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44-year-old Onai Nassy of Norton Street, Lodge was charged and remanded to jail today for cocaine trafficking. He appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court this morning before Magistrate Tomika Clarke where the drug trafficking charge was read to him. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but bail was refused and he was remanded. Nassy […]
The Law Enforcement intends to increase its efforts to get the Courts to freeze bank accounts, properties and assets that are linked to persons who may be involved in crime and criminality. On his “Issues in the News” television programme on Tuesday, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said the Government plans to make applications to the […]
Two United States companies are setting the foundation to build 10,000 “affordable homes” in Guyana, with financing through US Export-Import Bank (EXIM), US Ambassador Nicole Theriot has said. During an appearance on the Guyana Energy Perspectives podcast, the Ambassador said the two companies have responded to a call by President Irfaan Ali to bring more […]
A construction truck and another piece of construction equipment were set ablaze this afternoon in the East Coast Demerara community of Vigilance and several other fires were reported in the community after the Police reportedly carried out a search of a house and arrested two relatives of US sanctioned villager, Mark Cromwell aka “Demon”. Cromwell […]
More families of the missing MV Barima victims joined the protest action this week as they renew their calls for the sunken vessel to be salvaged before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the tragedy commences its work. The protest took place in front of the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation on Main Street […]
Costa Rica’s former Vice President, Rebecca Grynspan has widened her lead as the United Nations Security Council held a fourth secret straw poll this afternoon in the race for UN Secretary General. Grynspan who was also the leader in the last straw poll, picked up 10 encouraging votes this time around. She picked up nine […]
The United States Government will be injecting US$2 million to assist with Guyana’s air domain awareness that will help the country to track “drug flights”, U.S Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot has said. Speaking during the Energy Perspective podcast, the Ambassador said the move is part of the broader security arrangement that the U.S has […]
Head of the Special Branch, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine maintained that the Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed is a threat to the people of Guyana as Defence Attorney Siand Dhurjon concluded his cross-examination of Narine today after weeks of intense grilling. “Azruddin Mohamed is a threat to the people of the country,” Narine told […]
The Third Global Regional Safety Oversight Organizations (RSOOs) and Regional Accident and Incident Investigation Organizations (RAIOs) forum for aviation safety opened in Guyana today. The Forum for Aviation Safety has brought together representatives of the two international organisations, member states, industry leaders and the International Civil Aviation Organisaton to deliberate on regional cooperation in aviation […]
The High Court has ordered the Commissioner of Information, retired Justice, Charles Ramson Snr. to process and determine several outstanding requests for information after finding that the applications had not been determined within the time required by the Access to Information Act. The requests were made by Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram concerning payments relating to the ExxonMobil-led consortium under the 2016 Petroleum Agreement, Revenue and expenditure and […]
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