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Following the discovery of over 62 pounds of Marijuana stashed in two spare wheels of a Route-72 mini-bus, the 40-year-old driver of the bus, Seon Baker, was today charged and remanded to jail. The accused who lives at Linden, told the Court he is not guilty of the drug trafficking offence. The bust took place […]
The visa card company has informed Republic Bank Limited that online fraudsters have been engaged in what is known as a “brute-force” attack on holders of the Republic Bank Visa One card. Republic Bank explained in a statement today that the attack uses a trial and error method to obtain payment card information for card […]
The Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Godfrey Statia, in a statement today, accused the Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo of peddling statements that are misleading and that are filled with innuendos and allegations of fraud. The GRA boss believes the statements are meant to create public mischief, and tarnish the efforts at rebuilding the […]
As Guyana gears up for early elections, a group of supporters and activists of the governing APNU+AFC coalition picketed the Guyana Elections Commission today to press the Commission to continue with its house-to-house registration and ensure a clean list for the elections. With the Caribbean Court of Justice ruling that the no-confidence motion against the […]
With support from the Government of India, the Centre for Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) was opened today at the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus. The establishment of the Centre was part of a partnership between the Governments of Guyana and India. The Centre is expected to cater to building the human resource capacity that […]
The State Department of the United States released its 2019 Trafficking In Persons report this morning and is offering some praise for Guyana as the country continues its fight against trafficking in persons. According to the report, the Guyana government has continued “to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period”. Guyana remains on […]
Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, today said he is ready to engage with the President on the appointment of a new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission. At his Thursday press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said it is important for the process to move forward with the appointment of […]
The 26-year-old Albouystown man who was three weeks ago convicted of the murder of Linden bus driver and pastor, Elvis Lorrimer, has been slapped with a life in prison sentence. The convict, Kerry Cromwell was back in Court this morning before Justice Navindra Singh for sentencing after a 12-member jury found him guilty of the […]
The owner of the Liquid Love nightclub, who was recently sentenced to 12 months in jail for withholding the passports of two Venezuelan women and employing a child, has now been slapped with an additional 15-year prison sentence. A shocked Savita Persaud stood in the Magistrates’ Court this morning as the Chief Magistrate handed down […]
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party has written to the Police Commissioner and the Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission over statements made by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance at a public meeting in Bartica. In the letters, PPP Executive Gail Teixeira said the government’s position of “no registration, no election”, should be […]
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