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Three men were arrested in connection with the theft of 350 cartons of cigarettes worth GYD$1.2 million from an 81-year old businessman of 22 Good Success, Wakenaam Island, Essequibo River, police said. Investigators said one of the suspects is from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo and the two others are from Wakenaam and 318 cartons of cigarettes and eight packs of ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan The Alliance for Change (AFC) said Friday that former Public Service Minister Mrs.Tabitha Sarabo-Halley is eligible to sit in Parliament although she has resigned from the Working People’s Alliance (WPA). WPA’s Executive Member, Professor David Hinds said his party’s executive has not discussed whether Mr. Sarabo-Halley would be asked to resign from Parliament. “We have not discussed ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman Mr. Raphael Trotman said Friday that the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) will be filing two election petitions to challenge the declaration of the March, 2020 general and regional elections. Mr. Trotman made this disclosure on Friday during a virtual press conference, where he outlined reasons for the decision. ...

The High Court on Friday granted a request by Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie for Region Four Returning Officer to be held in custody until 2:20  Saturday afternoon. He was arrested on Tuesday afternoon at his home at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara in connection with allegations that he committed fraud during the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. Further, the ...

The Ministry of Health on Friday said Guyana’s coronavirus death toll has risen to  35 with the passing of four more persons. The number of hospitalised persons is 96, including nine in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital,  and those in home isolation now total 407. The Health Ministry said 112 others are in institutional quarantine to ...

Murder accused Wayne Castello called “Topcat”, was shot and arrested at about 8 O’clock  Thursday night when he opened fire on police during efforts to apprehend him,  the Guyana Police Force said. Police say the incident occurred at Genip Lane, East Ruimveldt. Investigators say he attempted to escape on a motorcycle. When a policeman exited his patrol vehicle, Castello opened fire. ...

President Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced key appointments to Guyana’s Local Content Panel, which is expected to conduct expansive consultation and review and devise recommendations that will inform the country’s Local Content Policy. “I strongly believe that Guyanese must play an integral role and benefit from the fortunes of the sector,” President Ali was quoted as saying in an ...

Director-General of Guyana’s Civil Aviation Department, Retired Lt.Col. Egbert Field has confirmed that an Eastern Airlines flight from Georgetown was forced to shut down an engine on its approach to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. He says Eastern Airlines has already informed the Civil Aviation Authority and has since sent an email detailing an account of the incident. ...

The Executive Director of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams was Thursday sent on leave even as that environmental watchdog agency is in the middle of considering ExxonMobil’s Field Development Plan for the Payara well. Mr. Adams said the Office of the President’s Permanent Secretary, Abena Moore issued him the letter Thursday afternoon informing him that he is ...

by Samuel Sukhnandan With just a few more days left before the deadline, the A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) coalition has announced plans to file an election petition in the High Court on Monday, according to incoming Opposition Leader Mr. Joseph Harmon. This information was revealed via social media on Thursday in a post appearing on Mr. ...