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Eight persons have so far been questioned about the 146.9 pound cocaine bust at the Cheddi Jagan Airport, as the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) continues its investigations. The cocaine was about to be loaded onto an Amsterdam bound KLM flight when the bust was made. On the sidelines of an event today, the Director of […]
Attorney General of Guyana, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall, has signaled the readiness of the Guyana Government to meet any extradition request that be filed in relation to billionaire businessmen, Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed, who were both slapped with a US indictment earlier this week that alleges money laundering and mail and wire fraud in relation […]
Billionaire businessman and Leader of the We Investment in Nationhood party, Azruddin Mohamed, is claiming that the governing People’s Progressive Party and its actions are behind the 11-count indictment which was handed down by US Prosecutors against him and his father. Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, are facing serious allegations of money laundering and […]
Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore today dismissed a case brought against Executive Chairman of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and Rights Activist, Tacuma Ogunseye. In 2023, he was charged with attempting to excite racial hostility. During a public meeting in Buxton in 2023, Ogunseye called on Guyanese to engage in civil disobedience and non-cooperation. He was […]
The Government is currently reviewing the requirement and procedure for obtaining a gun license and is also making moves to lift the requirement for tint permits by introducing a standardized tint level for regular road users. On the issue of the tint permits, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said the Home Affairs Minister has been […]
Guyana has again earned a Tier 1 ranking in the United States Department of State Trafficking in Persons report. The annual report assesses the global landscape of human trafficking and evaluates the efforts of individual countries in combating the crime. In the case of Guyana, the US Department of State noted that the country, continues […]
The Guyana Police Force today urged members of the public to desist from offering bribes to its officers, reminding that offering a bribe to a Police officer is a criminal offence and a serious act that undermines the rule of law, accountability, and the integrity of law enforcement. The Guyana Police Force said it has […]
20-year-old Georgetown Hospital Orthopedic Technician, Trevair Sinclair has been remanded to prison after he was charged over allegedly recording and sharing a video of local singer, Lolita Callendar aka “Lola Doll” while she was being attended to by Doctors in the Emergency Room after being shot. Sinclair was charged under the Cybercrime Act and during […]
One day after he was busted with 32 pounds of cocaine in a backpack, Charity, Essequibo resident, Alfred Andrew Paul, admitted to drug trafficking and has been sentenced to 36 months in prison. He has also been fined $22.2 million. Paul appeared at the Suddie Magistrates’ Court on Friday where he immediately pleaded guilty to […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) wants a complete overhaul of Guyana’s security system, arguing that with the country transitioning into a petro-state, it is imperative for the Security Sector to be equipped to address existing, new and emerging threats. Co-Leader of the Working People’s Alliance, Dr. David Hinds, at a press conference […]
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