Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia A frequent flyer was Tuesday afternoon caught attempting to smuggle cocaine to Canada through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), according to police sources. The 41-year old man from 46 East La Penitence, Georgetown was caught when a suspicious object was spotted by Narcotics Police at the baggage scanner. When ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia As it becomes increasingly apparent that Guyana’s long-delayed local government election is unlikely before year-end, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission Ronald Webster wants an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to rescue the insanitary city. Webster said that with plans to hold the polls are dragging on since the last one ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia (BBC NEWS).-Irish teen cleared on Guyana president death threat charge An Irish teenager charged with threatening to assassinate the president of Guyana has had the case against him dropped. Prosecutors announced on 30 May that they were dropping the charges against gap year student Cillian Crosson, 17, from Lambtown, Ardee. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia Leader of the Opposition David Granger has accused Attorney General Anil Nandlall of misleading the public with his statement that no reason has been offered for the non-support of the confirmation of the acting Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice. Nandlall at a PPP press conference on Monday told ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia The rifle that was snatched from a policeman during a robbery at the Wismar Post Office was Tuesday morning discovered in a clump of bushes on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, well-placed sources said. None of the estimated GUY$2 million that was stolen from the post office has been recovered so far. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia Guyana will soon be looking at how it will tap into a US$1.5B grant announced by the Chinese Government, during a visit of that country’s President Xi Jinping to Port of Spain, Trinidad. This was announced by President Donald Ramotar, shortly after Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads met with the Chinese ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia Attorney General Anil Nandlall says Guyana secured the deadline extension to conform to international anti-money laundering standards because of the work it has already done towards that end. He told the media at a PPP press conference on Monday that the extension for the passage of the now-stalled Anti-Money Laundering ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia The New Building Society (NBS) today announced yet another reduction on mortgage rates with effect from July 1, 2013. According to a release from the Society, this move is a reflection of its continuous quest to ensure affordable mortgages for citizens. Over the past few years, the NBS has asserted ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development will re-advertise for the positions of the Town Clerk and City Treasurer at the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), after it was found that persons who applied for the posts lack the relevant experience and qualification. Acting Town Clerk, Carol Sooba ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:02 by GxMedia The timeframe for local government elections this year is dwindling with the opposition adopting an obstructionist posture, according to Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud. Four pieces of legislation are currently in a parliamentary Special Select Committee where they were sent after a bipartisan task force failed to agree on the ...