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Two women were Friday night shocked and hospitalized after a policeman discharged several rounds in the air and burst an electrical cable at a night spot at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, police and residents confirmed. The seriously injured woman, 21-year old Nikeesha Clarke,is pregnant and she was expected to be transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for advanced treatment and ...

The man, who allegedly raped and killed his 78-year old great aunt, was Friday charged with murder. He is 23-year old Devon “Two Kick” Griffith of Cemetery Road, Hopetown Village, West Coast Berbice. Appearing before Magistrate Rhondell Weaver at the Fort Wellington Court, the deportee and alleged drug addict is charged with the murder of Vaulda Britton. The incident occurred ...

The owner of Sanjay’s Jewellery was Friday jailed for 58 months for causing death by dangerous driving, and he failed to secure bail after notice was given that he would appeal the decision.  Bishnarine ‘Sanjay’ Persaud of 26 Sheriff Street, Campbelville, Georgetown was found guilty for causing the death of Georgetown Municipality worker, Leon Hunte. The sentence was handed down ...

General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis on Friday expressed grave dissatisfaction with the secret manner in which government increased ministers’ salaries and stressed that if elected officials do not want to serve they should get into business for profits “Public service- it is not the money that you receive that matters, it is what you ...

President David Granger on Friday vowed to pardon more non-violent persons who were convicted and jailed for petty offences. Addressing an Education Month rally that was held at the National Park under the theme “Quality Educational Leadership: Improving Schools from Within,” he dismissed critics who have assailed him for the release of 60 prisoners in May, 26. “Some people are ...

Guyana’s plantain exports have been wiped out because of the deadly Black Sigatoka disease but a top agriculture scientist  hopes that farmers and several extension officers will from Friday be better equipped to manange the disease. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) , Dr. Oudho Homenauth told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that Guyana registered ...

Authorities were Friday preparing to charge a Canadian man with cocaine trafficking after he was allegedly caught trying to smuggle a large quantity of the narcotic out of the country, authorities said. Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), James Singh said the 53-year old man had in his possession 25 pounds of cocaine. The top anti-drug agent said the ...

CARACAS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday accused Guyanese President David Granger of “falsely accusing” Venezuela of carrying out military operations in Guyana, calling for “respect” to her nation. In a press conference, the official said Granger “lied” about the alleged presence of a Venezuelan military ship in Georgetown, capital of Guyana, which was shown ...

Canadian law enforcement agents were Wednesday confident that they would be able to arrest a Guyanese man who was alleged part of a 13-member ring that that saw cocaine, prescription pills and handguns smuggled into Ontario from the United States and the Caribbean. He is 32-year-old Dwidth Ferguson of Georgetown, Guyana, who Canadian authorities say is still outstanding and wanted for importation ...

Tourism Minister Catherine Hughes said authorities were crafting a set of criteria for incoming passengers so that airlines would be better informed, and that intended travelers would first have to apply for visas Online. “We are also going to publicise more to the airlines what the requirements are. Unfortunately, the situation we had with Insel Air was that the airline ...