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More than a month after he surrendered to investigators of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, businessman and former national cyclist, Tyrone Hamilton, has been charged for drug trafficking and remanded to jail. He appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court this morning, where he was charged with conspiracy to traffic more than 150 pounds of cocaine […]
Egyptian-born, American Billionnaire, Ramy El- Batrawi, who had submitted the leading bid twice to purchase the Guyana Marriott hotel under his company, has died suddenly, according to close relatives and friends. He was in the process of finalizing the purchase of the hotel and had complained about the length of time it was taking for […]
Explaining to Senior Officers of the Guyana Fire Service that the country is facing challenging times, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today said human activities continue to be the primary cause of fires across the country, as he ruled out spontaneous combustion. He noted that those actions have resulted in deaths, injuries, and […]
A number of weapons belonging to the Cerberus Security Company, and OP Security Services were seized by the Guyana Police Force after 24-year-old Ashanti Liverpool, and 19-year-old Jared Jagnand were killed by two security guards in separate incidents. Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told reporters today that following the deadly shootings last month, he […]
A 52-year-old East Ruimveldt resident was stabbed to death on Wednesday afternoon after becoming involved in a scuffle with a man who had used a gay slur against him. A police report identified the dead man as Shawn George of Vlissengen Square. The Police in its statement explained that George was sitting in front of […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill made it clear today that while vending will be allowed along the Georgetown Seawall, there will be no room for lawlessness to be tolerated, as he reaffirmed that all fixed structures, including containers and sheds will be removed. “The law is the law. So, I am making it […]
The stage is set for the hosting of this year’s Linden Town Week event, which opens this weekend and concludes on the 6th May. The mining town of Linden, which sells itself as the heart of Guyana, is celebrating its 54th anniversary as a town, and through the Linden Town Week Committee and the Linden […]
The Georgetown Hospital is seeking to locate the relatives of a number of patients who have been discharged, but continue to be housed in the wards of the hospital since no one has returned to pick them up. The majority of the patients are elderly persons. In a statement, the GPHC said it has observed […]
With the rainy season settling in, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council is taking stock of all public infrastructure projects, in particular road and bridge projects, to ensure that they do not contribute to flooding in the capital city of Georgetown. During Monday’s statutory meeting, Mayor Alfred Mentore ordered the City Engineer Colvern Venture to […]
The Ministry of Housing and Water, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), has set out to distribute 1,000 house lots along the East Coast of Demerara. The allottees, whose applications have been in the system since 2019 and before, are being allocated lands in Non Pariel and Enterprise on the East Coast of […]
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