By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2017
Crime, News
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has reported that a Mahaicony man is now in its custody after he was nabbed at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport with cocaine in his stomach. The man has been identified as Randolph Muir, who is also known as “Roach”. According to CANU, one of its vigilant ranks arrested […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2017
News, Politics
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, used his weekly press conference on Monday to fire back at Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, after the Minister lashed out at him and described him as the Doctor of Doom during a sitting of the National Assembly last week. Mr. Jagdeo dismissed Trotman’s criticism and said he has never […]
By News Source Guyana on June 19, 2017
Caribbean & International, News
Caribbean Airlines has announced that due to the Tropical Storm warning in effect for Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada, a number of its flights have been cancelled for the rest of today. For Guyana, only the Miami to Georgetown via Port-of-Spain flight has been cancelled. But connecting several connecting flights out of Trinidad and Tobago have […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2017
News
The Government has decided to cut ties with longtime Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, James Singh. Singh, who had been serving as Head of the leading drug enforcement agency since 2008, was informed today by Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan that his services would no longer be needed. He had been on leave since […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2017
Crime, News
A Linden man was today charged and placed on bail for allegedly posting nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend on social media. 22-year-old, Kenon Grovenor, entered a plea of not guilty after the charge was read to him. The charge stated that between the 2nd and 3rd January, 2017, the man leaked nude images of his […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2017
Caribbean & International, News
The Guyanese owned carrier, Fly Jamaica Airways, is hoping that it will be able to bridge the traveling gap between members of the diaspora and Guyana and Jamaica. The airline opened its new office at 1397 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn on Thursday evening and believes the move is an important step in its expansion drive. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2017
News
(Barbados Today) Two Guyanese nationals, a man and woman, are now on remand after appearing in a Bridgetown Court on a rape charge. It is alleged that Carla Alexis Martin, 37, and Sean Christopher Nelson, 29, both of Kings Street, St Michael, had sexual intercourse with a female on June 11, knowing that she did not […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2017
News
Tensions grew high in the National Assembly last evening as Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman pulled off his gloves and weighed in, on the performance of past President, now Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo. Since the APNU+AFC coalition secured office two years ago, Mr. Jagdeo has launched a series of attacks on the government’s performance, […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2017
News, Politics
A Joint Services team set up by the government to investigate mining in protected areas has recommended that there be clear and obvious demarcation of the protected area boundary. This was according to the Ministry of the Presidency. In addition to the recommendation for clear demarcation, the Joint Service team also called for all operators […]
By News Source Guyana on June 16, 2017
News, Politics
Plans to commence oil production locally by 2020 are on schedule with the Government approving the Liza Phase 1 development plan by ExxonMobil and granting the company a production license for the Liza field. This was announced by the Ministry of Natural Resources in a statement to the press on Thursday evening. With production expected […]