Last Updated on Friday, 29 December 2023, 18:00 by Denis Chabrol The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Friday intercepted 48.5 pounds (22 kilogrammes) of ‘creepy weed’ that most likely originated from Colombia from being further smuggled to neighbouring Suriname, the anti-drug agency said Friday. The bust, which included several cases of Corona and Heineken ...

Last Updated on Friday, 29 December 2023, 17:36 by Denis Chabrol The investigator of the deadly Guyana Defence Force (GDF) helicopter crash has taken the ‘black box’ to the United States for analysis as part of the probe into the incident earlier this month, Aviation Minister Juan Edghill said Friday. Speaking at his year-end news conference, he said the black ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 December 2023, 22:10 by Denis Chabrol Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said Guyana would not ask the United Kingdom (UK) to abandon the deployment of a warship to waters off this country’s coast, in the wake of Venezuela’s concerns that that is provocative. “No, the President has not asked the British vessel to move ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 16:29 by Denis Chabrol A late Tuesday night accident involving two motorcycles at Marias Pleasure Public Road, Wakenaam, Essequibo River has left one person dead and another injured, police said. Dead is 29-year old Rickey Boodram of Maria’s Pleasure. The other motorcyclist, 57-year old Martin Adams of Zeelandia, Wakenaam was transferred from the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 15:13 by Denis Chabrol A suspected robber, who allegedly shot at a policeman during an operation to arrest several persons on the Essequibo Coast, was Thursday granted GY$500,000 bail, but if he is convicted he could be jailed for life, police said. Police said 23-year old Rajendra Moniram, a labourer of Onderneeming/Sand Pit, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 14:29 by Denis Chabrol A policeman has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man who accidentally pelted his car on Middle Street, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, the Guyana Police Force said Wednesday. The victim has been identified as 47-year old Phillips Adams, an unemployed man of Middle Street, Pouderoyen. Police said he sustained ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 14:02 by Denis Chabrol A contractor, who was reported for alleged domestic violence, was Tuesday night arrested after police said they found an illegal gun and ammunition at his residence. Pooran Manman called Rocky, a 44-year-old Businessman of Abram Zuil, Essequibo Coast, More than one year ago, he had been cited for less ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 December 2023, 23:15 by Writer By Retired Rear Admiral Dr Gary Best For sixty years and counting, Venezuela has occupied Guyana’s sovereign half of Ankoko Island, along the Guyana-Venezuela border. This should be kept in mind as we navigate the Argyle Declaration. Importantly, the Argyle Declaration recently forged between Guyana and Venezuela leaves much to ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 December 2023, 14:07 by Denis Chabrol Shadow Attorney General, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde and government parliamentarian Attorney-at-Law Sanjeev Datadin are at odds over the legality of serving summonses to anti- People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) activist, Rickford Burke at his New York residence. Mr Forde contended that the jurisdiction of Guyana’s courts and the authority ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 December 2023, 12:33 by Denis Chabrol Tribute to Rex Herbert Mc KAY SC by Hon. Mde. Louise Esther Blenman, Chief Justice of Belize The legal titan, icon, legend Rex Herbert Mc Kay SC OR CCH departed this life having completed sixty five years of excellent legal service. The legal profession is bereft. Rex was a ...