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Daily Archives: Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 21:52

GCAA seeks regional, international help in aircraft crash probe

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia United States, Canadian and Caribbean expertise is being mobilized to help the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) probe last Saturday’s plane crash that claimed the lives of a Canadian pilot and Guyanese cargo loader, authorities announced on Wednesday. Transport Minister, Robeson Benn said the GCAA has already secured expertise from ...

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Lethem pump attendant allegedly guzzles GUY$2.7 million in fuels into her pocket

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A female pump attendant, who allegedly guzzled GUY$2.7 from the sale of fuels at a filling station in Lethem and GUY$48,000 cash, was Wednesday granted bail on an embezzlement charge. Bibi Ameena Hamza of 397 Parika, East Bank Essequibo was granted GUY$250,000 bail and ordered to report every Friday to ...

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Potaro-based shopkeeper charged with human trafficking

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A shopkeeper in Potaro was Wednesday placed on GUY$1 million bail for allegedly trafficking two young women to that interior location where they had been taken to be work as a cook and a shopkeeper. 45-year old Loretta Hyman of 1801 Parika, East Bank Essequibo was not required to plea ...

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Region 9 gets disaster management boost

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Civil defence volunteers from Region Nine have received training in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) which also handed over the keys to a risk reduction centre. The one week training was undertaken with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) a release from the ...

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Copa Airlines to fly Panama- Guyana route

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Panama City, Panama – Jan.  22, 2014 – Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., {NYSE: CPA}, announced Wednesday its growth plans for the first half of 2014 including new direct flights from Panama to Georgetown, Guyana. Other direct flights are from Panama to: Montreal, Canada, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  ...

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Two held with grenades, M16 rifle and ammo

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The police have arrested two men who were found with a quantity of armament in the South Ruimveldt area Wednesday. According to the police, around  11.15 AM ranks of a police motor cycle Anti-Crime Patrol observed two men walking along Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt. The force said that as ...

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Carolan Lynch arraigned for husband’s murder; lawyer says no new evidence

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Former South American beauty queen, Carolan Lynch was Wednesday arraigned on a fresh charge of allegedly murdering her husband, a wealthy foreign exchange dealer. Appearing in an all-black outfit and a pair of sunshades hooked on her blouse, the charge against Lynch was read to her by Chief Magistrate Priya ...

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