Cocaine found in false suitcase bottom at CJIA
- outgoing passenger detained AT about 13:45 hrs yesterday, ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch at the CJIA conducted a search on the baggage of a passenger on an outgoing flight to Canada. A report...
View ArticleDigicel launches ‘Mash Fit 2014’ at DCC Ground
WITH much pomp and festivity, telecommunications giant Digicel launched their much-anticipated ‘Mash Fit 2014 Exercise Programme’ at the DCC Ground at Lance Gibbs Street in Queenstown, Georgetown...
View ArticleKeeping DHB would defeat purpose of building replacement – General Manager Adams
THE purpose of even building a new structure would be defeated if the present Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) remains at its present location. That view was expressed by the DHB General Manager, Mr....
View ArticlePPP responds to Stabroek News editorial
THE Stabroek News editorial captioned “The Presidency” (January 5, 2014)represents yet another attempt to denigrate the leadership of the PPP and PPP/C Presidents by making it appear that there is a...
View Article‘Satan’ in custody over murder of reputed wife at Dredge Creek
LEROY John, called ‘Satan’, is in police custody for the alleged murder of his reputed wife, Judith D’Oliviera.Reports said the woman who is a mother of three children was reported missing since...
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Series of events to commemorate life and work of poet A.J. Seymour
THE National Library in collaboration with Francis Quamina Farrier and the University of Guyana will be hosting a series of events to commemorate the life and work of the late Guyanese poet, Arthur...
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Execution-style killings among 2013 Police cold cases
MURDER cases from 2013 seem to have frozen as the police are yet to secure any convictions for some, including the execution-style killings of miner Jason Wills, ex-Army Officer Denzil Mingo and...
View ArticleAG to table Prison Service name change Bill in National Assembly
- name to reflect institution’s correctional focus, in keeping with the strategic plan THE Ministry of Home Affairs is working aggressively to overhaul the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) as an...
View ArticleMasjid in New Amsterdam burgled
…worshippers lament inability to host coming Youman Nabi programme THE Masjid-An-Nur (mosque) at Providence, Greater New Amsterdam, Berbice has allegedly been burgled, and several wares have been...
View ArticleGuyana to be prominent at Chutney Soca Monarch competition in T&T
GUYANA will both be showcased and prominently represented at this year’s Chutney Soca Monarch competition to be held in the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.At a press conference hosted...
View ArticleDredge owner assaults, shoots former employee who requested payment due
THIRTY-THREE-year-old dredge owner Ryan Couchman of Lot 1360 Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank of Demerara was yesterday granted $150,000 bail for allegedly discharging a loaded firearm at a former...
View ArticleArmed robbery defendant refused bail in Chief Magistrate’s court
TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Wendell Austin of Lot 134 Canterbury Walk Beterverwagting, East Coast of Demerara was yesterday remanded by Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a robbery offence.The accusation...
View ArticleAROUND THE COURTS : Outgoing passenger allegedly caught with cocaine at CJIA...
CHIEF Magistrate Ms Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday refused bail to 58-year-old Edward Jones, a Canada-bound citizen (no address given) who, on Tuesday, January 7, allegedly was discovered concealing...
View ArticleGov’t intends to confirm acting Chancellor & Chief Justice : – Opposition...
HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday reiterated the intention of President Donald Ramotar to fill the two most senior appointments in the judiciary.Reporting to the media...
View ArticleDeaconess Carlotta Dodson, Generation Next administrator, dies at 66 :...
THE First Assembly of God Church at L&P Durban Street, Wortmanville is currently mourning the loss of longstanding member Deaconess Carlotta Dodson, administrator of its educational institution...
View ArticleMuri Brasil withdrawal decision continues to stir controversy : – Private...
THE decision by Muri Brasil Ventures Inc. to scrap its local investment venture in the New River Triangle area continues to attract attention.The most recent is from stakeholders in the private sector...
View ArticleTerrence Holder dies
VETERAN broadcaster, Terrence Holder, who until recently held the position of Deputy General Manager of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), has died.Mr. Holder died yesterday after...
View ArticleGov’t will not negotiate under duress with US officials : – HPS
HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon has indicated that Government will not be negotiating the controversial governance project proposed by USAID under duress...
View ArticlePresident looking for increased action on climate change issues : …he tells...
PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar yesterday received a delegation from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) which included Executive Director Dr. Kenrick Leslie and Deputy Director and...
View ArticleInvestors’ confidence in Guyana under political attack – Luncheon warns : –...
THE decision of Muri Brasil Ventures Inc. to abandon its exploratory licence in Guyana is regrettable and threatens the likely loss of investors’ confidence in Guyana, Head of the Presidential...
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