By News Source Guyana on July 30, 2013
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A young Customs Officer whom a Wanted Bulletin was issued for last evening by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit turned himself into law enforcement today in the company of his Attorneys. News Source understands that the Customs Officer, Anthony Thomas along with another Customs Officer, an Airline security agent and a Ground handling agent are […]
By News Source Guyana on July 30, 2013
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The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on Monday night issued a wanted bulletin for a Customs Officer of the Guyana Revenue Authority. The Customs Officer’s name has been given as Anthony Thomas. In a late night release, CANU asked for “Anyone with information on the whereabouts of GRA’s officer Anthony Thomas please contact the Customs Anti […]
By News Source Guyana on July 29, 2013
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The Guyana Oil Company on Monday afternoon confirmed that it was facing a possible shortage in the supply of fuel after one its fuel vessels got delayed in its departure from the refinery in Curacao. The Managing Director of Guyoil, Badrie Persaud told News Source that the fuel shipment has since left Curacao and should […]
By News Source Guyana on July 29, 2013
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Police investigators are probing the death of a prisoner at the Camp Street jail. The man was reportedly found dead between late Sunday night and early on Monday morning. In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, the Guyana Prison Service identified the dead prisoner as Brian Blount and said he was found hanging in a cell […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2013
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Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit intend to question a number of baggage handlers at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri after a bag was found beyond the security areas with over 20 pounds of cocaine. The bag did not carry the name of any passenger but had a check in baggage tag attached […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2013
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The recently formed Youth Action Network moved into the mining town of Linden on Saturday morning to launch their first set of community projects. The new Youth Action Network was formed by the United States Embassy in Georgetown and has brought together three youth groups from across Guyana and a number of young leaders. The […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2013
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With 25 years of legal practice in the United Kingdom, Guyanese born Justice Rabi Shankar Sukul will be working to augment the local justice sector following his appointment as a Justice of Appeal on Friday. He took the oath of Office before President Donald Ramotar in the presence of his spouse, Attorney General and Minister […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2013
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The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the shooting death of a 24-year-old young man who was killed on Friday evening during an argument at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. The dead man has been identified as Elvis Fernandes of Mandela Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. According to the Police Public Relations Office, initial investigations have […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2013
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(NY Daily News) The Guyanese girlfriend of a Brooklyn court officer charged with making child pornography has been charged herself with being his pervy co-producer, authorities said Wednesday. Collette Robertson, 45, a home health aide for the venerable Children’s Aid Society, admitted she took sexually explicit photos of naked young girls with a cell phone […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2013
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Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) partners opened a two day Technical Working Group (TWG) on Crime Prevention, focusing on at-risk youth and vulnerable populations. U.S. Ambassador to Guyana D. Brent Hardt, CARICOM Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate of Human and Social Development Myrna Bernard, Reverend Kwame Gilbert representing the Government of Guyana, and Vice Minister of Youth […]