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A #77 village Berbice resident is to be charged for possession of cocaine after agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit found just over 163 grams of cocaine in his possession. In a statement, CANU said some of its agents were conducting an operation in the Berbice area on Tuesday when a man riding a […]
The Ministry of Health has established special clinics at public hospitals across the country to assist and treat persons who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still facing long-term effects of the virus. According to Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, researchers have discovered that the COVID-19 virus enters cells across the body and affects […]
The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana is calling on the Minister of Local Government to withdraw his statement, which called for the “defrocking” of two Appeal Court Judges over the Court’s decision in the election petition case. The Bar Council said the Minister’s comments are not befitting an office of the executive […]
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for two Linden men in connection with a narco-trafficking investigation. The two have been identified as 25-year-old Royden Bundock of One Mile, Wismar Linden and 25-year-old Shaquile Lambert of Mackenzie, Linden. The narco-trafficking investigation dates back to September. The Guyana Police Force has not released any […]
In an attack on the Judiciary and the Appeal Court’s ruling to establish jurisdiction to hear an election petition appeal, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall has issued a call for the Chancellor of the Judiciary and Appeal Justice Dawn Gregory to be fired over their decision. In a statement on his Facebook page, Minister […]
All healthcare workers will receive two weeks of their salary tax-free as a one-off Christmas bonus, the President has announced. In a statement this afternoon encouraging more persons to get vaccinated, the President said his government and the people of Guyana are grateful for the work that healthcare workers have been doing. “In keeping with […]
A suspected narcotics transporter was arrested on Monday with over five pounds of cocaine in his possession. The bust was made by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. The drug enforcement unit has since indicated that the cocaine carried a street value of $13.8 Million. The bust took place during a CANU operation in […]
A young Linden taxi driver and two of his passengers were arrested this afternoon with over two pounds of foreign marijuana in the car. The car usually works the Linden to Georgetown route. According to a statement from CANU, acting on information it received, its officers began conducting a surveillance exercise close to the […]
The Guyana Court of Appeal this afternoon in a 2-1 decision ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear whether Election Petition 99 which was dismissed by the Chief Justice for late service to one of the respondents, was properly dismissed. Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings and Justice Dawn Gregory ruled that the Court has […]
The Chief Education Officer has dispatched a letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the University requesting that the University adjusts its timetables so that teachers who are attending the University will not need time off from work to attend their university classes. In a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor seen by News Source, Chief Education Officer Marcel […]
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