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The man, who was busted with more than 20 pounds of cocaine and illegal guns by police at his Lot 6 J Duncan Street, Campbelville residence, was Tuesday morning jailed for four years and 24 months after pleading guilty to the charges. Trevor Rodrigues, a taxi driver, was charged with having 11.363 kilogrammes of cocaine in his possession for the ...

Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine is no longer Minister of Education, and he has been replaced by Nicolette Henry, a move that has prompted grave concerns by the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), a partner in the governing coalition. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon made the announcement earlier Tuesday.  “The President, David Granger this (Tuesday) morning at cabinet briefed cabinet that ...

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Monday evening  agreed to submit a third list of nominees for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and if that list fails to get President David Granger’s approval, a high-level team would iron out the difficulties. “It was also agreed that a high-level team would be assembled representing the President and the Leader ...

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs prepared a voucher for a Bourda Market Vendor $250,000 for a quantity of fruits, greens and vegetables but when it cut the cheque, that was made out for $2.5M—monies the Ministry is still to fully recover. The sordid state of affairs with what appears to be a preferred supplier was laid bare today the ...

Travis McDougall, a labourer from East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown was Monday sentenced to 25 years in jail for killing businessman, Ashok Raghoo. The sentence was handed down by Justice Navindra Singh after a 12-member mixed jury found him guilty on May 19, 2017. Sentencing was deferred until Monday for a probation report on his behalf. The jury found Mc ...

A 16- year old boy was Monday arraigned for allegedly stealing money belonging to a minibus driver. He was remanded to custody at the Juvenile Detention Centre pending the compilation of a probation report. The youth made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Judy latchman charged with simple larceny. The particulars of the charge are that on ...

Five persons, including a woman, were Monday morning arrested in connection with a 12.3 kilogrammes marijuana bust, police said. The Guyana Police Force says its ranks of  acting on information stopped and searched a hire car about 08:00hrs this morning on the Aurora Public Road, Essequibo Coast. There, police said, they found a carton box containing 25 taped parcels of ...

Assistant Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Dr. Douglas Slater on Monday called on customs and immigration officials not to take bribes as efforts continue to reduce security risks at the border. Addressing the opening of a joint national border security workshop for Guyanese customs and immigration officers, Slater noted that law enforcement agents are vulnerable to inducements because ...

Several Haitians, who came here several weeks ago, have been ordered to leave Guyana because investigators suspect that they were being smuggled to another destination, officials said Monday. Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Winston Felix said eight adults and six children were sent back to Haiti last week Thursday after their return tickets were upgraded. He said efforts were being ...

Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Jaipaul Sharma, Friday (June 9, 2017) announced that he will be recommending a full-fledged investigation to massive mismanagement and corruption to the highest involving the US$200M Skeldon Sugar Modernisation Project. Sharma was at the time briefing members of the media following a site visit to the Skeldon Energy Inc, co-generation plant which has been ...