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One of three banidts was shot and eventually died during their escape from the scene of a home invasion at Corentyne, East Berbice, police said on Monday. He has been identified as Avinash Rambazad called “Pandit”, 20 years, of Adelphi Village, East Canje, Berbice, and he succumbed today while receiving medical treatment at the New Amsterdam Hospital. Police said Pandit ...

Canadian Bank Note (CBN) may soon have to gamble getting back a long-term licence to operate the Lotto in Guyana, according to President Donald Ramotar. He confirmed that CBN, through the Guyana Lottery Company, was being given monthly permission to continue its operations because government has been considering tendering for a new provider. The President said because no firm decision ...

Wary of a further slide in the Guyana dollar and a rise in inflation due to 20 percent drop in gold declaration, the Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has called on its members to sell the precious metal in their possession. “As a consequence the Association is calling on all miners to recognize that, despite the lowered gold price, ...

In the wake of the United States (US) insisting that Cuba be barred from attending the Summit of the Americas unless it commits to democracy, Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar has shrugged off concerns about the absence of a multiparty system on that communist-ruled island. Guyana is among Latin American and Caribbean nations that last week demanded that Cuba attend the ...

A man was shot late Saturday night at Friendship, East Bank Demerara during a robbery attempt, police said. He has been identified as a 33-year old Anthony Johnson of Friendship Squatting Area. Police said he was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital for a gunshot injury to his right thigh. Police sources said the man shot about 11 O’clock Saturday night. ...

A police constable instead of a cadet officer is expected to be charged in connection with the shooting of a teenager in his mouth, according to Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud. “We have one constable under close arrest. Actually, the evidence shows so far that he is the only one who would have perpetrated the act,” he told reporters at the ...

The American-owned Dynamic Airways plans to expand its service to the Caribbean by piggybacking on Roraima Airways’ Guyanese Air Operators Certificate (AOC), according to a senior official of the local carrier. Chief Executive Officer of Roraima Airways, Gerald Gouveia said Dynamic Airways, through his airline, would fly to countries like Barbados and Trinidad as a Guyanese carrier on the Air ...

In the wake of concerns that the minority government is refusing to give into a number of demands in exchange for the opposition’s support, President Donald Ramotar on Saturday feared that such a system could destroy democracy. “What it will introduce will hurt poor people even more. It creates lobbying, creates heavy lobbying into politics and who will be able ...

Gold miners appear to be hoarding huge quantities of the precious metal in the hope of a spike in the world price, President Donald Ramotar said Saturday. Well-placed sources said Saturday that there has been estimated 10 percent reduction in gold declaration as of May 31st 2014 compared to the corresponding period in 2013. He told a news conference that there ...

President Donald Ramotar on Saturday hinted that he might be forced to call early general and regional elections if Guyana’s eventual blacklisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) begins biting the country hard. “I don’t know what will happen if the impact of this anti money laundering bill hits home very, very hard on our economy and whether we ...