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Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit arrested four persons on Monday along the Parika Public Road, East Bank Essequibo following the discovery of more than 9 kilograms of cocaine in their possession. In a statement, CANU said its agents were conducting an operation in the area at the time and intercepted a motor car […]
Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), David Patterson, has accused the incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government of attempting to “buy” the votes of the members of the Disciplined Services through mass promotions ahead of the September 1 Elections. Last week, President Irfaan Ali announced the unexpected promotion of 2,000 junior ranks of the […]
Mazaruni resident, Hudley Khan and his Venezuelan wife, Yolimar Del Valle Rivas, were arrested on Wednesday with more than 25 pounds of marijuana, a quantity of raw gold and a large amount of cash in their possession. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said the couple was also busted with a plastic bag containing […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has said there are active efforts to once again link the governing People’s Progressive Party to extrajudicial killings in Guyana. He believes the moves are being made to discredit the party, and to turn some sections of the population away from it, ahead of the upcoming […]
One day after warning against obstructing the secrecy of the vote, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), today voted against having the phones of voters lodged before they cast their ballots. The decision was made this afternoon at a meeting of the seven-member Commission. The Chairman of the Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh, backed the position […]
While admitting that there are rogue elements in the Guyana Police Force, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ravindradat Budhram, has indicated that steps are being taken to rid the Force of those bad elements. Appearing on the Government-produced programme “Safeguarding Our Nation” this morning, Deputy Commissioner Budram said allegations should be reported against corrupt Police Officers. […]
Three days after he was busted in the East Coast Demerara village of Beterverwagting with just over 17 pounds of cocaine in his possession, 32-year-old Morris Cameron has pleaded guilty to a charge of drug trafficking. Cameron appeared in Court this morning where the charge was read to him and he opted to enter a […]
21-year-old labourer, Shaka Phillips, of Amelia’s Ward, Linden was charged and remanded to jail today over the murder of school teacher, Jenel Pollydore. Phillips is the ex-boyfriend of the school teacher, who was shot dead outside a wedding reception at a Linden hotel. The murder accused appeared virtually before Magistrate Rondel Weaver, and was not […]
The 16-year-old East La Penitence girl who was hit to the neck by a stray bullet while riding home through East Ruimveldt two nights ago has died. The young girl, Reyna Depeazer, passed away at the Georgetown Hospital this afternoon without ever regaining consciousness. The Guyana Police Force has been tightlipped on its investigations into […]
The 35th West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference opened on Monday at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen Campus, under the theme “Drivers for Agriculture and Economic Development.” Hosted by the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry in collaboration with the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society (CAAES), and the Ministry of Agriculture, the conference is focusing on […]
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