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BK International Incorporated on Thursday announced that it would be moving to the courts in India in an effort to recoup outstanding money owed by Surendra Engineering Corporation Limited, the Indian company contracted to construct the US$18M Specialty Hospital at Turkeyen in Guyana. BK International Incorporation said in a statement that its move to the courts in India comes after ...

Guyana Goldfields of Toronto has signed a credit agreement that gives it US$185 million with which to complete its Aurora gold mine on the Cuyuni River. The project is now fully funded. The loan will consist of two tranches, US$160 million followed by an overrun facility of US$25 million, repayable over a maximum of eight years. The first tranche carries a ...

A woman is to be charged under the new Wildlife Management and Conservation Regulations for allegedly being in possession of illegally captured young Jaguar which is an endangered species, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA said Shonette Takurdeen is soon to be charged for being in possession of that animal. “The woman was not in possession of any Permit ...

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Tuesday aided the police force’s crackdown on drunken driving with the donation of more than GUY$1 million worth of breathalyzer test kits. “We hope therefore that the breathalyzers and supporting equipment will be used by the Guyana Police Force to even further engage in operations to reduce the instances of drunk ...

Three employees of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) were Wednesday robbed of GUY$400,000, police said. At the time, the two porters and a driver were delivering items when they were attacked by two unmasked men. The robbery occurred on an access road at Friendship, East Bank Demerara. No one has been arrested.

A policeman was shot and injured by one of his colleagues after he was seen with a gun in his hand, police sources said. Constable Leroy English sustained injuries to right hand and right foot at about 12:30 Wednesday morning on the Eccles Public Road. “He has been admitted to hospital for medical treatment,” said the Guyana Police Force in ...

Heavily armed and masked bandits early Monday morning opened fire and sawed a hole house at Port Mourant, Corentyne and robbed the occupants of GUY$3 million, according to sources. Police said they were looking for three men who were armed with an assault rifle, shotgun and chain saw. Shouting that they were policemen, the robbers demanded that that three occupants ...

Bandits Monday morning struck at the Guyana Post Office’s Carmichael and Lamaha Street branch from where they carted off GUY$4 million. Police said one of the perpetrators struck the security guard with a “hard object.”. Investigators said no shots were fired. The money was to be used to pay Old Age Pensions.

A gold miner was early Monday morning stabbed to death at Arakaka, North West District during an argument. Police said 45-year old Glendon Cox of Aberdeen, Essequibo Coast was fatally stabbed about 1 AM  at Four Miles, Arakaka. The suspected killer has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigation.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), worried about the integrity of the voters’ list, on Monday signaled that it might push for a fresh round of continuous registration- a move that could affect the deadline for early general and regional elections. Party General Secretary, Clement Rohee acknowledged that a new round of continuous registration and the claims and objections period, with ...