Last Updated on Monday, 16 November 2020, 21:52 by Denis Chabrol A nine-year old disabled boy on Monday afternoon drowned in a nearby canal, after leaving home unknowing to his father and sister, police said. His name was not released by police, but he lived at 94 Saywack Street, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara and he attended Virginia Primary School. ...
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Australian company declares maiden gold resource in Guyana
Last Updated on Monday, 16 November 2020, 19:39 by Denis Chabrol The Australia-headquartered Alicanto Minerals has discovered at least 500,000 ounces of gold in Arakaka, North-West District. The company says the estimate is based on a review of data it collected and by previous owners, Barrick Gold and Nordgold. Managing Director of Alicanto Minerals, Peter George says the strong maiden ...
Read More »EPA Executive Director told to remain off the job
Last Updated on Monday, 16 November 2020, 19:20 by Denis Chabrol The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams has been told not to report for duty although his vacation leave is finished. He was due to return to work on Monday after he had been told in August to proceed on 126 days leave. Dr. ...
Read More »16-year old drunken teen found dead after imbibing with mom, man- police
Last Updated on Monday, 16 November 2020, 19:16 by Denis Chabrol A 16-year old girl, who was drinking rum with her mother and a man, has been found dead, police said. The teenager was living at Return, Baramita Village, North West District. The incident occurred between 14th and 15th November at Coanna Backdam, Five Star, North West. Investigators were informed ...
Read More »APNU+AFC files motion calling for speedy police probe into “hate” killing of Henrys, Singh
Last Updated on Monday, 16 November 2020, 13:03 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Monday presented a motion to the National Assembly, calling on police to fast-track its probe into the early September “hate” killing of three youths in West Coast Berbice. “We are here in our representative capacity to symbolically present ...
Read More »Canecutter stabs wife to death – police
Last Updated on Saturday, 14 November 2020, 15:20 by Denis Chabrol A canecutter has been arrested in connection with the late Friday night stabbing death of his wife during an argument over claims that she had another relationship. Police indicated that the man became enraged after the woman, 28-year old Amrita “Sally” Rahim, threatened to move out. “The suspect was ...
Read More »GRA scanner image of suspected cocaine-laden container not recoverable
Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2020, 22:55 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been unable to recover the scanner image of a shipping container that was suspected to have been laden with 11.5 tons of cocaine, the Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), James Singh said Friday night. “Image can’t be recovered,” he said, adding ...
Read More »26 Haitians in protective custody, five persons arrested in human trafficking probe
Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2020, 17:30 by Denis Chabrol Five persons have been arrested in an ongoing human trafficking dragnet that captured 26 Haitian nationals, government said. The Ministry of Home Affairs, in a statement Friday, said police conducted two separate operations in Georgetown and Linden. A search of a city hotel by police found a number of ...
Read More »24 foreign women arrested at strip club- Home Affairs Ministry says 20 days later
Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2020, 17:23 by Denis Chabrol Twenty-four foreign women, who allegedly overstayed their time in Guyana, were arrested from a well-known strip club,m Baroombar International, and later released on station bail, the Home Affairs Ministry said 20 days days after the cordon and search operation was held. The ministry said those arrested were eight Dominican ...
Read More »City Council challenges Local Govt Commission’s refusal to approve appointment of top officials
Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2020, 17:08 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown City Council is challenging the legality of a decision by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to refuse to appoint six officers of the city government’s administration although it had been given the right to advertise, interview and select persons a committee had deemed fit for the positions. ...
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