Crime
Police arrest GRA staff for probe into vehicle under-declarations
At least eight staff members of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) have been arrested by police in connection with the...
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GY$18 million worth of mercury smuggled from Suriname – CANU
The mercury that CANU agents say they found in a car at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne. At least GY$18 million worth...
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Tip led to phone store owner arrest for illegal guns, ammo – CANU
The owner of a cellular phone store has been arrested after a number of unlicensed guns and ammunition were allegedly...
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Court halts cybercrime prosecution to address novel challenges to speech-based offences in Guyana
A significant legal development unfolded on Friday at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court, highlighting the growing concerns over the criminalisation of...
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Brooklyn man charged with stealing nearly US$16 million by pretending to be cryptocurrency exchange rep and scamming users
Ronald Spektor Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that his Virtual Currency Unit indicted a 23-year-old Brooklyn man in...
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US President bans and restricts entry of nationals from three Caribbean countries
Mr Donald Trump WASHINGTON, Dec 16, CMC – President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Haiti...
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Agro-chemicals from Guyana allegedly smuggled into Suriname
The man, with the herbicides that police said he admitted smuggling from Guyana. Surinamese police have arrested a man in...
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Gold dealers’ licences will be revoked for facilitating under-declarations
The Ministry of Natural Resources on Saturday warned gold dealers and gold traders that they risked having their licences revoked...
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Stop paying in gold, declare all to reach national target – Miners Assoc
New management Committee (l to r) : Mr. Patrick Harding - Treasurer, Avalon Jagnandan - Managing Director, Ms. Vishanti Balgobin...
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“Shoulders” pleads guilty to burglary, theft from home affairs ministry, four others
A 48-year-old unemployed man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to break-and-enter and larceny from the Ministry of Home Affairs and four...
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