Last Updated on Monday, 7 July 2014, 14:01 by GxMedia Former American Ambassador, Brent Hardt has said that the Guyana government has demonstrated its willingness to fight the narcotics trade, and drug barons would be brought down by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Asked why the US has been virtually silent in calling on government to go after ...

Last Updated on Monday, 7 July 2014, 12:34 by GxMedia The Guyana government has accused critics of then Acting Foreign Minister, Priya Manickchand of being “racist” and “sexist.” Presidential Advisor on Governance, Gail Teixeira said attacks against Manickchand following her public humiliation of former United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt about his tenure here was yet another instance ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 6 July 2014, 22:59 by GxMedia Former Executive Member of the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Ralph Ramkarran believes that the President Ramotar administration has missed a good opportunity to respond specfically to the United States’ (US) calls and criticisms for not holding local government elections. Less than one week before American Ambassador to Guyana, Brent ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 6 July 2014, 22:23 by GxMedia The body of a former nurse at the New Amsterdam Hospital was Sunday morning found in the ‘Blacka’ near Sophia, days after he escaped from home, a relative said. He has been identified as 25-year old Terron Watts of New Amsterdam and Sophia. His aunt, Coretta Eastman, believed that the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 6 July 2014, 17:14 by GxMedia Battling years of severe flooding whenever there is rainfall, the residents of 6th Street, Alberttown, Georgetown hope their clean-up exercise and other efforts will be “contagious” enough to spread to other areas of that city ward. They pooled their money and labour to Sunday remove loads of silt and other ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 5 July 2014, 18:10 by GxMedia At least 19 persons, who were allegedly involved in an illegal protest on the Essequibo Coast, on Saturday remained in police custody as an assessment of the situation continued, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud said. The Guyana Police Force later said in a statement that two tractors, four trailers, two motor ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 5 July 2014, 0:41 by GxMedia Rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast were Friday night burning tires and other debris as they continued to blocking the road at Three Friends village with tractors and trailers to demand faster payments by millers. Region Three Chairman, Parmanand Persaud was escorted by police to appeal with the farmers but ...

Last Updated on Friday, 4 July 2014, 22:19 by GxMedia A British national was Friday arrested allegedly with a quantity of cocaine in milk tins shortly before he was about to board a flight to New York, a well-placed source said. The 29-year old man was taken into custody after agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) said they ...

Last Updated on Friday, 4 July 2014, 22:02 by GxMedia Two badly beaten men were granted bail on Friday after they were arraigned on a charge of attempting to steal a truck shaft belonging to Merriman’s Funeral Home. Fizal Mohamed,32, a mechanic of East Ruimveldt and labourer, 17-year old Michael Eastman of 11 Meadow Brook were each granted GUY$100,000 bail. ...

Last Updated on Friday, 4 July 2014, 21:48 by GxMedia An American man was Friday arrested by anti-narcotics police at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport after a sniffer dog helped intercept a large quantity of cocaine milk packets, police said. Investigators said that about 1 AM Friday, said a search on the baggage of the American citizen yielded 7 kilogrammes, ...