Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Guyana’s Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee on Monday ruled out the decriminalization of marijuana any time soon and said he was not worried that his country and the Caribbean would be eventually isolated. “I’m not worried about that because as Caricom (Caricom) we hold one position,” he told journalists at ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Outgoing Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud has slammed suggestions in sections of the media that he has quit the job over alleged sexual relations with a minor. “I wish to make it abundantly and unequivocally clear that I have had no sexual relations with any minor ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Three young men were Monday arraigned on charges of robbing a store of more than GUY$8 million worth of cellular phones and other items. Nineteen-year old Darien Best, Morris Gibson, 21, and  20-year old Joel Mendonca pleaded not guilty to the charge of being armed with a gun they robbed ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A Parliament Office staff member and a man were Monday arraigned on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and refused bail. Andrew Kirton and Candayce Girard, who is an Assistant Clerk of Committees, are accused of having one .23 pistol with 10 live matching rounds in their ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud on Monday said lawmen were continuing to target criminals in Sophia and North Ruimveldt where there has been an upsurge in gun-related robberies. The latest reported victim was 19-year old Romario Weithers who was shot to his abdomen and robbed while going to his ‘C’ ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee has asked that ranks at the Number 51 Village Police Station be transferred, following allegations by residents that cops have been involved in banditry and in other instances tardy in responding to reports. “I spoke to the Commissioner drawing to him my concerns on the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee on Monday said Ganga Persaud’s resignation as Minister of Local Government and Regional Development was influenced by the Office of the President because of undisclosed problems. “Whatever position the government took, Office of the President in this particular case, took in ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Tensions among residents at Number 48 Village, Corentyne boiled over Sunday night because they said a police patrol refused to stop and take action shortly after a second armed robbery in the area that fits the same pattern. Police said they persuaded the residents to remove the trucks and clear ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia In the wake of reports that a Chinese-owned Sugar Company of Jamaica may be interested in buying out the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation, the major sugar workers union on Sunday said it would reluctantly give a listening ear to any proposals. President Donald Ramotar, for his part, was in no ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The state-run Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) has recorded its first fatal accident for this year with the electrocution of an electrician at the Skeldon Sugar Factory, a senior official said Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 23-year old Ulric Leonard Johnson. GuySuco’s Director of Industrial Relations, Jairam Pitam told ...