The opposition A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) recommendations for the removal of direct ministerial involvement in appointing a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and arresting suspected money launders were Sunday night rejected by the government. The government members of the parliamentary select committee set up to examine amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) also ...

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Sunday night announced that they are on a red security alert in the wake of a threat received by the carrier. “The Ministry and CJIA have since adopted the highest security posture to protect passengers, crew, aircraft and airport employees and to ensure the continued smooth and safe operations at ...

The United States (US) embassy in Guyana on Sunday warned American citizens not to fly on Caribbean Airlines flights from Monday to Wednesday because of “threat” information. “The Embassy has received unconfirmed threat information relating to Caribbean Airlines flights destined for the United States departing on Monday, February 10, 2014,” said the embassy on its Facebook Page and website. An ...

A Panama-registered ship that last left Guyana was detained by Barbadian law enforcement authorities after a quantity of cocaine and marijuana was found aboard, a usually relaible source here said Sunday. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) source said the MV Rudisa Global departed Guyana early last week for the sister Caricom member state of Barbados where it was detained and ...

A woman was arrested Saturday evening in connection with the discovery of a handgun and bullets at a house on ‘C’Field, Sophia – widely regarded as a hotbed for gun-related robberies. Police said they found the 9 MM Browning pistol and 12 round about 6 PM Saturday during a search at the premises. Deputy Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has recently ...

Berbice police appeared to have dented a criminal gang that they believed was responsible for several robberies on the Corentyne Coast for which lawmen had been accused of being involved in. Investigators said they almost arrested a suspected a suspected bandit at Number 65 Village Corentyne Saturday night about 8:30. However, he fled leaving behind a gun and ammunition. “The ...

Deputy Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobin Ganga on Saturday recommended that the country further diversify its agriculture sector and lower the cost of gold production to cushion the impact of the sliding price for the yellow metal. Ganga made the recommendations against the background that gold exports accounted for 50 percent of Guyana’s foreign revenue in 2013. ...

Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents uncovered a total of 20 kilogrammes of cocaine stuffed in achar in the possession of two passengers who are unconnected to each other. A CANU source said the 78-year old Guyana-born American, who migrated to the United States in 1984, was allegedly fetching 10.4 kilogrammes of cocaine while the 38-year old woman from Kitty ...

Guyana is now better poised to counter the production and use of fraudulent documents as it has trained 70 persons and has received 200 fraudulent document detection kits. Twwo batches of 35 persons on Friday each concluded training under the Fraudulent Document Detection Programme. At the Guyana Police Force Training Centre, Young and Camp streets, Home Affairs Minister clement Rohee ...

A Regent Street pawn shop manager was shot and robbed of cash and jewellery Friday afternoon moments after he closed his doors for the day. Thirty-year old Pooran Ramotar of Bourda Pawn Shop sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg at the hands of one of the perpetrators he described as a teenager. The lone gun-toting bandit grabbed a ...