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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport after authorities said nearly 18 pounds of cocaine was found inside packages of powdered custard in his suitcase. It happened back on April 22. Authorities said Godfrey Cassius was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after arriving on a flight from Guyana. While inspecting his bag, ...

An Amerindian Village Chief from Region One (Barima/Waini), was Wednesday arraigned on two counts of allegedly raping his 10 year old daughter who is four months pregnant for him. The Sexual Offences Act prevents the disclosure of the identities of either the perpetrator or the victim. He was not required to plea to the two indictable charges of rape. Demerara ...

Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Lawrence Williams died on Wednesday in hospital, Cabinet Secretary Dr. Roger Luncheon announced. Williams passed away in his native Guyana after a long battle with cancer. In November 2004 Mr. Williams was appointed Governor (ag.) by the President of Guyana. On Wednesday, June 8, 2005 Mr. Williams was sworn in as Governor, Bank of ...

United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt on Tuesday called on the two countries to trust each other, in the wake of an ongoing battle over an American-funded leadership and democracy project. Addressing a handing over ceremony of an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) under the auspices of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative ...

The US-funded Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) has already begun playing a major role in capturing suspected murderers and other criminals, according to Police Chief of Criminal Investigations, Senior Superintendent Leslie James. The AFIS system here can be accessed by other participating countries of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) to help track criminals. James told an official handing over ...

The 15-year old boy, who was shot in his mouth by a policeman, refused private compensation on Tuesday and insisted the lawman be charged. Alex Griffith was discharged from hospital at noon Tuesday, six days after a Cadet Officer put a gun in his mouth and discharged a round during an interrogation into an alleged robbery at East La Penitence. ...

A Barima River Toshao (Amerindian Village Chief) has been accused of impregnating his 10 year old daughter, according to usually reliable sources. He is expected to be charged on Wednesday. The matter came to light after the girl, who lives at Smith’s Creek, Morawhanna,Barima River, was taken to the Mabaruma Hospital because she was unwell. The girl is a primary school ...

Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Clement Rohee on Tuesday accused an American government of contractor of violating Guyana’s sovereignty and protocols, but declined to justify his claims. Rohee said Head of the Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project, Glenn Bradbury’s work permit was revoked because he had engaged in actions that were inimical to Guyana’s national interest. Pressed on what ...

A man allegedly attempted to burn a small house at Sophia with his reputed wife and several of their children inside, neighbours said. The incident occurred shortly after 8 PM at A Field, Sophia. When fire fighters arrived on the scene, they assisted in bringing the flames under control and conducting an investigation. The alleged perpetrator, Aubrey Mc Koy, fled ...

Residents of Kwakwani in need of emergency medical attention can be shuttled swiftly to the Linden Hospital now that the community has its own ambulance. The mini-bus, which has been converted to an ambulance, was donated by the Kwakwani Natural Resources Organisation (KNRO) on Monday for use by the bauxite mining and logging dependent community. “The bus is really a ...