Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia The United States (US) embassy in Guyana on Sunday warned American citizens not to fly on Caribbean Airlines flights from Monday to Wednesday because of “threat” information. “The Embassy has received unconfirmed threat information relating to Caribbean Airlines flights destined for the United States departing on Monday, February 10, 2014,” ...
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Barbados finds drugs aboard Panama-registered ship that sailed from Guyana
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A Panama-registered ship that last left Guyana was detained by Barbadian law enforcement authorities after a quantity of cocaine and marijuana was found aboard, a usually relaible source here said Sunday. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) source said the MV Rudisa Global departed Guyana early last week for the sister ...
Read More »Sophia woman held for gun, ammo find
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A woman was arrested Saturday evening in connection with the discovery of a handgun and bullets at a house on ‘C’Field, Sophia – widely regarded as a hotbed for gun-related robberies. Police said they found the 9 MM Browning pistol and 12 round about 6 PM Saturday during a search ...
Read More »Police denting Corentyne criminal gang
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Berbice police appeared to have dented a criminal gang that they believed was responsible for several robberies on the Corentyne Coast for which lawmen had been accused of being involved in. Investigators said they almost arrested a suspected a suspected bandit at Number 65 Village Corentyne Saturday night about 8:30. ...
Read More »Falling gold price: Time for bigger agri push; more efficient gold production- Deputy Central Bank Governor
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Deputy Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobin Ganga on Saturday recommended that the country further diversify its agriculture sector and lower the cost of gold production to cushion the impact of the sliding price for the yellow metal. Ganga made the recommendations against the background that gold exports ...
Read More »Updated: Elderly US citizen, young Guyanese woman held for cocaine-in-achar
Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents uncovered a total of 20 kilogrammes of cocaine stuffed in achar in the possession of two passengers who are unconnected to each other. A CANU source said the 78-year old Guyana-born American, who migrated to the United States in 1984, was allegedly fetching 10.4 ...
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