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A man, who was arrested recently with GY$27 million worth of cocaine at a cargo company near the Cheddi Jagan Airport, was Wednesday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined GY$39 million, according to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) That agency said Christopher Douglas of Lot 1070 Providence,  East Bank Demerara & 127 King Edward Street, Albouystown, Georgetown pleaded guilty ...

A man and his common law wife have been arrested in connection with the alleged discovery of three guns and 173 rounds of ammunition at their residence at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, police said Wednesday. In custody are 35-year old Delon “Gizmo” Osborne and his child’s mother, Joyann Sobers of Lot 2 Archer Street Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo. Police said ...

Former well-known Guyanese journalist, now a New York-based Attorney-at-Law Dr Vivian M. Williams, Esq. and Adjunct Professor, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who, the entity said in a statement. Dr Williams can also practice in Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago, As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. ...

The apex private sector organisations in Guyana and the Dominican Republic (DR) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding in Santo Domingo, the capital of that Spanish-speaking Caribbean nation  According to the document signed by the President of the DR’s  non-governmental National Council of Private Enterprise, Inc; (CONEP), Celso J. Marranzini and the President of the Private Sector Commissi0n (PSC), ...

ExxonMobil will be asked for greater share in new production from 2030 The parliamentary opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) is proposing a series of amendments to Guyana’s draft Petroleum Activities law that, if approved, will guarantee a fixed royalty rate of 10 to 15 percent and a production share of 60-40 percent. Currently, the royalty on ...

Port News reports that the Offshore Patrol Vessel was designed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team and built at the company’s Franklin, Louisiana production facility for the Guyana Defence Force. Last week Metal Shark hosted members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for the launch of the GDF’s new Metal Shark 115 Defiant patrol vessel “GDFS Berbice,” (1039), the shipbuilding ...

Three persons from Charity, Essequibo Coast died Monday night in accident on the Craig Public Road, East Bank Demerara when the car they were travelling in allegedly made a ‘U’ turn from the eastern lane to the western lane and collided with a lorry that was heading north, police said. Those who perished in the mishap are Eric Christopher Thomas,60, ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday indicated that city businessman, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, would not be removed as a governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) local government councillor because he has been implicated in a series of transnational crimes. “The people elected Mr Mohamed on a slate that he was on so you have to respect the will of the people,” ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has put a ‘price tag’ on several of its major promises that it appeared set to take into its campaign for the 2025 general and regional elections. If elected in 2025 to run Guyana’s affairs, PNCR sp0kesman on Economics Elson Low said a number of its previously stated social welfare programmes would be introduced ...

One year on and the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the major party in Guyana’s parliamentary opposition, is yet to hold a meeting of its second highest decision-making body, with much now depending on sufficient funds, according to well-placed sources. PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton said a decision was taken when the General Council meeting would be held but he declined ...