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Legal Advisor of the Guyana Police Force, Attorney Mandel Moore was ordered into custody briefly this afternoon by Magistrate Leron Daly during the cyber crime case against Police Sergeant Dion Bascom. The extraordinary decision by the Magistrate followed the repeated failure of the Police Legal Advisor to produce a copy of the press conference hosted […]
After close to two months of deliberations and four proposed plans for the conduct of Local Government Elections (LGE), the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is still to finalize its plan. On Tuesday, the Elections Commission and its Chairman, retired Justice Claudette Singh asked the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud to revise his work plan […]
The county of Berbice is emerging as the hotspot for marijuana cultivation and trafficking with the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit carrying out a number of operations across the Berbice region. In an operation on Tuesday, CANU agents arrested two men as they traversed the Manarabisi canal in Corentyne in a speed boat with more than […]
A father of four who was riding his electric bicycle in the bicycle lane along Mandela Avenue was crushed to death on Monday evening after he was hit down by a sand truck. The dead man has been identified as 45-year-old Hawatt Greenidge. The truck driver, Trinidadian national Fazal Mohammed, who lives in Diamond has […]
Two reporters who have been fingered in an alleged extortion plot against car dealer Afras Mohamed appeared in Court this morning to face charges. The two, 49-year-old Alex Wayne and 41-year-old Gary Eleazer appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and pleaded not guilty to the joint charges of conspiracy to commit a felony. The presiding Magistrate […]
With visitor arrival numbers increasing by more than 100% during the first five months of 2022, U.S Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch believes Guyana can do more to capitalize on the US$9 trillion global Tourism Industry. She said there is a need for a modernized tourism sector in Guyana. Guyana joined the rest of the […]
There is a need to attract more women and young people into the field agriculture, according to President Irfaan Ali. During his virtual address to the Science Summit of the United Nations General Assembly, the President said the government is formulating a strategy which includes the increase use of technology to make agriculture fashionable for […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has indicated that while he represents all Guyanese, he cannot ignore the cries of Afro, Indo and Indigenous Guyanese, who he believes are being discriminated against because of their perceived political persuasion. During a radio interview on Shabnam Radio in Canada, the Opposition Leader was questioned on race relations […]
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal is not too happy that his Ministry is being accused of discrimination in the allocation of house lots for citizens. The Minister made his displeasure known during a recent housing drive in Region Three. He told a gathering that since the return of the People’s Progressive Party to […]
A family outing to Linden on Sunday turned into tragedy after 17-year-old Nazana Samaroo of Little Diamond Squatting Area, lost her life by drowning. The young girl was in the company of her mother, foster father and siblings during a visit to a creek in the mining town on Sunday. According to a Police statement, […]
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