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A Superbet outlet cashier last night faked a robbery of $450,000 from the outlet at Patentia, West Bank Demerara after she had gambled and lost more than $300,000, police said. Police said the 22-year old female cashier who works at Best Bet Superbet  eventually took police to her home where the stolen money was recovered. “She eventually took the police ...

The National Assembly early Tuesday morning removed the offence of cross-dressing from the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, in keeping with an almost three-year old decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) had  in November 2018 struck out cross-dressing because it is a violation of Guyana’s Constitution. This was after three men and the ...

The National Assembly on Monday passed amendments Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act to allow landowners to be compensated for lands to be acquired for the laying of a 30-mile long gas pipeline from the Atlantic seashore to Wales. Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat also said a fibre-optic cable that would carry real-time data about oil production and other activities of ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday hailed late Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Lester Bird, who died hours earlier, as a true “integrationist” who has welcomed thousands of Guyanese economic migrants and stood up in defence of Guyana’s borders. “Sir Lester opened the doors of Antigua and Barbuda to many thousands of Guyanese at a time of economic decline in ...

The Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield on Monday withdrew his case that he had filed challenging plans to summarily dismiss him  because of concerns that he would not have received a fair hearing. People’s Progressive Party-aligned Elections Commissioner, Sase Gunraj said Mr. Lowenfield’s decision now paves the way for the seven-member Elections Commission to ...

Antigua and Barbuda police on Sunday afternoon fired teargas on hundreds of protesters who massed in the capital, St. John’s, despite a stern warning by National Security Minister Steadroy Benjamin not to violate police’s refusal to give permission. “Antigua and Barbuda will never be allowed to become a lawless society so if a small group of persons believe that law ...

Eighteen million dollars have been recovered and two members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have been arrested in connection with last week’s multimillion dollar cash and raw gold heist, authorities said. “The Guyana Defence Force acknowledges that two of our ranks are currently under investigation for their alleged involvement in the robbery of the gold trader, Wallison Enterprise,” the ...

Fire Saturday night damaged a section of the Psychiatric Hospital at Fort Canje, New Amsterdam, Berbice, police said on Sunday. Police say nineteen male patients pushed down the backdoor after the fire erupted in the ablution area. Fourteen of them have been caught and returned to the Hospital, leaving five outstanding. It is unclear how they got matches to set ...

The Chambers of Commerce of Georgetown , Barbados and Suriname have signed an accord under which they would work to boost trade and cooperate in a number of areas including oil and gas, the Georgetown Chamber said Friday. The tripartite agreement was signed on July 30, 2021 by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI)  the Barbados Chamber of ...

The man, who burned his girlfriend’s two-year old daughter on her vagina, was Friday jailed for 30 months. Police say  Anil Angnoo, was arrested and was charged  on Friday with inflicting grievous bodily harm He appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Ravindranauth Singh, where the indictable charge was read to him and he was not required to plea. ...