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With elections in Guyana just over a month away, the Prime Ministerial Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Elisabeth Harper intends to focus more over the coming weeks to introduce herself to the Guyanese people. After a silent introduction to the media by the President back in February, Ms. Harper has now been making the […]
The badly battered body of 9-year-old Shaquan Gittens was found on Saturday afternoon in a canal in the North Ruimveldt area, a short distance from where he lived. The body was found close to the cane fields just beyond Caneview Avenue. Family members have been left traumatized by the boy’s death and how he may […]
The Government of Guyana wants a full and thorough investigation into the assault of the Guyana Ambassador to Suriname, Keith George on Guyana embassy grounds in Paramaribo. The incident took place last Wednesday and reportedly occurred as the Ambassador was blocking the arrest of one of his drivers on embassy grounds in keeping with the […]
Just two weeks after a Guyanese singer was busted after he arrived in New York to uplift a cocaine shipment that he had reportedly sent with a US Citizen, another Guyanese man linked to the music industry has found himself behind bars after being busted at the JFK Airport with cocaine. Guyanese music manager Homer […]
The Guyanese tax payer funded Marriott Hotel is expected to officially open its doors in mid April. The opening has been running behind schedule and sources close to the company have indicated that the contractors and management of the hotel are pushing for an April 16, 2015 opening date. There are also reports the Atlantic Hotels […]
Drug Enforcement Authorities in the United States and Guyana have been stepping up their cooperation to fight drug trafficking between the two countries. Over the past six months, there have been several arrests and seizures of cocaine belonging to passengers travelling between Guyana and the United States. The drug busts have been made on both […]
Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh this afternoon rolled out a $208.8 Billion Budget. The Income tax threshold remains at $50,000 but the tax rate has been reduced to 30% Heavy focus will be paid to the Education Sector which will receive $28 Billion while the Security Sector will receive just over $17 Billion. The […]
It took the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit weeks to track down the persons believed to be behind the over 700 pounds of cocaine that were discovered in lumber, but when the case got to the court today it only took a Magistrate a few minutes to grant bail to the two men charged in connection […]
The Ogle Airport is now closer to accommodating regularly scheduled International flights. Regional Carrier LIAT will become the first major regional airline to begin operations out of Ogle in a few months. The Ogle International Airport has now been officially certified as a Regional Airport. And LIAT is excited about the prospects. The airline held […]
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