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France and Guyana on Tuesday discussed the need to strengthen cooperation in bringing wanted persons to justice in both c0untries, including the overseas department of French Guiana, and the return of Guyanese after serving jail terms, France’s Ambassador to Guyana Nicolas de Lacoste said. “We have people we are looking for. Sometimes they take refuge here in Guyana or they ...

The French Diplomatic Bureau on Monday began processing Guyanese applications for a Schengen visa to France, but already officials say there is a scarcity of euros (€) to pay for the processing. “Some people have difficulties getting euros because we are asking for cash and cash in euros and I’ve learned this morning that not all banks and not all ...

Anti-narcotics agents of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Friday afternoon intercepted more than two kilogrammes of cocaine that was being shipped to France. Investigators said  a package containing 2 kilogrammes, 700 grammes of cocaine was intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at about 1:30 PM on Friday January 15, 2016. The narcotic was being shipped to France via a courier ...

A French national, who was found adrift on a yacht offshore Guyana, was shot dead but authorities were yet to conclude if he committed suicide, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud said Saturday. He said a shotgun was found aboard the yacht, Allegro, a French-flagged vessel which was towed into Port Georgetown, Guyana’s capital, with the decomposed bodies of the man and ...

A French-flagged yacht with the remains of a yachtsman and his dog were Saturday morning towed into Port Georgetown where police investigators and Port Health officials were Saturday morning conducting their probe. Commander of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard, Gary Beaton confirmed that the vessel arrived at Coast Guard headquarters at about 8:15 AM. Demerara Waves Online News ...

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guardsmen were Thursday night heading about 150 miles offshore Georgetown to French-registered yacht where a man and his dog were spotted dead aboard. Senior security personnel said based on all available information, an ocean going vessel reported seeing the yacht adrift and alerted Guyanese authorities. The Coast Guard received the information Tuesday and began processing ...