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The European Commission has officially removed Guyana from its blacklist of countries seen as posing a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering. The Government of Guyana is welcoming the move. Attorney General Basil Williams has indicated that the move by the EU augurs well for Guyana, especially as it moves […]
NEW YORK- The NYPD has identified a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death Wednesday night during an argument in his Bronx neighborhood. The young man Pernell “Blizzy” Pompey, is originally from Guyana. According to the NYPD, he had gotten into an argument with a trio of attackers in the vicinity of East 193rd Street […]
At the Georgetown Magistrates Court on Wednesday, a Guyanese woman who admitted that she pretended to be someone else in an effort to obtain a Guyana passport under a false name, was sentenced to six months in jail. The woman, Unique Hope, smiled her way into and out of the Courtroom. She appeared before Magistrate […]
A Cuban Doctor and his wife will have an extended stay in Guyana, but as guests of the state. The two who were found with forged Peruvian passports were both sentenced to twelve months in jail today. 38-year-old, Dr. Alexey Vasquez and his wife Julia Sanchez, both stood before the Chief Magistrate and admitted to […]
The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association is concerned that fifty-four (54) days since the passage of the no confidence motion, no date has been fixed for elections within the required constitutional period or otherwise. The Constitution calls for elections to take place ninety days after the passage of the motion or at a […]
39-year-old, Kwame Bourne, who three years ago killed his 71-year-old father, Rickford Bourne, was sentenced to twenty years in jail today after entering a guilty plea to the unlawful killing charge. Bourne appeared before Justice Navindra Singh and stated that he would like to become a better man and admitted to the unlawful killing charge. […]
Minister of Social Protection and the Government’s Chief Whip in Parliament, Amna Ally has filed a $10 Million lawsuit against the privately owned Stabroek Newspaper, for libel related to an article that claimed she was the holder of dual citizenship. In the action filed by Attorney Darren Wade, Ms. Ally is contending that the newspaper […]
Fire Chief Marlon Gentle today told News Source that the Guyana Fire Service is currently probing four recent vehicle fires, including one that took place this morning in the City. Mr. Gentle said there is nothing to be alarmed about or panic over, pointing out that fires involving vehicles are not new. He said the […]
The 51-year-old furniture maker, who was arrested and charged last year following a large drug bust, has been sentenced to five years in jail. The man, Azim Baksh, was today found guilty of being in possession of more than 200 pounds of cocaine and over 100 pounds of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. In […]
Former Country Manager of Guyana Goldfields, Violet Smith, is not happy with the way the company has parted ways with her and she said she felt disrespected. Smith, who was one of the founders of the Canadian owned company, told the 94.1FM Morning show on Monday that she learnt that her position was made redundant […]
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