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Five Haitians, who entered Guyana illegally, were held at the weekend on their way to Brazil, police said. The Guyana Police Force credited “alert ranks” for intercepting a vehicle at Wisroc Junction, Wismar, Linden at about 11 O’clock Friday night with the all-male group of Haitians. Investigators believed that they entered Guyana from neighbouring Suriname via the illegal ‘backtrack’ crossing. ...

The Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield on Sunday said the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) had nothing to do with the actual procurement of radio communication sets and instead said that was the work of various governmental arms under the then People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led administration. Lowenfield explained that his spending ceiling as CEO is GYD$249,999 and any amount over ...

United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon has given himself until November to assess the next step in dealing with the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, even as the Granger-led administration continues to push for a settlement at the World Court. “I have to make a assessment by November” the Ministry of the Presidency quoted Ban as remarking in talks with ...

Police said two employees of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Guyana were robbed shortly after disembarking a vehicle outside their office on Brickdam, Georgetown. No one has been arrested, and police said they were “in possession of CCTV (Closed Circuit Television ) footage and were currently conducting further investigation. Investigators were told that the incident occurred at about ...

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Friday formally decided that it would be taking its pay dispute with government to conciliation. Maintaining that governent’s final offer of 10 percent for lowest paid workers and one percent for highest paid public servants was unsatisfactory, the union said its Executive Council decided to inform the Chief Labour, Occupational, Safety and Health Officer of the ...

China on Friday handed over a number of medical supplies and equipment valued at approximately USD420,000 to Guyana’s Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) Incorporated. The presentation was made by Madam Tiu Cui Li, Vice Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission of the Peoples Republic of China. During her remarks, the Minister encouraged the Chinese doctors working in Guyana to ...

Arrest warrants have been issued for the persons who posted bail for self-confessed drug lord Barry Dataram and Anjanie Boodram following another no-show by the two at Court. Legal representative of the drug lord and his reputed wife, Glenn Hanoman told Magistrate Judy Latchman that since the last court meeting on Tuesday, when the couple failed to show up, he ...

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) representatives on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said they are ready to submit nominees for a new Elections Commission Chairman to President David Granger, if it is true that Dr. Steve Surujbally is about to resign the post. Elections Commissioners Bibi Shaddick, Robeson Benn and Sase Gunraj expressed surprise at a report in the ...

The fourth suspect in the Black Bush Polder triple murder on Thursday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Court One for charge. 40-year-old Rakesh Kurramchand, of Sheet Anchor Road, Corentyne was not required to plea to the indictable charge when it was read to him by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. It is alleged that between July ...

by Abigail Semple Chairman of the Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities (CANTA), Dr. Wayne Wesley said on Wednesday that there should be no need for the importation of workers. Wesley spoke at the launching of Accreditation to Award Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ). The CVQ is a CARICOM approved award that comes under Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) ...