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Guyanese woman in Antigua facing charges in 1,056 pound Cocaine Bust

ST JOHN’S Antigua (CMC) – Two people, including a 41-year-old Guyanese-born woman, are due to appear in Antigua court on Friday after the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) said it had seized more than EC$17 million in illegal drugs earlier this week. The ONDCP, which described the seizure of 480 […]

Copa launches Guyana service, Guyana visas waived for LatAm countries

Copa Airlines starts its official service into the Guyana market on Friday and has been extended the red carpet by the Government of Guyana. The Panamanian airline will known for its award-winning service globally, will operate twice weekly flights between Georgetown and Panama City, with connections to New York, other American cities, Canada several countries […]

18-year-old girl shot dead by gunman in Lusignan; phone stolen

An eighteen year old, Lusignan girl was shot dead on Thursday afternoon by a gunman who calmly walked up to her, fired a shot at close range and grabbed her cellphone. The dead teenager has been identified as Ashmini Harriram of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. According to her cousin, Fiona Somwaru, they were both in […]

Another major hotel to begin construction in Guyana

The construction of what is due to be Guyana’s second five-star luxury hotel is yet a further indication of the confidence expressed in the local economy by both local and foreign investors, President Donald Ramotar has said. Delivering the feature address at a simple ceremony to mark to the start of the construction Sun and […]

Guyanese Jacqueline Graham is new CCJ Registrar

(Trinidad Express)  The Port of Spain-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has a new registrar and marshal. Guyanese national Jacqueline Graham, who took up the post from July 1, is an attorney with an MBA in Finance (University of Manchester, UK), an undergraduate degree in Management Studies (University of Guyana) and is a graduate of […]

St. Stanislaus teacher missing; family members worried

Police Investigators in Georgetown are trying to track down the whereabouts of 34-year-old St. Stanislaus College teacher, Nyozi Goodman who has not been seen or heard from since Sunday. The former Miss Linden who now lives in Georgetown and has been teaching at the St. Stanislaus College for a number of years, was last seen […]