By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2016
News
Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix has announced that a full investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances under which convicted drug lord, Barry Dataram and his reputed wife, Ms. Anjanie Boodnarine were issued fake passports. He has indicated that those culpable will face the harshest possible action. Dataram and Boodnaraine were arrested in […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2016
Crime, News
The reputed wife of drug convict Barry Dataram was also using a false passport when she went on the run with him as their drug possession case neared an end in the Magistrates’ Court. While Dataram was using a passport with a false name that was issued in back in 2013, his reputed wife Anjanie […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2016
Crime, News
Convicted drug lord and recaptured fugitive Barry Dataram, was found in Suriname with a Guyana Passport that was issued to him in the name of David Persaud. The passport bears the image of Dataram but with the David Persaud name. The passport was issued on April 15, 2013 and appeared to have been issued in […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2016
Crime, News
The man who went on national tv to declare that he was indeed a drug lord during his cocaine possession court case, was handed over to Guyanese law enforcement on Saturday at Moleson Creek, Corentyne along with his wife, after being on the run for three weeks. Drug convict and self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2016
Crime, News
A Guyanese man who travelled to the US from Guyana to pick up a more than 500 pound cocaine shipment in a container of fish, has been convicted and is now awaiting sentencing. The man, Heeralall Sukdeo who owned a New York based company that imports fish from Guyana was convicted Friday in Brooklyn Federal […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2016
News, Politics
The National Assembly yesterday, adopted the National Youth Policy. The Motion to have the Policy adopted was brought to the House by Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry. According to Henry, the Policy is a comprehensive roadmap that lays out the Government’s plans for youth across Guyana. Henry said it is in keeping […]
By News Source Guyana on October 15, 2016
News, Politics
(GINA) The Ministry of Public Telecommunications will be collaborating with the Ministry of Citizenship to make a more effective Passport application system. Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) would be used to make the process easier and faster. Hughes said that the ministries […]
By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2016
Crime, News
Convicted and self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram and his reputed wife, Anjanie Boodnarine have been arrested in neighbouring Suriname, three weeks after they went on the run from local law enforcement. Surinamese Police on Friday informed local police and the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit that they had nabbed the two hiding out in a house […]
By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2016
Crime, News
An international law enforcement expert will be contracted to come to Guyana and assist the Ministry of Natural Resources in its efforts to interdict gold smugglers. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said the decision was taken following the observation of new trends which seem to suggest that there are attempts by some gold producers to […]
By News Source Guyana on October 14, 2016
News, Politics
-by Gordon Moseley- The U.S State Department’s Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Amos Hochstein says the US Government is excited about Guyana’s oil producing prospects, but he encourages Guyana to focus on ensuring the proper frameworks are in place that would see the country reaping the real benefits from the sector. The […]