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Officials of US carrier, Jet Blue have started discussions with the Government of Guyana about the airline adding Guyana to its list of international destinations. The initial talks were held last Thursday in Florida on the sidelines of the Florida Conference on Current Caribbean Issues: The Diaspora Discussion. Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign […]
Guns and ammunition surrendered to the police during the ongoing one month amnesty can be used to prosecute in other crimes, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud disclosed on Monday. Persaud clarified that the government pardon only grants amnesty for the possession of firearms and made it clear that the police will not go after anyone who […]
(BarbadosToday) Two Guyanese nationals have been slapped with eight drug charges after being caught with drugs aboard their fishing vessel. Coco Ibert Prophett, 29, and Paul Fraser, 42, have been charged with possession of cannabis, possession with intent to supply cannabis, trafficking cannabis, importation of cannabis, possession of cocaine, possession with intent to supply cocaine, […]
A Lamaha Springs beautician will appear in court early this week to face drug trafficking charges. The woman believed to be in her 20’s was busted on Friday while heading to the airport. According to reports, agents from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit acted on a tip and intercepted the car that the woman was […]
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has shot down criticism by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on his selection by the government to lead a government team into National Unity talks with the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). In a facebook post on Saturday, the Prime Minister said “Jagdeo cannot be the loser and chooser at the same time. […]
Police and Army troops early Sunday morning began a journey to the Kaieteur Falls to retrieve a body that was spotted last evening by Park Rangers. The discovery comes almost two weeks after a female Tourist went missing during a visit to the falls. While authorities remain unsure whether the body is that of the […]
A Truck bearing Surinamese license plates was intercepted at # 5 Villages, West Coast Berbice on Sunday last and found smuggling four hundred (400) boxes of chicken with an aggregate value of over $2.8M, the Guyana Revenue Authority said. According to the GRA, the truck and its contents were detained by officers from the Law […]
The Guyana Police Force reported on Friday that there continues to be an increase in criminal activities across the country. According to the police, at the end of August 2015, a 12% increase in serious crimes was recorded in comparison to the same period in 2014. The Police statement said that the country has recorded […]
As Guyana continues to fight to reverse the number of cases of suicide, the government on Thursday unveiled a five year Suicide Prevention Plan (2015 – 2020) as it joined in global observances to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. The Ministry of Public Health teamed up with Miss Guyana World Lisa Punch and at a […]
Police investigators are this morning probing the death of a 43-year-old Herstelling man. According to a police report, the body of Nathan Persaud was found just after 10 o clock Thursday morning in his premises with several wounds to his head. He was taken to the Georgetown Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. […]
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