Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 21:54 by GxMedia Guyana Goldfields of Toronto has signed a credit agreement that gives it US$185 million with which to complete its Aurora gold mine on the Cuyuni River. The project is now fully funded. The loan will consist of two tranches, US$160 million followed by an overrun facility of US$25 million, repayable over ...
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Woman caught with jaguar to be charged
Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 21:40 by GxMedia A woman is to be charged under the new Wildlife Management and Conservation Regulations for allegedly being in possession of illegally captured young Jaguar which is an endangered species, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA said Shonette Takurdeen is soon to be charged for being in possession of that ...
Read More »City Chamber gifts police force breathalyzer test kits
Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 21:25 by GxMedia The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Tuesday aided the police force’s crackdown on drunken driving with the donation of more than GUY$1 million worth of breathalyzer test kits. “We hope therefore that the breathalyzers and supporting equipment will be used by the Guyana Police Force to even ...
Read More »NAMILCO employees robbed
Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 21:03 by GxMedia Three employees of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) were Wednesday robbed of GUY$400,000, police said. At the time, the two porters and a driver were delivering items when they were attacked by two unmasked men. The robbery occurred on an access road at Friendship, East Bank Demerara. No one has ...
Read More »Friendly fire leaves policeman injured
Last Updated on Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 20:30 by GxMedia A policeman was shot and injured by one of his colleagues after he was seen with a gun in his hand, police sources said. Constable Leroy English sustained injuries to right hand and right foot at about 12:30 Wednesday morning on the Eccles Public Road. “He has been admitted to ...
Read More »Heavily armed robbers cart off millions from Port Mourant grocery
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 15:15 by GxMedia Heavily armed and masked bandits early Monday morning opened fire and sawed a hole house at Port Mourant, Corentyne and robbed the occupants of GUY$3 million, according to sources. Police said they were looking for three men who were armed with an assault rifle, shotgun and chain saw. Shouting that ...
Read More »Bandits grab pension money from post office
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 13:25 by GxMedia Bandits Monday morning struck at the Guyana Post Office’s Carmichael and Lamaha Street branch from where they carted off GUY$4 million. Police said one of the perpetrators struck the security guard with a “hard object.”. Investigators said no shots were fired. The money was to be used to pay Old ...
Read More »Gold miner from Essequibo Coast stabbed in North West District
Last Updated on Monday, 1 September 2014, 17:36 by GxMedia A gold miner was early Monday morning stabbed to death at Arakaka, North West District during an argument. Police said 45-year old Glendon Cox of Aberdeen, Essequibo Coast was fatally stabbed about 1 AM at Four Miles, Arakaka. The suspected killer has been arrested and is in police custody assisting ...
Read More »PPP may call for new round of registration; implications for election date
Last Updated on Monday, 1 September 2014, 17:11 by GxMedia The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), worried about the integrity of the voters’ list, on Monday signaled that it might push for a fresh round of continuous registration- a move that could affect the deadline for early general and regional elections. Party General Secretary, Clement Rohee acknowledged that a new round ...
Read More »Guyanese stabbed to death in St. Lucia
Last Updated on Monday, 1 September 2014, 1:04 by GxMedia A Guyanese man has succumbed after he was stabbed in Ciceron, Castries early Saturday morning, according to St. Lucia News Online. Reports are that the victim, 34-year-old Cedolf Hunte of Ciceron, was attacked by four masked men at around 2:40 whilst playing cards with friends in the community. A stab ...
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