williams was today sentenced to four years in jail. Williams was busted in April 2022 with more than 17 pounds of cocaine in her carry-on […]
Residents of Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara have been promised that their community will see major development works, as part of the Government’s major push for infrastructural deveolopment across the county. On Sunday, President Irfaan Ali paid a visit to the Agricola community and promised the residents that they will not be left […]
A new entrant into the internet service provider market in Guyana, WANSat Networks, has announced the signing of a major deal with the international Viasat company for the distribution of its satellite broadband service in Guyana. WANSat, which is fully owned by a group of Guyanese investors, is expected to roll out its services soon, […]
Three years after he was charged and jailed for trafficking more than 100 pounds of marijuana, a Lusignan man will find himself before the local Courts again, but this time, he will be facing cocaine trafficking charges. 44-year-old Eduardo Alexander Moore was arrested on Friday with 5.3 pounds of cocaine in his possession. He was […]
Linden farmer, 29-year-old Darius Frank, who is also a Policeman who has been interdicted from duty is facing serious drug trafficking charges after he was nabbed with 113 pounds of marijuana. The Police said the busted marijuana carries a street value of $15.4 million. Frank appeared in Court on Friday before Magistrate Wanda Fortune and […]
A Nigerian national who attempted to post 1.1 pounds of cocaine in a package through the post office was sentenced to four years in jail today and fined $723,000 after pleading guilty to the crime. The man, Gift Obioha, who has been living in Guyana was nabbed at the Guyana Post Office Corporation by CANU […]
An American man who arrived at the Cheddi Jagan Airport from New York with several joints of marijuana in his possession, weighing 16.6 grams has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and has been sentenced to community service and fined $30,000. The man, Delroy Juliys Seaforth, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman today at the Diamond Magistrates’ […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it has suspended its Continuous Registration exercise to facilitate the inclusion of eligible persons on the Voters List ahead of the Local Government Elections which are set to take place in June. The Continuous Registration exercise commenced in early January and was scheduled to conclude on 31st […]
Guyana could face expulsion from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) if the country fails to meet the new deadline for the submission of its 4th GYEITI Report, Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan warned on Friday. During an AFC press conference, the party leader also rubbished the President’s explanation for the […]
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