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A 40-year-old man from Lima on the Essequibo coast was today remanded to jail after he was charged for cocaine trafficking. The accused, Dwayne Gildharie, appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him. The Court appearance came just one day after his arrest. According to […]
A 53-year-old resident of Moblissa was today charged for trafficking narcotics after being nabbed with just over two pounds of marijuana. The accused, Michael Melville appeared before the Chief Magistrate today and denied the allegation that on the 7th December, he was found with the marijuana in his possession. The Court was told that a […]
Guyana will serve as Chair of the Group of 77 countries for 2020. The G77 is a United Nations based bloc of developing countries that was formed in 1964. A release from the Foreign Affairs Ministry said that Guyana’s election follows a decision of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) earlier in 2019, to ensure that a […]
The woman who is accused of attacking and beating a teacher at her son’s primary school two weeks ago is back on the Police radar for attacking another woman, even as the probe into the attack on the teacher is ongoing. 25-year-old University of Guyana second-year student Emily Emon came under attack from the woman, […]
by Samuel Sukhnandan Minister within the Ministry of Communities, with responsibility for Housing, Annette Ferguson today rejected allegations made by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo that she is corrupt and has acquired large plots of lands, particularly three house lots on the East Bank Demerara. During an end of the year press conference for her Department, […]
by Ravin Singh Guyana improved its overall ranking on the 2019 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index, which is a statistical measure of improvement or deterioration in human welfare. The country moved from 125 in 2018, to 123 in the 2019 report which was released on Monday by the UNDP in Bagota, Colombia. […]
The start of the case for murder accused Marcus Bisram, who was recently extradited from the US, has been pushed back. Bisram was back in Court today but the Magistrate who should have been hearing the matter reported sick. Bisram was moved across to the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Peter Hugh but the […]
Two men were today committed to stand trial by the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly plotting to murder a Lethem businessman. 57-year-old Mark Grimmond of Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and 36-year-old Chatterpaul Singh of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) were committed to face a Judge and Jury following the completion […]
The Guyana Lands and Survey Commission’s remapping exercise which was expected to have already commenced has been delayed by some constraints and new developments. This was revealed at the GLSC’s end of the year press conference on Monday, by Commissioner Trevor Benn, who highlighted that Guyana has not done this exercise for more than five […]
Four fishermen from Berbice who went crab catching in neighbouring Suriname have been found alive and well. The four men were reported missing over the weekend after family members lost contact with them. But the fishermen, Yogeshwar Mangal, Anand Deoharry, Nelson Dejonge and Amar Goonraj were found in Nickerie in Suriname According to Police Regional […]
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