Last Updated on Saturday, 20 February 2021, 14:29 by Denis Chabrol A 19-year old man of ‘A’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, was robbed of GYD$430,000 in cash and other valuables, by two men, police said. The incident occurred at about 1 O’clock Friday afternoon by two men, one of who was armed with a handgun. The victim told police that ...
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Barbados-bound woman arrested with cocaine in vagina- police
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 February 2021, 14:19 by Denis Chabrol A 23-year old woman was Saturday morning arrested at the Eugene F. Correia ‘Ogle’ Airport with cocaine in her vagina moments before she was due to board a flight to Barbados, police said. The Guyana Police Force said the woman also admitted to swallowing 73 cocaine pellets. Investigators said ...
Read More »US$200 million fibre optic cable to target oil industry, unserved communities
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 February 2021, 9:56 by Denis Chabrol A new telecommunications company, Canje Tel, plans to invest US$200 million in a subsea fibre-optic cable to mainly serve the offshore oil and gas operations and remote communities with little or no access to the Internet, a top official said Saturday. Senior Engineer at Canje Tel, Raymond Michael Kirton ...
Read More »GPL admits planting poles in pavement was “bad judgement”, Disability Commission to sensitise power company about law
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 February 2021, 7:43 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has admitted that the planting of utility poles in the Lamaha Street pavement was as a result of “bad judgement” by employees, even as the National Commission on Disability (NCD) frowned on the power company’s decision. GPL Public Relations Officer, Shevion Sears said ...
Read More »West Demerara businessman shot, robbed in traffic
Last Updated on Friday, 19 February 2021, 15:13 by Denis Chabrol A West Demerara businessman has been shot and robbed of GYD$500,000 on the Eccles Public Road, East Bank Demerara, police s The incident occurred Wednesday evening at about 6 PM The victim has been identified as 36 year-old Nandkumar Bahadur, who owns Kumar Varieties Store at De Willem Public ...
Read More »Suriname hands over Guyanese suspect in killing of West Demerara shopkeeper
Last Updated on Friday, 19 February 2021, 7:18 by Denis Chabrol A woman, who was wanted by Guyanese police as part of an investigation into the killing of an elderly West Demerara shop owner, has been handed over by Surinamese police to their Guyanese counterparts. Police say 27-year old Samantha Khan, also known as Tapsie, of Grassfield, Lusignan, East Coast ...
Read More »Corentyne man wanted for Anglican priest’s killing
Last Updated on Friday, 19 February 2021, 7:13 by Denis Chabrol A 21-year old man of Corentyne, Berbice is wanted for the killing of Anglican priest, George Chuck-a-Sang late last year. Police say Orlando Orin Ormando Richards of Gibraltar Road, Corentyne is wanted for the murder of the priest. Father Chuck-a-Sang’s badly stabbed body was discovered on December 21 at ...
Read More »Only Guyanese, Surinamese can cross with ferry from Sunday
Last Updated on Friday, 19 February 2021, 7:05 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana-Suriname Ferry service will resume operations this Sunday but only nationals of these two countries will be allowed to cross, the Public Works Ministry says. Suriname is already on record as expressing fears that Brazilians, whose country is a major coronavirus hotspot, will eventually enter that former Dutch ...
Read More »Father of one of the Mazaruni Prison escapees accused of harbouring, supporting them
Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2021, 17:45 by Denis Chabrol The father of one of the four escapees from the Mazaruni Prison has admitted that he gave support to his son and the three others when they turned up at his house early Tuesday morning, the Guyana Police Force said. The Guyana Police Force says Mr. Ralph Jones of ...
Read More »Gasoline, diesel prices to drop with cut in excise tax
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 22:18 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government Wednesday night announced that the prices of gasoline and diesel were now expected to reduce as a result of a cut in the excise tax on fuels to cushion the impact of a spike in global oil prices to more than US$60 per barrel. In order ...
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