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Sattaur to probe reports that “money jet” bypassed Customs

The Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority Khurshid Sattaur intends to investigate  reports that the private jet which was busted in Puerto Rico with hidden cash, was not searched by customs agents in Guyana during several of its trips to this country. Sattaur told News Source during a telephone interview that he has heard […]

Granger urges CARICOM to address Guyana’s Governance Crisis

Leader of the Opposition, retired Brigadier David Granger, has written to the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) requesting that  the current political situation in Guyana is brought to the attention of the CARICOM Heads of Government. In his letter, dated November 20, 2014, Mr. Granger urged that CARICOM convenes an emergency meeting to […]

Ombudsman rubbishes jurisdiction claims by Luncheon

The Ombudsman, Justice Winston Moore is standing by his report which recognised wrongdoings in the prosecution of three senior managers of the New Building Society. Former NBS Chief Executive Officer Maurice Arjoon had filed a complaint to the Ombudsman over several wrongs done to him and the other two managers as it relates to charges […]

“Money jet” bypassed Customs checks when in Guyana -Sources

The private jet which is owned by a Guyanese businessman and is at the centre of a money smuggling investigation in Puerto Rico, made several monthly trips to Guyana and on some occasions was never checked by Customs after its arrival, according to multiple sources close to the Customs Department. The owner of the jet, […]

Probe launched into trafficking of five Guyanese men in Suriname

Police in Guyana and Suriname are probing a human trafficking case that involved five Guyanese men as victims. The Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the investigation and has already conducted interviews with the five men. In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the Guyana Police Force said it is investigating the circumstances under which […]

Two women from Guyana busted with cocaine in 2 days at JFK

There appears to be new collusion at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in the efforts of the drug lords to get cocaine out of Guyana. Just days after a man from Guyana was busted at New York’s JFK Airport with over 16 pounds of cocaine in rum bottles, two women who also travelled from Guyana […]