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Guyana’s Wildlife Management Authority (WMA) on Sunday confirmed that two shipments of caimans destined for The Netherlands and Ukraine within the past two weeks were seized by Dutch authorities. The WMA said officials in the Netherlands reported that the shipments violated IATA Live Animal Regulations. In the wake of the discovery of the live and dead caimans, the Authority said ...

One man was killed and the murder suspect seriously injured following a quarrel Sunday night, sources said. Dead is 42-year old Carl Garnette of ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Hospital sources said he was stabbed four times to his chest and abdomen and one to his right side back. Garnette worked in the Maintenance Department of the Guyana Power Light ...

A gold miner from Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara was killed Saturday afternoon when a mining pit caved in, police said. He has been identified as 33-year old Seckou Adams. The incident occurred at Warrenbu, North West District. Adams’ body was at the Port Kaituma Hospital Mortuary awaiting an autopsy, as investigations continue.

A drunken gold miner, who allegedly went berserk, was shot and injured by police in the North West District and the unlicensed shotgun seized, police said. No one else was shot and injured. Police said that about 11:45 Saturday night, they responded to a report received that a man was at the Kumaka Waterfront discharging rounds from a firearm and ...

Police on the West Coast Demerara were Sunday rounding up several suspects in the killing of a former employee of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) at his home. He has been identified as 57-year old Jamaludeen Sattaur, a pensioner, of 28 Stewartville. Investigators said his reputed wife found his motionless body in his bedroom. He had a wound to the ...

Authorities have begun a crackdown on illegal hunting and fishing, resulting in the seizure of 200 pounds of meat and the arrest of three hunters. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment said police and officers of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  and the Fisheries Department mounted the operation on December 12, 2013. They intercepted the hunters at the ...

“We are all about providing quality service, on-time performance and excellent prices,” stated David Goberdhan, a top Travelspan official shortly after the Boeing 767 landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) this morning, December 14, 2013. With 229 persons on board – 180 passengers and 10 crew members – the airline joins Venezuelan CONVIASA as the two newest airlines ...

(SPY GHANA).-THE FIVE suspects arrested in Sekondi in the Western Region, in connection with the importation of 400 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine worth $50 million from British Guyana, using a semi-submarine vessel called Atiyah Ex Alisam, were yesterday convicted by an Accra Circuit Court. This was after Justice C.K. Honyenugah, a Court of Appeal Judge, sitting with additional responsibility as ...

Strong rainstorm winds on Saturday damaged several houses and businesses in the East Coast Demerara villages of Beterverwagting, La Bonne Intention (LBI) and Nootenzuil. One decades-old colonial cottage occupied by an elderly woman  only known as Ms. Dorris, was blown down. There were no immediate reports of injury at Beterverwagting. Heavy winds also damaged roofs at LBI and Nootenzuil. Residents ...

One of the unsuccessful applicants for the post of Town Clerk for the Georgetown Municipality on Friday moved to the High Court to challenge government’s appointment of Carol Sooba. The High Court granted a temporary order that essentially reverts Sooba’s appointment to that of acting Town Clerk until Local Government Minister, Ganga Persaud can show cause why the decision to ...