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Matthew’s Ridge Gold Heist suspects charged and remanded to jail

The four men, including a Police Officer, who were arrested following a gold heist at the Matthew’s Ridge airstrip appeared in Court today and were charged with the multi-million dollar robbery. All four accused were remanded to prison after not being required to enter a plea to the indictable charge. 37-year-old businessman Basdeo Francis, 45-year-old […]

Ministerial Task Force to engage Troy Resources on restart of operations and rehiring of fired workers

The move by Troy Resources to lay off over 300 workers has been described by the Government as “precipitous”. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said he has briefed the Cabinet on the situation and the Minister responsible for Labour has also done the same. In a statement issued through the Department of Public Information, Minister […]

IDB suspends funding of Sheriff-Mandela road project over safety infractions by contractor

The Inter-American Development Bank has suspended the disbursement of funds for the Sheriff-Mandela road expansion project and according to Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson, the decision is a result of several infractions by the contractor, SINOHYDRO Corporation Limited. In a post on his Facebook page, Minister Patterson said the halt in funding was due to, […]

Life in prison for man who chopped own Uncle to death

28-year-old Dwayne Tappin was today sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole only after serving 40 years.  A few weeks ago, Tappin was found guilty of the 2017 murder of his uncle, Randolph Seenauth. Justice Sandel Kissoon handed down the life sentence today after listening to a probation report. The report painted […]

Police Force sees a decline in drug trafficking -Crime Chief

Guyana has witnessed a decrease in the cocaine trade over the past few years, according to the Acting Police Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston. The decrease may be linked to the presence of the United States (US) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Guyana. The DEA Office in Guyana was officially declared open in February […]