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Agents from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) are probing the discovery of a large quantity of compressed marijuana in a container at the John Fernandes Wharf on Tuesday. Head of CANU, James Singh confirmed the bust but at the time could not provide a final figure on the weight of the illegal substance. Singh […]
Mines Officers and Forestry Rangers from within the Natural Resources sector were Tuesday morning involved in an awareness training session on Trafficking in Persons (TIP), in an effort to better position them to assist in the elimination of the scourge here. Junior Natural Resources Minister and TIP Heroine Simona Broomes spearheaded the session with the […]
A fired agent of Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has been sentenced to four years in jail for his role in the trafficking of a quantity of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan Airport. The man, Kurt Sunich along with another man, Israel George, were both charged for cocaine trafficking after a quantity of cocaine was […]
The ex-wife of self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram was among four persons who were charged on Monday afternoon for the seizure of a large quantity of marijuana in a house on the West Bank Demerara last week. The lone male, Balkhrison Ramdass, 54, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court along with three females where they […]
Just over 24 hours after a shooting rampage at a popular gay nightclub in Orland, Florida where 50 members of the LGBT community lost their lives, the opposition People’s Progressive Party in Guyana said the Government of Guyana must take action if it wishes to avoid similar homophobic attacks here. PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee […]
43-year-old Businessman Tazleem Gafoor, was on Monday charged for attempting to pervert the course of justice by securing the release of narcotics seized by the police. The incident occurred over the phone on June 8, 2016. Gafoor pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of $300,000. But police prosecutors said they have […]
A West Coast Demerara man and woman were on Monday morning arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court following last Wednesday’s seizure of cocaine in a cargo shipment of frozen fish at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri. 27-year-old Safoor Ali and 22-year-old Nazeema Inraze, who are said to be relatives, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann […]
The Prime Suspect in the murder of a Soesdyke mechanic is in custody this morning and charges are likely before midweek. Mechanic Poolman Baljit was found stabbed to death in his bedroom by his parents last Thursday night just after they heard his screams. His bedroom was locked from the inside but they gained access […]
The Government of Guyana has rejected Venezuela’s denial over the shooting incident which occurred two weeks ago in Guyana’s Cuyuni river involving Venezuelan soldiers. Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the recent statement by the Venezuelan Embassy in Guyana, in which it denied that Venezuelan troops shot at Guyanese mining officials while they […]
Just days after the Georgetown City Council announced that it was moving ahead with a parking meter project through a little known company, Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan has poured water on the move and has announced that he cannot support the project under the company. In a post on his Facebook page, the Deputy Mayor […]
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