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BY JOHN MARZULLI NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Federal agents have discovered a new delicacy from Guyana — shrimp coketail. A drug-sniffing dog noticed something fishy about a shipping container that arrived at the Red Hook Terminal from Guyana last week and hunted down 268 kilos of cocaine stuffed inside frozen shrimp, according to a complaint unsealed Wednesday in Brooklyn Federal ...

by Zena Henry Lindeners are set to have back their own television station by August, according to Prime Minister and Vice President Moses Nagamootoo. The administration reaffirmed its 100 day promise in his  speech in Parliament Wednesday June 25 during the second sitting of the National Assembly. The PM noted that the government is committed to making good on its ...

Government on Thursday announced its intention to modify Guyana’s constitution to limit the conditions under which Parliament can be suspended but the administration does not have a super majority to do so. Unless the administration, which has 33 seats, can win the support of the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP), such a change to the entrenched provisions of the ...

Former minister of Local Government, Ganga Persaud was allegedly issued multi-million dollar government contracts for consultations via system that the new government alleges cannot withstand tough scrutiny. Government further accused Persaud of failing to show the work he was asked to do and what he had actually done. Minister of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon leveled the charge, citing at least ...

by Zena Henry With a widening territorial threat from Venezuela, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman made it very clear that the country’s desire to defend its territory should not be estimated. He spoke strongly on the issue while addressing colleagues of the government at the second sitting of the Eleventh Parliament, which the Opposition has once again chosen to boycott. ...

by Zena Henry In 2013, overpayments accounting to more than $22M were made on measured works on various contracts administered by Ministries, Departments and Regions. This is according to the Auditor General’s report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. The AG found that there seemed “to be no evidence to suggest that disciplinary action of any kind was ...

More than five contracted employees of the Ministry of the Presidency were Monday given marching orders after government decided that their services were no longer required. One of the persons, who has worked there for several years on annually renewed contract, expressed disgust at the manner he and others were fired. Those let go include a number of assistants to ...

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was Thursday continuing its search for a man who went missing following a collision between his boat and a Coast Guard vessel on the Pomeroon River. The army also said in a statement that a probe has been launched into the incident that occurred Wednesday, June 25, 2015. Missing is Orton Benjamin who is a ...

The Guyana government has signaled that it would be going ahead with the expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), although much more funds are needed to complete the project to international standards. “It is a clear intention that the relationship with Government will continue and the project will not suffer because of lagging projects (with the previous government),” ...

(JESUITS IN BRITAIN) Jesuit priest of the Guyana Region has recently returned from a fact-finding visit to Brazil, where he was able to explore educational opportunities for indigenous Guyanese. Fr Ronnie Fernandes SJ was accompanied by the Executive Coordinator of Fe y Alegria in Paraíba (eastern Brazil), Fr Sérgio José SJ, when he visited Tocantins, a state in central Brazil. They ...