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City businessman and Eccles resident Andrew Morgan was today sentenced to 4 years in jail and fined a total of $4.9 Million, having been found guilty of cocaine trafficking. The sentence was handed down by Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court. Morgan was found guilty of the drug trafficking crime just over a […]
The Mohameds family which owns Mohameds Enterprises, one of the largest business groups in Guyana, has rejected a special report by the Reuters news agency, linking the company and its principles to gold smuggling and drug trafficking. In an explosive report released this morning on its online platforms, the Reuters agency reported that the United […]
The Newtown location of gold trading company, El Dorado Trading in DaSilva Street was gutted by fire this afternoon, leaving millions of dollars in damages. The fire service was called to the business place just after 5 o’ clock this afternoon when heavy smoke was seen billowing from inside of the building. The fire service […]
A 23-year-old American man who was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan Airport back in April with more than 270 grams of marijuana stashed in cereal boxes in his suitcase, changed his not guilty plea to guilty today. The youth, Malcolm Vinson appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scare at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court today for the continuation […]
Even as he applauded the work of Police Officers in crime fighting over the past year, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken today warned Senior and Junior Police Officers that there will be consequences to the breaching of the standard operating procedures of the Force. Speaking at the Police Force’s Award Ceremony this morning, Mr. Hicken […]
Three months after the Police discovered skeletal remains of a man in a sand grave at Madewini on the Soesdyke-Linden highway, DNA tests conducted overseas have confirmed the remains to be those of Police Constable Quincy Lewis. The Police Constable was missing for almost three years, when the remains were found. Investigators believe he was […]
One week after the President announced that Nigel Dharamlall has resigned as a Minister of Government and a Member of Parliament, the National Assembly has still not received any letter of resignation from him. While the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir, opted to offer no comment on the issue, other officials at the […]
Federal Authorities in Brazil are probing a major money laundering and illegal gold trading operation in the country, with suspected links to a Guyanese businessman. The Guyanese businessman, whose name has not been released, is suspected of laundering millions of dollars worth of gold through several shell companies. While the businessman is not believed to […]
With a worrying crime situation in the country, Acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken has made a fresh call for the public to work with the Guyana Police Force to ensure the safety of their communities. During a ceremony to remember fallen ranks on Sunday, Mr. Hicken said Police officers are often exposed to life-threatening situations, […]
As Guyana inches closer to its Fourth Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), the Government is moving to further amend the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Legislation, to strengthen the State’s ability to forfeit the assets of criminals as well as the proceeds of crime. The Attorney […]
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