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Former People’s Progressive Party Candidate and the son of the founder of the PPP, Dr. Cheddi Jagan Jnr. has offered congratulations to A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change on the formation of their coalition to contest the May 11 elections. In a letter to the press, Dr. Jagan said coalition politics […]
Days after objections from Venezuelan authorities, there is still no indication from Exxon Mobile that it will halt its exploration plans following the dispatch of the rig and the commencement of exploration work in the concession granted by the Government of Guyana. The rig which departed the United States on February 19 arrived in Guyana […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on Wednesday evening busted a drug convict at the Ogle International Airport with over five pounds of cocaine in his bags. The man was getting ready to board a flight to Barbados. He has been identified as 34-year-old Terry Defreitas who was released from prison last year after serving time […]
The Presidential Candidate for the APNU-AFC coalition, David Granger on Wednesday said Guyana is at a breaking point and that was one of the main reasons behind the decision of the two opposition parties to join forces for the upcoming elections. Granger told a packed audience gathered at the Pegasus hotel that it is time […]
The Prime Ministerial Candidate for the APNU-AFC coalition, Moses Nagamootoo has declared elections day, May 11, 2015 will serve as Guyana’s Day of Deliverance. In a call for unity, Nagamootoo s urged Guyanese to vote resounding for a government of national unity at the May 11 polls, promising that there was nothing to fear in […]
Youth leaders of the parties that make up the APNU-AFC coalition on Wednesday said it was time for the winner takes all system in Guyana to end and for there to be a move to a government of national unity. Speaking at the launching of the APNU-AFC coalition, Malika Ramsay of the People’s National Congress […]
Just days after two other Guyanese men were held in separate drug busts at New York’s JFK Airport, another Guyanese man trembled his way onto the wrong side of the law and was busted with over 27 pounds of cocaine in his suitcases after arriving in New York city. According to court documents, Guyanese national Aubrey […]
Less than one month after the government announced reductions in fuel prices, the prices for gas and diesel have increased at fuel stations across the country. Over the past 24 hours, the Guyana Oil Company raised the price for gas from $695 per gallon to $795 per gallon. The price for diesel is also climbing […]
Drug Enforcement Authorities in the United States and Guyana have been stepping up their cooperation to fight drug trafficking between the two countries. Over the past six months, there have been several arrests and seizures of cocaine belonging to passengers travelling between Guyana and the United States. The drug busts have been made on both […]
A Guyanese national nabbed smuggling cocaine inside cans of diced fruit came up with story that’s nuttier than a fruitcake. Colin McKenzie allegedly told the feds that he thought he was smuggling diamonds. McKenzie, 48, and his two suitcases were selected for inspection Friday by Customs and Border Protection officers after he stepped off a […]
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