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A 32- year old woman allegedly caught attempting to smuggle more than five pounds of cocaine to the United States (US) on Monday pleaded not guilty on her arraignment. She is Shellon Kandhai of 5 Railway Road, Industry, East Coast Demerara. The mother of six denied having the narcotic in her possession for the purpose of trafficking at the Cheddi ...

Three students of Stella Maris Primary School were struck down in Kitty by a suspected drunken driver who was immediately arrested by public spirited citizens. The 11-year old children were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in a conscious condition but crying out for serious pains about their bodies. Students Ebitoya Pilgrim, Shamar Lesperance and Kisi Carter were ...

(KHALEEJ TIMES).-His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai received on Monday on the sidelines of Dubai Airshow President Donald Ramotar of Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Shaikh Mohammed and President Ramotar reviewed bilateral relations in various fields and explored new ways of boosting joint cooperation in diverse areas including ...

Opposition Leader David Granger wants a Veterans Commission be established to look at the conditions of retired members of the disciplined services and make recommendations for their improvement. Granger’s motion is tabled for likely debate at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly. “Be it resolved that the National Assembly, acting in accordance with the Constitution, appoint a commission, styled the ...

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee is still ill and has been absent from his desk since November 7. Rohee was booked to travel to New York early Monday morning but he did not turn up for the flight, according to sources close to the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) of which he is its General Secretary. Sources said he wanted to ...

A virtual ban is to be imposed on Styrofoam boxes from next year June but the move aimed at combating the growing garbage problem has not gone down well with at least one importer of the food containers. While Commerce Minister Irfan Ali talked about a “definite ban,” that would take effect from June 1, 2014; Environment Minister, Robert Persaud ...

Fire erupted at the Georgetown Prison after a number of inmates set fire to a mattress in an ongoing unrest there Sunday night. Three fire tenders arrived on the scene but only one went into action at the John Street (eastern) end, closer to the source of the blaze. Even after the fire was extinguished, fire fighters were seen tinkering ...

A teenager was battered to death and a contractor was one of three persons killed on the country’s roads, police said on Sunday. Investigators said 18-year old Budhan also known as Toy of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara was beaten to death with pieces of wood, bottles and other objects. The incident occurred at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara and stemmed ...

A Guyanese woman was arrested with 5.7 pounds of cocaine on Saturday shortly before she was about to board a New York-bound flight. The cocaine was concealed in a suitcase that the 32-year old woman was carrying. Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents escorted the woman from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport to the drug agency’s headquarters. There, all the cocaine ...

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on Saturday announced the retirement of long standing Chairman, Dr. Yesu Persaud, A.A., CCH. Dr. Yesu Persaud, 85, has served at DDL for over 48 years. Under the leadership of Yesu Persaud, DDL grew from being only a manufacturer and exporter of bulk rum to building a global brand, El Dorado Rums, and achieving and maintaining ...