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A Guyanese drug smuggler who travelled from Barbados to Manchester, England with 72 small packets of cocaine in his stomach, has been sentenced to give years in jail. The 53-year-old man has been identified as Wade Williams. He was stopped by Border Force officers on February 14, 2015 after his flight from Barbados landed at Manchester […]
President Donald Ramotar headed out to the riverain communities along the Corentyne river on Monday with his message for re-election. Mr. Ramotar visited the communities of Orealla and Siparuta and promised residents that his government plans to create new job opportunities for them through a number of new initiatives once he is re-elected. The two […]
The Carter Centre will be in Guyana to observe the upcoming May 11 elections and former U.S President, Jimmy Carter is expected to visit the country in the run up to the elections. Several sources close to The Carter Centre have indicated to News Source that Carter has expressed a desire to visit Guyana as […]
Under an APNU+AFC government Guyanese stand to benefit from sweeping tax reforms which would include reductions in the current 30% Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and 16% Value Added Tax. Thats according to Presidential Candidate of the coalition, David Granger. Mr. Granger said the current taxation policy of the incumbent is “cock eyed” and not fair. That […]
A man whose identity is still to be confirmed, collapsed and died outside the Georgetown Public Hospital on Monday morning. Efforts were being made to locate his his relatives. The man was carrying an X-ray document with the name “Delly Payne”. According to reports it was just after 5:30 am on Monday that the man […]
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday begged Region Ten residents to give the People’s Progressive Party Civic “a chance” in the opposition controlled district with promises of improved management and an economic turnaround. Jagdeo who served as President from 1999 to 2011, and now finds himself as a candidate for the PPP Civic, said he rushed back from […]
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Rear Admiral Gary Best has offered his endorsement to the APNU+AFC coalition as the parties enter the homestretch for the 2015 elections campaign. In a statement on Saturday, Rear Admiral Best said he believes that the APNU+AFC coalition headed by retired Brigadier David Granger is best […]
Prime Ministerial Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Elisabeth Harper is convinced that there have been attempts by a “known individual” who she does not name, to extort or blackmail her regarding a legal dispute involving her son and his former business partners. News broke on Wednesday night that Harper’s 36-year-old son was at the […]
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has been summoned to appear in court over allegedly making “racially divisive” statements at the Babu John memorial for late President Cheddi Jagan. The private criminal charges were filed against the former President by Attorney and Financial Analyst Christopher Ram. Jagdeo has been summoned to appear in court on April 20, […]
Newly minted People’s Progressive Party/Civic Candidate Clinton Urling does not appear pleased with recent statements made by another PPP/Civic Candidate about the youth organization that Urling founded and headed up to March of this year. On her Facebook page on Tuesday, Education Minister Priya Manickchand in an effort to defend Urling from criticism over his […]
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