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The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said a 45-year old man of North East La Penitence was arrested Wednesday during an operation on West Coast Demerara and East Bank Essequibo, In custody is Ian Griffith because, according to the anti-drug agency, he had 2.330 kilogrammes of cocaine in his possession, The agency said he was nabbed during an operation between Ruby, ...

ExxonMobil plans to drill 20 additional exploration wells offshore Guyana, as the company gathers more seismic data from other discoveries and plans to link oil producing vessels to nearby wells in order to guarantee a steady flow of crude, the company’s  Senior Vice President Neil Chapman said. Speaking during a question and answer session at Investor Day 2022 held on ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Wednesday slammed the Irfaan Ali-led administration for shutting out the opposition from the Natural Resource Fund’s (NRF) Board, dashing hopes of keeping an eye on how the ‘oil money’ would be spent. “By these actions, the PPP has shown again its total lack of interest in transparency, accountability and inclusivity. It continues to ...

In the wake of concerns by the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) about whether Guyana’s local content legislation is breaching Caribbean Community (CARICOM) single market rules, regional leaders have agreed to consider what should the amount of local content and over what period, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said Wednesday. Briefing the media on the outcome of the CARICOM mid-term ...

The United States says two Guyanese have been extradited to that North American country face the court on sexual offence and related charges. “The extradition of the two fugitives strengthens the rule of law in Guyana and reflects the strong professional law enforcement and judicial cooperation between the United States and the Guyana government,” the embassy here said on Wednesday. ...

Increasing agriculture output and reducing the 15-nation Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) food import bill have received a financing boost with the availability of credit facility at Republic Bank. In a statement issued late Tuesday night, the Guyana government said President Irfaan Ali reported to colleague CARICOM leaders at their mid-term summit in Belize that “concrete progress” has been made in getting ...

Two men will have to face a High Court judge and jury for the murder of the Henry cousins, a Magistrate ruled on Tuesday. Police said Blairmont Magistrate, Peter Hugh today ruled that there was sufficient evidence for 34-year old Vinod Gopaul, called ‘Magga’,  of Yakusari, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice and 33-year old Anil Sancharra, called ‘Dan Pole’ and ...

The Guyana Elections Commission on Tuesday appointed a new Legal Officer. He is Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kurt Anthony Da Silva. He is currently serving the President and Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as a Judicial Counsel. Mr. Da Silva holds a Master of Laws Degree in Public Law from the University of the West Indies.  Shortly after being ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Tuesday indicated that he was allowing the process for his return to the National Assembly possibly in April to take its course, even as he stayed clear of saying whether he believed that everything will go smoothly. He said he was aware that Representative of A Partnership for National ...

Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity, Aubrey Norton on Tuesday said the opposition coalition would  Wednesday nominate a representative to sit on the governing board of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) to hopefully guard the manner in which government would be spending the oil revenues. The parliamentary committee on appointments is due to meet on Wednesday. While  the APNU+Alliance ...