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President David Granger will be in the United Kingdom for the rest of the week on an official visit. The President will meet Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle on Wednesday as part of the visit. In a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency, it was stated that President Granger will also attend the Caribbean Council’s […]
A young Guyanese Chef is under Police guard at the Georgetown Hospital, and it’s not over a secret recipe. The 26-year-old Chef from East Ruimveldt was busted on Sunday morning at the Cheddi Jagan airport on suspicion that he was trafficking cocaine. He admitted to the police that he had ingested several cocaine pellets. An […]
A route 42 minibus driver, Travis David, will be spending the next 56 months in jail after he was found guilty of causing the death of a woman by dangerous driving. The woman was a passenger in the minibus that was being driven by 28-year-old Travis David, when he lost control and slammed into a power […]
A Guyanese born, Queens businessman who hoped he could skip prison for helping bring down a powerful politician did not get what he wanted. Instead, Brooklyn Federal Judge Dora Irizarry sentenced cooperator Edul Ahmad to two years behind bars Friday for running a mortgage fraud scam. Ahmad was an asset in the feds’ case against […]
53-year-old businessman, Jerome Singh, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today and was placed on $75,000 bail after he was charged for issuing a forged cheque at a local Hardware store. The Prosecution’s case states that on the 21st October, 2011 at Toolsie Persaud Limited, the accused presented the cashier with a cheque knowing it […]
The sum of $150 million is to be spent on improving drainage in the Capital City as government looks to stave off the possibility of flooding during the upcoming May/June rainy season. Cabinet has given its approval for the funding and that paves the way for the execution of remedial drainage works around the city […]
As the war of words between Digicel and GTT heats up over Digicel’s move to bypass the local network and rely on a Suriname hook-up for the provision of its data services, the company is firing back at GTT. One day after GTT accused Digicel of “robbing” the local tax system with its bypass move, […]
With a suitcase in her right hand and a bottle of juice in the left, a North West District woman was remanded to prison today, after being charged with the attempted murder of her boyfriend. Thirty five year-old, Cynthia McIntyre was not allowed to enter a plea to the indictable charge when she appeared at […]
There is an ongoing police investigation into a possible assassination plot that may have targeted President David Granger. State Minister, Joseph Harmon, confirmed today that an investigation has been launched. He made the disclosure while responding to questions at the post-cabinet briefing. Mr. Harmon said the Administration was provided with information by the Police, that […]
As some members of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) push ahead with plans to unseat incumbent Union President, Patrick Yarde, they are concerned that Mr. Yarde and his supporters may be doing any and everything possible to hold on to power. Now the Court has stepped in and put a hold on the elections […]
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