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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 ...

A former Second Lieutenant of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was gunned down early Saturday morning outside a popular night club. He has been identified as 23-year old Denzil Mingo of Third Street, Alberttown, Georgetown. The shooting occurred about  4 AM in front of the Edge Night Club, Main Street, Georgetown.  At the time of the attack, Mingo was preparing ...

A man who allegedly hatched a plan to steal a quantity of cash and almost GUY100 million in raw gold by putting sleeping pills in his co-workers’ porridge was Friday arraigned for the theft. 29-year old Neville Chandrawattie was not required to plea to the indictable offence of allegedly stealing 96 ounces of raw gold and cash totalling GUY$93 million ...

The Bank of Guyana (BOG) on Friday (15.11.13) launched its new denomination of the $5000 note. The circulation of same is scheduled to begin on December 9 2013. Speaking at the launch, Deputy Governor Gobin Ganga stated that the time between the launch and the issue will be used to familiarize the public with the security features for the note. ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Michael Khan has been ordered to go on annual leave. When contacted, Khan would only confirm that he received a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nirmal Rekha sending him on vacation with immediate effect. He said no reasons were provided for doing so. Rekha is ...

The owner of South Central Hotel was strangled to death, according to an autopsy performed on Friday. The body of 59-year old Joseph Alexander Jagdeo was found Thursday under a bed in one of the hotel’s rooms by an employee. Police said Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh found that Jagdeo died as a result of asphyxia due to manual strangulation. ...