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A Customs Broker was Thursday jailed for 18 months after he was convicted for stealing a video camera from the Guyana Learning Channel. Ronald Williams,35, pleaded guilty to stealing one Sony High Definition Video Camera valued GUY$800,000 from the television station. He committed the offence on May 21 at 3 Battery Road, Kingston, Georgetown. Police Prosecutor, Dinero Jone said that ...

One of three men, who carried out a number of brazen robberies at a wake in Kitty, was Friday arraigned on two counts of armed robbery before a City Magistrate. 19-year old Curt Simeon of Eccles, East Bank Demerara pleaded not guilty and was remanded to custody until May 29, when he appeared before Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan. He was ...

The Guyana government on Thursday announced the withdrawal of the non-approval of the US$1.2 million Leadership and Democracy Project (LEAD) being funded by the United States government. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon says the withdrawal now paves the way for representatives of the Guyana government and those of the American embassy to discuss and agree to the ...

Qualfon has confirmed that several employees fell ill during a power-outage at its Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara location. The company refuted earlier reports that employees were prevented from leaving the premises Tuesday afternoon after the power failure and subsequent drain of a back-up battery. Qualfon, a call centre, also said the building has three emergency exits rather than the front ...

The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Thursday issued a wanted bulletin for an Albouystown, Georgetown man in connection with the discovery of a large quantity of marijuana and cocaine in the baggage of a Barbados-bound passenger. CANU said it was searching for 32-year old Mark Mohabir also known as “Polo” of Cooper Street, Albouystown “in connection with the discovery ...

A 20-year old woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon allegedly with a large quantity of marijuana and cocaine that she was attempting to take to Barbados, a senior anti-drug agent said. The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) official confirmed that the Guyanese woman was arrested shortly before she was about to board a LIAT flight at the Ogle International Airport for ...

Guyana’s combined opposition on Wednesday rejected government’s offer to support a motion calling for a Commission of Inquiry if it was not confined to 2006-2013 but had been dated back to the 1960s. The offer was made by the governing Peoples Progressive Party Civic’s (PPPC) Gail Teixeira during her contribution on a motion sponsored by Opposition Leader, David Granger calling ...

The man, who was allegedly sodomised with a condom-covered baton while in police custody, has moved to the High Court claiming GUY$80.4 million in damages from the State for torture and the breach of other constitutional rights. Colwyn Harding has also taken Constables 201411 T. Thomas and 19175 Devin Singh to the High Court to seek  damages in excess of ...

Retired workers of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Wednesday petitioned the National Assembly to be paid their “just and due” pensions in keeping with the Pensions Act. After years of lobbying and agitation to have the matter resolved to the satisfaction of all sides, the petition was tabled on behalf of the pensioners by Alliance For Change ...

COPA Airlines on Wednesday assured that research has shown that the Guyana-Panama route is viable and the airline is here for the long haul but the Latin American carrier declined to provide figures. “Once we open a destination, we are not just testing to see how we go. We are sure that we are going to do well and, off ...