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Three men and a teenager were arrested on Saturday during a Joint Services operation in the Berbice riverain community of DeVeldt that unearthed a large marijuana farm. During the operation, the members of the Joint Services discovered over six acres of marijuana plants being cultivated. The Police said more than 15,000 marijuana plants and over […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced that his government intends to keep its promise to provide free tertiary education in Guyana, which he said will come on board by 2025. Addressing the UN Transforming Education Summit Roundtable on Monday in New York, the President said the government also plans to increase education expenditure to ensure that […]
The Office of the Auditor General is currently conducting “real-time audits” of the cash grants being issued by the Government of Guyana, and according to the Auditor General Deodat Sharma, those grants are being issued without prejudice. “Our teams of auditors were engaged in real-time audits where we were able to ensure the objective of […]
Flagging a number of multimillion-dollar contracts awarded since the change in administration in 2020, the Alliance For Change (AFC), today called on the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) to launch an investigation into the issuance of contracts by National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). “The AFC calls on the Public Procurement Commission to conduct a […]
An Essequibo man’s attempt at landing a big pay day by illegally transporting pricy singing birds to the US has landed him being bars. The man, Dhanraj Deochand, of Perseverance, Essequibo was arrested at the Cheddi Jagan Airport on Wednesday as he attempted to take six finches out of Guyana stashed in hair curlers. Deochand […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have arrested a 59-year-old woman from Haslington on the East Coast of Demerara after she was busted with more than 24 pounds of cocaine in several biscuit packets. The suspect, Unique Sunshine London, was an outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Wednesday destined for the […]
A cleaner who worked at the GTT Giftland Store and five others were remanded to jail today for last Thursday night’s armed robbery at the store. 25-year-old cleaner Andrea Dover, 30-year-old Piercy Roberts, 27-year-old Ashley Mansfield, 24-year-old Jamal Haley, 24-year-old Ryan Goodluck and 39-year-old Osman Brummel all appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates Court today where […]
President Irfaan Ali and a number of other CARICOM leaders met today with US Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington as a follow up to commitments given by the US government to assist the region in a number of areas related to food security, energy and security. In a tweet, the US Vice President announced […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Senior Counsel Shalimar Ali-Hack has stepped in and discontinued the private cyber crime charge that was filed against Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum over statements he made at a press conference against Police Detective Dion Bascom. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said the DPP’s decision was conveyed to the […]
The Anglican Diocese of Guyana, Suriname and Cayenne along with the British High Commission in Guyana will host a Commemoration Service on Saturday to reflect on the life of Queen Elizabeth II. The British Monarch passed away last Thursday at her home in Scotland. In a statement, the British High Commission said the Commemoration Service […]
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