Several Amerindian villages on Monday received two absolute grants and several certificates of land titles as part of government’s efforts to resolve decades-long land demarcation problems Toshao Ralph Hendricks received an absolute grant for the extension of Capoey in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), and Toshao Arifa Shabeer received an absolute grant for the extension of Mashabo in Region Two, Receiving certificates ...
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Ali dismisses claims of hijacking National Toshaos Council conference agenda
President Irfaan Ali on Monday scoffed at claims that his administration has hijacked the agenda of the National Toshaos Council which is meeting in Georgetown. In clear reaction to claims that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP)-led government has opted to control the agenda and prevent the outgoing NTC Chairman from addressing the opening session, the Guyanese leader instead sought to ...
Read More »“King Coca 30” labelled bags of cocaine found aboard illegal plane
Almost 640 pounds of cocaine were found in bags bearing the marking “King Coca 30” strapped inside a single-engine illegal plane that landed at the Mahdia airstrip in Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni) on Sunday afternoon, the Guyana Police Force said. Police said the Cessna Skyline plane, which might have come from neighbouring Venezuela, “landed without authorisation.” The cocaine and 120.45 pounds ...
Read More »Conflicting accounts about how teenager was burnt while in police custody
Conflicting accounts emerged Sunday night about how a 17-year old boy was burnt while in police custody, with him saying an investigator lit him afire and the Guyana Police Force stating that the suspect was playing with a lighter. Police said two ranks at the Vigilance Police Station were placed under close arrest, and the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) ...
Read More »Foreign plane with cocaine lands in Mahdia; Colombian, Brazilian held
A cocaine-laden plane, bearing what appears to be United States (US) registration markings, on Sunday landed at the Mahdia airstrip after it apparently ran out of fuel, highly-placed sources said. The sources said the pilot and co-pilot, who have been identified as Colombian and Brazilian, were arrested shortly after the aircraft touched down at the airstrip in Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni). ...
Read More »Guyana asks Saudi Arabia for US$2 billion fund; Asian nation ready to support Guyana’s oil sector
President Irfaan Ali on Saturday asked Saudi Arabia to allocate US$2 billion to potential investments in Guyana, even as that Western Asian nation said it was keenly interested in assisting Guyana to spend some of its oil revenues. “If it is that in the Saudi Investment and Development Fund, you can say to us today or tomorrow that ‘we are ...
Read More »Norton asks youths to “desist” from robbing people during protests; warns of hidden motive to create ethnic tension
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has urged supporters to be cautious about protest marches whose aim is to spark off attacks on Indo-Guyanese, in the wake of last month’s assault and robbing of vendors at the Mon Repos Market, East Coast Demerara by a group of persons who marched from Golden Grove to protest the police killing of a resident. Addressing ...
Read More »AFC, APNU holding talks; AFC to target smaller parties, other organisations
Even as the Alliance For Change (AFC) threatens to walk away from its coalition with the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) by year-end, the two political organisations have begun talks. The two sides held a round of talks about five or six weeks ago and they are due to meet again next week Monday. ...
Read More »US-based Mount Sinai Health System institution to improve Georgetown Hospital’s quality of service
The globally recognised New York-headquartered Mount Sinai health system will next week dispatch a team to Guyana to begin overhauling the quality of service at the country’s primary healthcare institution, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), officials said Friday. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said a team from Morning Side Hospital would be partnering directly with counterparts at the GPHC ...
Read More »Hicken’s acting Police Commissioner appointment: Attorney General allowed to file defence on “doctrine of necessity”
Despite strenuously objecting to Attorney General Anil Nandlall’s request to for an extension affidavit in defence to deal with recent correspondence and the doctrine of necessity in the appointment of Mr Clifton Hicken as acting Police Commissioner, Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Friday allowed the application. Ms George-Wiltshire, however, said Mr. Nandlall would have to pay GY$50,000 in court cost ...
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