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A businessman was arrested on Monday in connection with the discovery of 8.38 pounds of cocaine in a suitcase, the Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said. CANU said its agents conducted a narcotic operation at the Eno Backtrack Service in Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice, which led to the discovery of a whitish powdery substance, suspected to be cocaine, concealed within false walls ...

The Guyana Interreligious Harmony Initiative (GIHI) on Monday said it successfully concluded a series of events designed to promote interfaith dialogue, understanding, and cooperation among religious leaders and youths in East Berbice. The initiative, implemented by the Guyana Center for Civic Engagement (GyCCE) in partnership with the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, and sponsored by the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday said if the opposition fails to get digital biometric registration and verification of voters or a clean voters list for next year’s general and regional elections, the only option left is to train its polling agents. “The parties obviously will engage in more training of its agents and that’s the most they can ...

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Guyana are set to benefit from new offerings as Brava introduces its comprehensive Business Solutions Bundles effective Monday, Brava announced. The all-in-one bundles are designed to simplify IT management, reduce operational complexity, and allow business owners to focus on growth. Given that the goal is to help businesses streamline their operations, Brava has created ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has reacted sharply to Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton’s position that his party’s polling agents would block foreigners from voting in next year’s general elections. “Elections are managed by the Guyana Elections Commission and political party agents will have no authority to determine who votes or not. Once, a person’s ...

A woman on Monday alleged that she was raped for four minutes and robbed of GY$660,000 in valuables and cash by an armed bandit, who entered her Amelia’s Ward, Linden, residence through an unlocked door, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. The 42-year-old woman said the incident occurred at about 1:30 am. She told investigators that initially she told the ...

The Guyana High Court is next month expected to rule on whether political parties perform State action because they internally select candidates for elections in the country. “Because the State has outsourced the process of nominating candidates for elections solely to political parties, the process by which the PNC (People’s National Congress) and PPP (People’s Progressive Party) nominate and determine ...

Leader of the main opposition People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton at the weekend hinted that foreigners would be blocked by party polling agents from voting in next year’s general elections. Addressing a PNCR public meeting at Calcutta, Mahaicony, Mr Norton said opposition polling agents would be on the lookout for foreigners who are clearly not connected to Guyana. “Let ...

Five persons, including a 16-year-old boy, were Sunday arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a chainsaw operator, Davanan Hosea, of Hill Foot Squatting Area, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, during the pre-dawn hours of Sunday. Police said Hosea received four stab wounds 1½ inches each to the face, left side abdomen, centre of the chest and right side of the chest. ...

Venezuela was engaged in a variety of orchestrated cyber operations targeting Guyana, according to Assistant Director of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) National Defence Institute (NDI), Dr. Seon Levius. The NDI said in a statement that in a hard-hitting exposé on Venezuela’s orchestrated cyber operations targeting Guyana, Dr Levius unveiled the faces, names, and organisations behind the malicious campaign to ...