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“Entertainer Dwidth” surrenders to Canadian Police

Guyanese deejay, Dwidth Ferguson, who is also known as “Entertainer Dwidth”, has surrendered to Canadian Law Enforcement authorities who are conducting a probe into his possible involvement in a multi national drug trafficking and gun running ring. A senior official attached to Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics Unit told News Source that Canadian Authorities on Wednesday […]

Government moves to introduce witness protection and relocation

The government will soon be tabling the Witness Protection Bill 2015 in the National Assembly as it moves to offer better protection to persons testifying in the Courts, particularly in those high-profile cases. Governance Minister Raphael Trotman told reporters on Thursday that the draft Bill is currently being reviewed by a sub-committee of Cabinet. Once […]

Consultations for 2016 budget begins; Private Sector Commission puts forward its concerns and recommendations

Finance Minister Winston Jordan has started consultations for the 2016 National Budget. According to a statement from the Finance Ministry, Minister Jordan and his budget team hosted a high level meeting with the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Major General (Rtd) Norman Mc.Lean and other executives of the PSC. The meeting took place […]

UG mourns passing of Head of Law Department

The Law Department of the University of Guyana has been plunged into mourning following the death of the Head of the department, Professor Sheldon McDonald. Mr. McDonald passed away on Wednesday night at a city hospital where he was nursing injuries from a vehicular accident which took place last Friday at Success on the East […]

Police Commissioner expresses worry over increase in daring crimes

On the morning after six armed motorcycle riding bandits carried out a brazen robbery in the busy America Street area, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud gave the Force’s commitment to continuing with the efforts to tackle the crime problem in the country. The Commissioner was swamped by reporters outside the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Wednesday […]