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As Guyana continues to fall below the expectations of international frameworks, domestic efforts continue to address the deficiencies in the country’s anti money laundering and terrorist financing agenda. On Wednesday, Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams called for greater sharing of information among stakeholder agencies. He made the call during an event to observe the […]
He had already cleared immigration and customs at New York’s JFK Airport, but only made it to a nearby hotel before being busted while excreting cocaine pellets. Guyanese, Jermaine Smartt, is now a guest of the Brooklyn Metro Detention Centre after he was charged with cocaine trafficking. The 40-year-old was busted at the JFK Inn […]
A Guyanese businessman, who lives in neighboring Suriname, has single-handedly taken on the task of selling Guyana’s eco-tourism product in the Dutch Capital of Paramaribo, while at the same time marketing the former Dutch colony here in Guyana. The businessman, Raymond Mohamed, believes his success is the result of years of hard work and moving […]
A young miner was today remanded to prison by Magistrate Fabayo Azore, after he was charged for the murder of his “drinking buddy”. 24-Year- Old, Stanislaus Clement stood before the court and was not allowed to enter a plea after the charge of murder was read to him. The Prosecution’s case is that on April […]
A Monday afternoon accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway has left a 21-year-old male cyclist dead. The incident occurred at about 4:45pm on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. An injured Raymond Isaacs of Silver Hill was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was pronounced dead on arrival. According to information reaching News Source, Isaacs was cycling […]
Sugar workers of the East Demerara estate continue to express their concern and opposition over reports of the planned closure of the estate. Earlier today, a large group of workers from the estate marched through the community of Enmore and along the Railway Embankment to the community of Enterprise, some four (4) miles away. According […]
The aurora gold mining company appears on track for another good year of gold production. The company is already ahead of its production target for the first quarter of this year and tomorrow it will celebrate three million hours of no lost time at its operations. The company hosted a media tour and briefing on […]
The Parika man who is the main suspect in the murder of his reputed wife has been caught and will face charges this week. The man, Ganesh Dhanraj, had been on the run since allegedly strangling the woman to death last week. The body of 29-year-old, Dhanwantie Ram, was found with a sheet wrapped around […]
Expressed intention to have Value Added Tax (VAT) paid on private school fees will be subject to further review by the Cabinet when that body meets next Tuesday. This was according to the Government in a release today, following a meeting between private school stakeholders and government officials including the Prime Minister and Minister of […]
As the murder rate continues to climb in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago, another Guyanese national has been added to the list of homicides in the twin-island republic. 23-year-old, Guyanese national, Raphael Collins was gunned down last evening in the crime riddled community of Laventille. The man was at the house of a female friend having […]
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