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Deputy Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobin Ganga on Saturday recommended that the country further diversify its agriculture sector and lower the cost of gold production to cushion the impact of the sliding price for the yellow metal. Ganga made the recommendations against the background that gold exports accounted for 50 percent of Guyana’s foreign revenue in 2013. ...

Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents uncovered a total of 20 kilogrammes of cocaine stuffed in achar in the possession of two passengers who are unconnected to each other. A CANU source said the 78-year old Guyana-born American, who migrated to the United States in 1984, was allegedly fetching 10.4 kilogrammes of cocaine while the 38-year old woman from Kitty ...

Guyana is now better poised to counter the production and use of fraudulent documents as it has trained 70 persons and has received 200 fraudulent document detection kits. Twwo batches of 35 persons on Friday each concluded training under the Fraudulent Document Detection Programme. At the Guyana Police Force Training Centre, Young and Camp streets, Home Affairs Minister clement Rohee ...

A Regent Street pawn shop manager was shot and robbed of cash and jewellery Friday afternoon moments after he closed his doors for the day. Thirty-year old Pooran Ramotar of Bourda Pawn Shop sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg at the hands of one of the perpetrators he described as a teenager. The lone gun-toting bandit grabbed a ...

At least three critically injured persons were late Friday night being transferred to the Georgetown Hospital following a gruesome collision between a bus and a car. The incident occurred at Harlem/ Ruimzight, West Coast Demerara earlier Friday night. Police sources said several persons were seriously injured and were rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH). No one has died. ...

A Patient Care Assistant at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) early Friday morning allegedly attempted to kill her children with insulin but when she failed to purchase poison to commit suicide. Multiple sources confirmed that Gail De Jonge was in custody at a  police station in Linden. Sources believed that the woman decided on that course of action after a ...

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Chairman David Granger and colleague APNU parliamentarian Africo Selman would be temporarily sharing the Foreign Relations portfolio, following Debra Backer’s resignation. “Between us, we will share until a selection is made,” he said Backer’s resignation takes effect on February 7. Granger also announced at his Friday morning news conference that APNU parliamentarian, Ronald Bulkan ...

Hours after Opposition Leader, David Granger said his coalition would act in the “national interest,” key Western Nations on Friday warned that Guyana could face “serious consequences” if Guyana was blacklisted by the France-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF). “We encourage all stakeholders to work together to finalize AML/CFT (Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism) legislation and ensure ...

A woman early Friday morning stabbed her common-law husband to death at their home near the Kwakwani airstrip, police said. The  man has been identified as 40-year old Anthony Perreira also known as Quinn.  Police said he was stabbed to his chest. Investigators said his wife has been arrested. A neighbour has been detained for questioning. The alleged assailant is ...

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Thursday announced that its first recruitment cycle for 2014, has been met by a significant response from Guyanese youth from all across the country. One hundred persons submitted applications to be trained as Officers on the Standard Officers Course (SOC) number 47, while another 700 youths have applied to be trained as soldiers on ...