Berbice trio charged over $1M Rose Hall ganja find
Two women and a man were on Friday charged over the discovery of $1.1 million in cannabis that was found at their Rose Hall, Corentyne home.
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Two women and a man were on Friday charged over the discovery of $1.1 million in cannabis that was found at their Rose Hall, Corentyne home.
A woman has been fined $40,000 after she admitted to having a Guyana passport.
Searches intensified yesterday for a 54-year-old Wakenaam man, who went missing on Thursday night after the boat he was in capsized in the Essequibo River.
An investigations is ongoing into the death of 19-year-old miner Renaldo Rampersaud, who is reported to have drowned in the Mazaruni River on Tuesday.
Head of the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber Manniram Prashad has been reappointed as Chairman of the Gaming Authority’s Board of Directors.
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall today announced that Local Government Elections will be held this year.
A pump attendant was shot this morning at a New Amsterdam gas station during an attempted robbery.
The Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) has reduced the freight charges for trucks transporting sand to East Berbice.
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr.
Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie has assured the families of Christopher Bhagwandat and his girlfriend, Sheereda Persaud that there will be an impartial investigation into the accident which claimed their lives on the Mahaica Bridge on Wednesday.
The PPP/C government yesterday signalled to CGX Energy Inc (CGX) that it would be seeking amendments to the 2013 agreement signed under the Donald Ramotar administration, with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo saying the decision is in keeping with campaign promises made to give this country better deals from the resource.
Convicted sex offender Esan Germain who is currently serving a 65-year sentence for sexually abusing a 4-year-old on three occasions—with the final assault at age seven—has again been convicted—this time for raping a 15-year-old girl three times.
Promising members of the security sector that the APNU+AFC coalition will soon be back in Government to deliver, the “good life”, Opposition Member of Parliament Geeta Chandan-Edmond yesterday called for the immediate establishment of an inter-ministerial committee on public security.
Workers and machinery attached to the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) have been dispatched to the Andrews, Better Success area in Region Two to remedy the broken Andrews sluice door.
Davendra Kissoon, 27, of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, is revelling in the glory of securing the coveted title of the University of Guyana’s Valedictorian for the Class of 2020/2021 after successfully completing the requirement for a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Civil with Environmental Engineering with a 4.0 GPA, a perfect score.
Shawn Bobb who was wanted for the murder of his partner’s son, Isaiah Edwards, 19, who died on Thursday last, was yesterday charged and remanded.
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that 291 new cases of COVID-19 had been recorded.
A manhunt is underway for remanded prisoner, Kavin Singh who escaped from the Lusignan prison yesterday morning while attending virtual court.
Officers from the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) yesterday confiscated several yellow and red-footed tortoises from an individual who was displaying them for sale in an inhumane manner and was not in possession of a permit.
The Ministry of Housing and Water through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), on Tuesday handed over a recreational facility to the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC).
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