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Well-known city businessman, Royston Peniston,  on Monday pleaded not guilty and was refused bail on a charge of being in possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said. Peniston, 44, was arrested on March 3, 2023 at a house in Festival City, North Ruimveldt after anti-drug agents said they found 5 pounds (2.178 ...

Guyana’s road accident death toll on Monday climbed to 16 so far for the year with the passing of four persons in a collision involving a truck and a speeding lorry on the Greenwich Park Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, police said. Statistics show that for the corresponding period in 2022,  there were 16 fatalities from 14 accidents compared to ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Sunday night predicted that Guyanese would go to the polls next year in early general and regional elections, claiming that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo was attempting to deceive the country that elections would be held in 2026. “What he is doing is seeking to make you complacent and believe that elections are going to be ...

The owner of Blue Iguana club, Royston Peniston, has been arrested allegedly with GY$2.1 million worth of cocaine in hardcover suitcases at a house in North Ruimveldt, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Saturday. The anti-drug agency said its agents intercepted Peniston,44, at the property in Festival City with two hardcover suitcases in his possession. “A subsequent search of the ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Saturday reoccupied the partly dismantled building that  has housed its office in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) since 1975, but Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall signaled that tough action would be taken against trespassers on State property. “This government will not be bullied by the PNC into condoning ...

The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Phillip ‘Brave’ Davis on Saturday denied holding talks with Guyana’s Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on the political situation here and said when the local politician attempted to seek the intervention of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM), he was promptly told to put his concerns in writing. “When he did attempt to raise matters concerning the issues ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has informed Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Phillip ‘Brave’ Davis about the “deteriorating” political situation in Guyana as part of an expanding regional and international lobby. “I set out to provide CARICOM with the information. What CARICOM will do is their decision. I don’t anticipate that CARICOM will become involved in our political ...

ExxonMobil, the operator and major stakeholder in the prolific Stabroek Block, has been informed that it would have to relinquish unused gas fields back to the State of Guyana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Friday. In addition to associated gas that the supermajor said was needed to maintain pressure and quality during extraction of crude, he said the discovery at ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday flipped out copies of what he said are letters that government had written to the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) asking for that party’s office in Lethem to move out of the State-owned building there. He said one letter was written to then PNCR General Secretary Amna Ally in 2021 and two others to ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday announced that the Guyana government planned to offer cargo flights to a number of far-flung interior regions where the cost of freight would be ordinarily expensive. “The aircraft we are looking for are to allow us to better serve the hinterland community including if the freight costs are too high for goods and services ...