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Senior Police Officer and Businessman among four Guyanese sanctioned by US for drug trafficking links

Senior Superintendent of Police, Himnauth Sawh is among four Guyanese that have been sanctioned by the US Government for reported links to drug trafficking the Colombian drug trafficking underworld. In a statement today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control named the Senior Superintendent of Police Himnauth Sawh along with businessman […]

28-year-old Essequibo Coast driver dies in truck smash-up

A 28-year-old truck driver from Queenstown on the Essequibo Coast lost his life tragically on Wednesday night in a smash-up involving two trucks. The dead man has been identified as Kevin Bacchus. A Police report stated that another truck being driven by 43-year-old Jairam Sukhu was proceeding north in the western drive lane along the […]

City Council announces $4.2B Budget; Seeks more than $387 Billion in outstanding rates and taxes

The 2025 Budget for the Georgetown City Council is pegged at $4.2 Billion, but the Municipality is expected to operate at a deficit of $444.9M if the more than $387.6B in outstanding rates and taxes are not paid. Chairman of the City’s Finance Committee, Councillor Lelon Saul presented the Municipality’s 2025 Budget to the Council […]

AG Nandlall advises GECOM to move ahead with election preparations with or without Opposition Commissioners

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has made it clear that the work of the Guyana Elections Commission in preparation for the September 1 General and Regional Elections, will proceed with or without Opposition Commissioners. Mr. Nandlall’s statement comes after an Opposition GECOM Commissioner, walked out of a schedule Commission meeting on Tuesday alleging that they were […]

KLM Dutch Airlines begins Guyana service today

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, will officially begin its Guyana service today. The Dutch Airlines announced last November that it will be adding the Georgetown route into its global network. At a launching event to mark the occasion last evening, KLM’s Regional Manager Dutch for the Caribbean and Suriname Dirk Buitelaar, expressed confidence that Guyana will […]