Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Several persons suspected to have been involved in robberies and drug trafficking were arrested and one gun and ammunition were seized during a police dragnet in the East Bank Demerara and Georgetown. Police said in all nine persons were arrested for various alleged offences during the operation within the areas ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Guyana registered General Cargo Vessel ‘STOLLIE 1”, which was bound for Port Kaituma, North West District, sank off the Guyana Coast between the entrance of the Pomeroon and Waini Rivers on Saturday January 18th, 2014, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) said in a statement. The vessel departed Georgetown at 06:00 ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A man who slapped his wife after she refused to have sexual intercourse with him was Tuesday jailed for 12 months. 43-year old Raul Oliviera of 45 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown appeared before City Magistrate, Geeta Chandan-Edmond and pleaded guilty to the charge of assaulting Lucy Fernandez to cause her actual ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Ten Venezuelans were Tuesday fined a total of GUY$300,000 for illegally entering Guyana by sea. They pleaded guilty to entering the country and disembarked without the consent of an immigration officer at Charity, Essequibo on January 18. Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry fined each of them GUY$30,000 with an alternative of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) on Tuesday recommended better helicopter support and advanced technologies to rappel a search and rescue team immediately after spotting a crash-site in the dense jungle. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TGA, Michael Correia issued the call for a “more powerful” helicopter against the background of the ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia An American man who attempted to pass off 15 kilogrammes of cocaine as Kerry Gold powdered milk  and smuggle it to the United States on Monday pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison. Twenty-four year old Jermaine Lowe pleaded not guilty to the charge of allegedly being in possession ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Guyana is preparing to begin destroying obsolete weapons with equipment and training that are being provided by the United Nations Office for Disarmament. The Office’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) on Monday handed over a report on a legal study to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Passengers travelling on Route 32 buses (Georgetown to Parika) are expected to pay lower fares in keeping with a temporary agreement reached between the Ministry of Commerce and the United Minibus Union (UMU), the Government Information Agency (GINA) said on Monday. All short drops in zone 32 to be immediately ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A man who allegedly attempted to smuggle four kilogrammes of cocaine to Canada was Monday pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison. Trevor Packs of 3881 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown is due to appear in the Providence Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where the case would continue to be heard. That ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A man allegedly involved in an ice-pick robbery was Monday granted GUY$150,000 bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry also ordered that Christopher Gonsalves return to court on February 7. Gonsalves of 291 Independence Boulevard, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to the armed robbery charge. ...