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Two men, one of whom was caught swallowing cocaine pellets at a hotel, were Tuesday remanded to prison on a charge of conspiring to traffick in cocaine. They are 44-year old taxi driver, Hubert Smith of 3464 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown carpenter, Dwayne Adams of 38 William Street, Golden Grove. They were refused bail and ordered to return to court on ...

Well-known historian and educator, Tota Mangar was attacked at knife and gunpoint Monday night and robbed of his vehicle moments after he entered it. Mangar, who currently heads a World Bank-funded education project , said he sustained a slight cut under his chin during the ordeal that occurred at about 8:20 PM. “I am so traumatised, I couldn’t go to ...

Police were Monday said to be probing the invasion of a gold mining camp at Puruni, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) by nine persons including six gunmen  and three known businessmen in what appears to be linked to the ownership of the concession. Divisional Police Commander, Ravindradat Budhram said police were investigating a report of beating at a mining camp at Puruni. ...

The United States Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloways says that in his interaction with President David Granger he has not arrived at the conclusion that the President is a racist. In an interview with a group of reporters on Monday morning, the Ambassador related that he has not read the Wikileaks cable that says the President is racist but rather ...

Persons travelling to and from Guyana by air could soon feel a bit more comfortable that they would be safer, while miscreants would experience greater difficulty getting past tighter security systems. The United States and Guyana on Monday formally agreed to boost aviation security here through training, management and equipment.  Inked by Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson and American ...

Guyana has finally moved much closer to appointing its top diplomats to major Western Nations , Brazil, Cuba, and India senior officials confirmed at the weekend to Demerara Waves Online News. A senior government minister, who is intimately aware of the process, said several names have been proposed to President David Granger. “There are talks going on right now. Some ...

The Guyana government is for now treating the ongoing controversy between the management of Ogle Airport Inc (OAI) and several private aviation operators as a “private matter” but there would be room for the Competition Commission to address some of their concerns. “That is still a private matter but the regulatory arrangements will always be government’s responsibility”, Minister of State, ...

Amidst concerns and complaints from the Toshao and representatives of the village of Isseneru, Region Eight, government has  directed that mining works be ceased immediately by the operator of a water dredge in the area. The Ministry of the Presidency sauys Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman issued the the order pending a fact-finding ...

One person was killed and four others seriously injured Saturday afternoon when the truck they were travelling in slammed into a tree  in the vicinity of Itaballi, Region Seven, police said. The dead man has been identified as Jermaine Khan. The injured include Leroy Benjamin, 19-year old Damon John and 45-year old Ronald Singh of Lima, Essequibo Coast.  Singh, who ...

Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents have foiled a plot by a number of persons to smuggle cocaine out of Guyana by swallowing the narcotic, according to a top official. Head of the CANU, James Singh said two Guyanese men were late Friday night arrested at hotel and one of them has been admitted to a city hospital because he ...