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Two taxi drivers were remanded to jail on Friday in connection with a liquified cocaine bust that has also implicated a Chinese national, who was charged separately. In Court on Friday, taxi drivers 41-year-old Bernard Persaud and 40-year-old Godfrey Neblette were remanded to prison after being accused of attempting to traffick more than 19 pounds […]
A Chinese national who allegedly attempted to ship more than 19 pounds of cocaine to China was charged and remanded to prison this morning on drug trafficking charges. Appearing in Court this morning, 25-year-old Wang Xiu Feng pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking offenses as he appeared before the Chief Magistrate and entered his […]
Despite removing the national COVID-19 curfew and relaxing several other measures that were aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today said that the country is still to be fully re-opened. He said such a move will only take place when more persons come forward and get vaccinated. The Health […]
The man who was wanted by the Police in connection with the gunning down of his son-in-law was arrested at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport on Sunday as he attempted to board a flight to Barbados with connections to the US. The suspect’s name has been given as Shurwayne Brandt. According to sources at […]
It must have been a special mixed fried rice that has landed a 28-year-old Berbician in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after 6.6 pounds of cocaine was discovered in a bowl of fried rice that the man was taking to the United States. On Saturday, CANU agents at the Cheddi Jagan Airport […]
Three families are holding out hope and praying for a miracle after receiving news of the sinking of a fishing vessel and their three relatives going missing. The trawler which carries the name “World Friend 307”, reportedly encountered troubles out in the Atlantic early on Saturday morning and sank after flipping over. Captain Harold Damon […]
Police investigators are probing the gunning down of an East La Penitence youth in the home of his girlfriend. The dead man has been identified as 21-year-old Leon Gittens. The incident occurred just before 2 ‘o clock this morning. According to reports, Gittens was at the East La Penitence home of his girlfriend in her […]
A number of Mashramani events that are open to the public will be held this weekend, but the Ministry of Health is reminding the nation that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over. This weekend, the Ministry of Culture hosts a number of events including the calypso, chutney, and soca competitions and the steel pan […]
A Chinese national who was arrested earlier this week by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit following a drug bust is expected to appear in Court on Monday to face drug trafficking charges. The man was expected to appear before the Chief Magistrate today, but there was no Chinese interpreter available at the Court today, so […]
In wake of the announcement by the Government of the sale of the Guysuco packaging facility at Enmore to a joint venture group for the construction of a fabrication facility, the Guyana Agricultural, and General Workers Union is seeking an urgent meeting with GUYSUCO on the issue. In a statement today, GAWU said it dispatched […]
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