By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2015
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(NY Post) A former Yankee Stadium security guard who was wrongfully busted for cocaine possession at Kennedy Airport in 2010 is suing Delta Airlines, claiming that they allowed his luggage to be tampered with en route from Guyana. Five years after the incident, the case kicked off Monday with opening statements in Brooklyn federal court. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2015
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Members of the Guyana Police Force based in Berbice, today arrested four suspected bandits after the men were involved in a botched mid morning robbery. According to a police report, it was just around 10 o’ clock this morning when a motor car bearing license plate number HC 4442 pulled up in front of a […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2015
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Suspended Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Law Enforcement Manager Troy Vannooten has come forward to challenge bribery allegations which have led to his suspension from the Agency. News broke last week that Vannooten had been suspended for his alleged involvement in accepting payment in relation to the 400 boxes of smuggled chicken which was seized by […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2015
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The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Indira Ananjit was sent on leave to facilitate an ongoing audit into the disappearance of millions of dollars in law books and computer parts. Attorney General Basil Williams on Monday said that Ananjit was the person in charge of the purchase of the computer spares and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2015
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In an unprecedented sensitization exercise on Monday, consumers buying durable goods across Guyana were placed on notice that any store policy which prohibits refunds or returns on products is illegal and should not be condoned. Staff of the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission took to the streets to sensitive both consumers and vendors on what […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
They may not see eye to eye on several issues since the loss of their party at the elections earlier this year, but when it comes to the benefits they should be receiving as former Presidents, Donald Ramotar and Bharrat Jagdeo are holding the same thoughts on the issue. So much so, they have the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2015
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Sections of the LGBT community in Guyana were thrown into a state of despair on Sunday evening over the death of a male – to – female transgender in her early 20s. According to close friends, Desmond Lyken aka ‘Desiree’ was pronounced dead by doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital after ingesting a poisonous substance […]
By News Source Guyana on December 7, 2015
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A $15 billion resort, situated on an island in the mighty Essequibo River, is set to open its doors on Saturday, December 12, enhancing the tourist attraction the Essequibo region. Already there has been much buzz about the facility which will on completion house 50 rooms, a spa, gym and all the modern amenities for […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2015
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A 35-year-old Guyanese man, who lived between Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, died on Saturday in Trinidad after spending more than a week in a critical condition in the San Fernando Hospital in the island. The man, Deokaran Sharma Seokaran was reportedly attacked, beaten, robbed and set on fire on November 29. The burns took over […]
By News Source Guyana on December 6, 2015
News, Politics
President David Granger called on men to respect women’s equality as he outlined, what he called, the three pillars of gender relations, this afternoon, at the National Association of the Adventist Men’s Ministry 2015 Men’s Conference, which was held in the main auditorium of the Sophia Exhibition Centre. “Christian men have to respect women as […]