Last Updated on Thursday, 25 April 2019, 20:52 by Writer The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Thursday it foiled a plan to smuggle cocaine in a fire extinguisher on an outgoing flight. “The suspected narcotic was unearthed concealed in a fire extinguisher believed to be destined for placement on an aircraft for an international destination at CJIA (Cheddi Jagan International ...
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Op-Ed: The current voters list is fundamentally flawed and should be scrapped
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 April 2019, 19:42 by Writer by James McAllister It is a fact! The voters’ list in Guyana is bloated by at least 30%. The names of over 180,000 dead, missing or non-existent people are included on the voters’ roll. Of this number, a minimum of 40,000 are the names of dead people. National Census figures, ...
Read More »Cabinet shakeup: Broomes, Yearwood reassigned from Natural Resources, Housing
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 April 2019, 17:59 by Writer Guyana’s President David Granger on Thursday announced a cabinet reshuffle in keeping with a High Court ruling that lawmakers with dual citizenship is unconstitutional. Simona Broomes has been removed from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Valerie Patterson-Yearwood, from the Ministry of Housing. Annette Ferguson is no longer Junior Minister ...
Read More »OPINION: A comedian as president in Ukraine. Is Guyana overdue?
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 April 2019, 7:55 by Writer by GHK Lall A comedian has won the race for president in Ukraine. No, it is not a laughing matter. If it happened over there, it can happen here, and I am pondering. It has occurred several times already in this hilarious place, and there are some heavy bets placed ...
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