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Timehri resident, Andrew Rodriguez was today sentenced to four years in jail and fined $3.2 million after he pleaded guilty to trafficking just over four pounds of cocaine. Rodriguez was arrested on Tuesday after agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit found four parcels of cocaine at his residence. In Court today, he opted not […]
33-year-old Linden resident, Akali Moore, was charged and remanded to jail today for the murder of his sister, Cheryl Moore and his niece, 12-year-old Eikiela Adams. The two died in a fire at their Silvertown, Wismar home that was reportedly set by the 33-year-old man. In Court today, the accused was not required to enter […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- Opposition Member of Parliament and Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan disclosed today that a United States Government report on gold smuggling while the APNU+AFC was in government, had indicated that over US$2 Billion in gold was smuggled out of Guyana over a 10 year period. He said the report […]
With a post-mortem examination set for Monday to determine the cause of death, the family of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in her Lusignan apartment, want a full police investigation into her death. The young woman’s name has been given as Malinda Fiona Niewenkirk. A Police statement said her body was discovered this […]
The death toll from the Dengue Fever in Guyana has climbed to 11, with the Ministry of Health confirming the recent deaths. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said it has recorded a total of 2,169 confirmed cases of dengue fever, with 239 patients hospitalized and 11 dengue related deaths so far for 2023. […]
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory Fire is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the way forward. The fire at the school dorm in May, claimed the lives of 20 children. Secretary to the Commission, Javed Shaddick, told News Source that once the Commission meets, it will […]
Guyana continues to receive an increasing number of proposals for the construction of oil refineries in the country, but according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, the country only has capacity for a single refinery. “We don’t have the capacity for two refineries. There will be, if that project goes forward, the one refinery,” the Vice […]
One week after a bystander was shot dead in West Ruimveldt during a dispute over a property, a 34-year-old, resident of Soesdyke has been charged and remanded to jail for the murder. The accused, Anthony LaRose appeared before the Acting Chief Magistrate today and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings has warned that the country is heading towards a public health crisis, if the government does not step up its fight against Dengue fever, which has seen a spike in the country over the past month. During an Opposition press conference today, Dr. Cummings, who is a Medical […]
The country’s main medical institution, the Georgetown Public Hospital, is facing a worrying shortage of nurses, as more nurses and other medical staff continue to leave their jobs at the hospital for opportunities elsewhere. In the first six months of the year, almost 100 nurses have resigned from the Georgetown Hospital (GPHC), according to the […]
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