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A 20-year old woman has been arrested in connection with her alleged efforts to smuggle 22 grammes of marijuana among several bars of blue soap into the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, police said. The woman of Cummings Park, Sophia was arrested Monday afternoon at the prison where she had gone to take items for an inmate. Police said that ...

Two men posing as meter readers, who entered a yard and attacked a woman moments after she let them in, have been caught and handed over to police, the Guyana Police Force said. Those arrested are 25-year old Jose Fraser of Lot 41 Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara and 20-year old Jaleel Thomas of 603 Cinema Street, Diamond, East Bank Demerara. ...

Amid lingering concerns by the United States (US) about the transparency and quality of Chinese-funded infrastructural projects, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said Chinese loans are softer and that Guyana’s procurement process is “open”. “We made it clear to everyone. No financing from anybody comes with political strings but Chinese financing has been readily available to the world and we ...

Following a meeting with the mayor and residents in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) said that over the weekend installed and connected more than 20 schools and residents with landline services. Among the schools connected are Potaro primary, Bartica secondary, Resource center, Radio Bartica, St. John the Baptist primary, 1st Avenue Nursery and Byderabo Nursery ...

The Guyana government has identified China Railway Group Limited to open negotiations to build the Amaila Falls Hydropower project and sell electricity to Guyana Power and Light for 7 US cents per kilowatt hour, the Finance Ministry announced on Monday. The actual cost to build the power plant is not yet known, but  government said that all it would be ...

China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has been approved to build the new Demerara Harbour Bridge at a cost of US$256, 638,289, paving the way for further negotiations with the company, according to well-placed sources. The disclosure by the confidential sources close the project said that now that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has evaluated the bid ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday said Guyanese should not expect steep increases in wages and salaries from the oil money due to the risk of financial troubles like in Trinidad and Tobago where the oil production has dropped. “Wages will go up, too, in the public service as you get more resources because, then, you can finance it but ...

The Guyana Police Force “mistakenly” stated that well-known Guyanese aviator, Michael Chan-a-Sue did not stop at a major road when a speeding minibus slammed into him, causing him and his wife to sustain serious injuries, a colleague said Sunday. Relying on a surveillance video that covers the area including High and Barrack Streets where the accident occurred Saturday afternoon, Mr. ...

Plagued by decades of corruption and other malpractices, the Guyana Police Force was Saturday ordered by government to come up with a a measurable plan to constantly improve its performance. Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn made clear government’s expectation at the Guyana Police Force’s inaugural “Integrity In Policing” symposium. “We need an ethics and integrity plan and that we note ...

Veteran Guyanese aviator Malcolm Chan-a-Sue and his wife, Margaret, were Saturday afternoon seriously injured in a road accident, multiple sources said. The Guyana Police Force later said that 84-year old Chan-A-Sue of Lot 56 Coralita Avenue, Bel Air Park Georgetown was driving his motorcar, bearing licence number PWW 5212 but he failed to obey the stop sign at the corner ...