US-bound caretaker caught with cocaine shortly after being granted US visa
Bernadette Evandey Warren A fifty one year old caretaker of Lodge Housing Scheme was Wednesday jailed for three years after...
Fish exporter acquitted of 50 kilo cocaine trafficking charge
Mohammed 'Panta' Ally. A fish exporter, who was charged with being in possession of more than 50 kilogrammes of cocaine...
Eye On The Issues by GHK Lall: The financial sector has had a free pass; time to change that
There have been occasional mutterings over a very profitable segment in the visible, well-regarded part of the Guyanese economy. It...
Mazaruni, Cuyuni rivers heavily polluted; govt deploys team to take “corrective measures”
The silted Cuyuni River In the wake of concerns about the pollution and degradation of rivers in the Mazaruni area,...
Several detained at anti-governement protest in Suriname
by Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO, Suriname; Riot police in Suriname detained several individuals including a union leader during anti-government protests...
Man, who allegedly drew gun and threatened to shoot policeman, shot dead
A Yarakita, North West District, Region One resident who allegedly pointed a loaded firearm at a police constable, was shot...
Gov’t to upgrade Region Two roads, sea, river defence
Sea and river defence works done at Aurora, Region Two to protect the region’s heritage Plans are underway to upgrade...
Lethem resident stabbed to death
A Central Rupununi resident was stabbed to death at about 2:30 Tuesday morning while he and his wife were returning...
Gov’t to restrict importation of pinewood following complaints from logging associations
The Ministry of Natural Resources is looking to restrict the importation of pinewood as an incentive to the 14 percent...
Granger names three sugar estates to be retained; calls on Region Five to “forget party loyalty”
Dear land of Guyana! President David Granger, President of the Region Five Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Imran Saccoor...
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