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The ongoing extradition hearing against billionaire businessmen, Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed, was halted and adjourned this morning after the Court learned of the hospitalisation of 73-year-old Nazar Mohamed following a medical emergency. The elder Mohamed was reportedly preparing for Court this morning when he fell ill and had to be rushed to the Hospital with […]
Police investigators in Region 7 are probing the murder of 55-year-old gold miner, John José Marciano, who is originally from One Mile, Wismar, Linden. The murder took place on Saturday morning at 14 Miles Issano, Middle Mazaruni River. A Police statement said the miner was at his mining camp at 14 Miles Issano when an […]
An operation by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on Saturday has resulted in the seizure of just over 18 pounds of cocaine and the arrest of two suspects. The operation was conducted in Kitty in Georgetown. According to a CANU statement, during the operation, its ranks intercepted two motor vehicles. One of the vehicles fled […]
A 42-year-old businesswoman from Amelia’s Ward, Linden was arrested early this morning after Police investigators found three 9mm pistols with nine .32 rounds of ammunition, as well as marijuana leaves, seeds and stems. A 36-year-old driver was also arrested. In a statement, the Police said its ranks visited a residence in Central Amelia’s Ward based […]
Between jeers from the Government side and cheers from his fellow party members in the Opposition, Leader of the Opposition, Azruddin Mohamed, slammed the 2026 National Budget as having very little for the ordinary Guyanese and more for friends and family of the PPP/Civic Government. He said while the Budget is the largest in the […]
APNU Member of Parliament, Dr. Dexter Todd, believes that the 2026 national budget has fallen short in a number of areas that require urgent attention. Todd, said where the budget has measures to support the people, the APNU will support such measures, but he said the Government’s failure to consult widely with the Guyanese society […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond today told the National Assembly that there has been a decline in domestic violence reports, while prosecution and convictions have increased, as she rebutted We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) MP, Toshana Famey-Corlette. MP Famey-Corlette, who opened today’s debate, told the House that in 2025, the Ministry of Home Affairs […]
The Mohameds’ extradition case ongoing in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court took an unexpected turn today when Attorney for Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed imputed that both the US and Guyana Governments have a political interest in wanting the father and son extradited under the pretext that they were allegedly involved in mail and wire fraud, money […]
Parliamentary lead of A Partnership for National Unity, Dr. Terrence Campbell, called out the Government on Thursday evening for what he sees as a deliberate attempt to undermine the country’s healthcare workers, pointing to reports of plans to hire foreign nurses from Bangladesh. Beyond that specific issue, Dr. Campbell said the importation of labour also […]
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand has announced that the Government intends to boost the capacity of the 90 Local Government organs in the country this year, even as it pours billions of dollars into the rehabilitation and or construction of markets, roads, bridges, and landfill sites and other critical facilities. In […]
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