Police raid at Stabroek Market unearths cannabis
One person is now police custody after a police search at Stabroek Market on Monday unearthed 35.9 grammes of cannabis.
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One person is now police custody after a police search at Stabroek Market on Monday unearthed 35.9 grammes of cannabis.
Having heard the appeal filed by Hofosawa Awena Rutherford to her conviction and sentence for poisoning her children back in 2014, the Court of Appeal will next move to deliver its judgment.
Over a week after the conclusion of Local Government Elections (LGE) Opposition Commissioner, Vincent Alexander is calling on GECOM, to review the entire election.
A 25-year-old man of Lot 3666 Christiani Street, North Ruimveldt appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Faith McGusty to answer to the charge of break and enter and larceny.
Today, the Ministry of Education signed six contracts to the tune of $560.7 million for the rehabilitation of St Mary’s High School, a release from the Ministry of Education said.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today said that after the ascertainment and declaration of election results by the Returning Officer, there are ties at the constituency (first-past-the-post) level in two areas, namely: Seafield/Tempie – Constituency 4 and Plegt Anker/Kortberaadt – Constituency 4.
Hours after being arrested by law enforcement officers at the Brickdam Police Station in a rape investigation, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall was last night released on $1m bail.
Declaring that “the presence, absence or use of the Mace in the National Assembly is not provided for in the Constitution or the Laws of Guyana,” High Court Judge Navindra Singh has dismissed the entire case brought by the opposition, in its challenge to the December 2021 passage of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill.
After being on the run for close to two years, 40-year-old John Kennedy called ‘Big John’ was yesterday slapped with the charge of murder and remanded to prison.
Protestors yesterday braved the midday heat and called for an impartial investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct and for Government Minister and Member of Parliament, Nigel Dharamlall, to step down from his posts.
One of the men accused of robbing and murdering Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard Lieutenant, Rondel Douglas, was yesterday remanded to prison following his appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones and Leader of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan have sounded the call for government Member of Parliament Nigel Dharamlall to resign from Parliament.
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday further enhanced its delivery of Old Age Pension by offering beneficiaries this service through GTT’s Mobile Money Guyana (MMG).
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) says it is disgusted at the allegations of sexual assault and grooming of a child levelled against Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall and wants President Irfaan Ali to ensure that an independent investigation of the matter is conducted.
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 47-year-old Venezuelan at his Sophia residence on Sunday night.
By Marcelle Thomas in Accra, Ghana With a regional branch to be opened in Barbados soon, the African Export and Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) will in October host a trade and investment forum in Guyana, as President of the financial institution, Professor Benedict Oramah, yesterday underscored the myriad opportunities the partnership brings to the Caribbean.
A number of persons were recently caught attempting to smuggle song birds out of Guyana and were penalised in accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act (2016).
With Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall on a leave of absence to facilitate a rape investigation, the ruling PPP/C can face peril in parliament and would have to depend on the vote of the one-seat joinder list for a majority.
Balram Latchman called “Chris”, of Lot 13 A Bath Settlement, West Berbice and Marcus Marcel of Estate Road, Experiment, Bath Settlement, West Berbice appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Blairmont’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer to the charge of robbery under arms.
GTT yesterday said that 150,000 homes and businesses now have access to its high-speed fibre service, after recently making the service available to more than 1,100 homes and 170 businesses in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, Region Three.
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