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British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn on Monday hailed the work of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) , Guyana Police Force  and witnesses who testified in the United Kingdom’s biggest cocaine haul that had links to Guyana. “Her Majesty’s Government, and the UK National Crime Agency , are extremely grateful for the support and assistance provided by the Guyana ...

A quantity of human bones was discovered Sunday in the backlands of Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara, police said. Divisional Commander for  East Demerara,   Marlon Chapman said a skull and several other bones were found in the backlands about eight miles inside the village. From all accounts, farmers stumbled on the human remains and alerted police. Chapman said investigators ...

Reproduced from BBC Latin America and the Caribbean by Carinya Sharples It is a drizzly Sunday morning in Guyana, and at the National Stadium a game of cricket is in full swing. As in much of the West Indies, cricket here is a much-loved national sport. But something’s a little different about this match. Instead of pitching the ball, the ...

The mothers of two children, whose deaths have so far remained unsolved, Sunday welcomed the Guyana Police Force’s announcement that those cold cases would be reopened. Demerara Bank employee, Sheema Mangar, 21 years old, was killed by a man who grabbed her phone and ran over with his vehicle at the corner of Camp Street and North Road on September ...

Argentina is providing assistance to Guyana in a range of areas including law enforcement, military, health, culture ad sport, Argentina’s Ambassador to Guyana, Luis Alberto Martino announced Saturday night. Speaking at a reception to mark Argentina’s 200th Independence Anniversary, he said the two countries were examining a project on public security to deal with a range of issues such as  ...

The Nephrology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now equipped to provide better care to patients with kidney disease, reported the Government Information Agency (GINA). The department received eight dialysis machines from the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension of the University of Vermont’s Medical School today. The machines were handed over to the GPHC by Dr. J.R. ...

Despite lingering concerns about the vibroflotation method of compaction to extend the runway of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA),   the Guyana government and China Harbour Engineering (CHEC) on Friday assured that aviation safety would not be compromised. CHEC Project Manager,  Keliang Liu told a news briefing after an extensive tour of the project site that vibroflotation was chosen as ...

Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this morning, received the report of the inquiry made into the allegations made against officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self-confessed drug lord, Mr. Barry Dataram. The Ministry of the Presidency said the probe was conducted by Brigadier Bruce Lovell, who was appointed by President David Granger, shortly after the allegations were ...

Two children were burnt to death  in a fire that late Thursday night gutted the Children’s Drop-in Centre on Hadfield Street, Georgetown. Director of the Child Care and Protection Services at the Ministry of Social Protection, Ann Greene told Demerara Waves Online News that the two brothers ages five and six years perished. The Guyana Police Force identified them as ...

Bandits Thursday evening snatched a GYD$1.5 million payroll belonging to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) moments before it was about to be taken to Massy  at Ruimveldt, Georgetown for packaging, police said. A senior Guysuco official added that it was the pensioners’ payroll  and the remainder of last week’s payroll that were carted off.  A company spokeswoman later said the ...