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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Guyana is now better poised to counter the production and use of fraudulent documents as it has trained 70 persons and has received 200 fraudulent document detection kits. Twwo batches of 35 persons on Friday each concluded training under the Fraudulent Document Detection Programme. At the Guyana Police Force Training ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A Regent Street pawn shop manager was shot and robbed of cash and jewellery Friday afternoon moments after he closed his doors for the day. Thirty-year old Pooran Ramotar of Bourda Pawn Shop sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg at the hands of one of the perpetrators he ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia At least three critically injured persons were late Friday night being transferred to the Georgetown Hospital following a gruesome collision between a bus and a car. The incident occurred at Harlem/ Ruimzight, West Coast Demerara earlier Friday night. Police sources said several persons were seriously injured and were rushed to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A Patient Care Assistant at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) early Friday morning allegedly attempted to kill her children with insulin but when she failed to purchase poison to commit suicide. Multiple sources confirmed that Gail De Jonge was in custody at a  police station in Linden. Sources believed that ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Chairman David Granger and colleague APNU parliamentarian Africo Selman would be temporarily sharing the Foreign Relations portfolio, following Debra Backer’s resignation. “Between us, we will share until a selection is made,” he said Backer’s resignation takes effect on February 7. Granger also announced at ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Hours after Opposition Leader, David Granger said his coalition would act in the “national interest,” key Western Nations on Friday warned that Guyana could face “serious consequences” if Guyana was blacklisted by the France-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF). “We encourage all stakeholders to work together to finalize AML/CFT (Anti ...