RESIDENTS of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) will soon benefit from $8.6 billion in road works, as 268 contracts were signed on Friday at the Albion Community Centre, to pave the way for the commencement of this transformative project. Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who led an outreach to the region, said that, overall, some $20 billion…
— on Suriname’s harassment of local fisherfolk, failure to honour agreement to grant 150 licences VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said Guyana will be writing CARICOM on the harassment of local fishermen by Surinamese authorities and that country’s failure to honour a written agreement with Guyana to provide 150 licences to local fisherfolk. Speaking to hundreds…
A total of 7, 257 grams (15.9 lbs.) of marijuana was seized during an intelligence-led operation at Farm Village, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) on Friday. Police Headquarters reported that the marijuana was discovered in a shop owned by a 35-year-old vendor and her husband, a 44-year-old taxi driver, both of Vergenoegen, EBE. The vendor’s 23-year-old…
The Appeal Court on Friday upheld the High Court ruling that former Chief Executive Officer of the New Building Society (NBS) Maurice Arjoon was wrongfully dismissed, but it reduced his pension benefits from $59M to $18.8M In June 2007, Arjoon was dismissed along with two others following the disappearance of $69 million from the account…
More private investments are expected in the Caribbean through a new US$8.6 million project that is geared at developing a resilient business environment that is attractive to investors. This project is being facilitated by the United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission (USAID/ESC) and the Caribbean…
Two serving members of the Guyana Police Force were on Friday released on $200,000 bail each for trafficking marijuana into the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters, Eve Leary. Corporal Kevin Bobb, 38, of Amelia’s Ward, Linden and Lance Corporal Andre Roland, 25, of Foulis, East Coast Demerara appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly. The two officers…
After a hiatus of over two decades, competitive boxing is set to make a return to Rose Hall this weekend with the Guyana Boxing Association staging an Under-16 Youth and Junior tournament. Twelve fights are carded for this Saturday, and according to President of the Association, Steve Ninvalle, this will serve as an avenue to…
An 88-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday. The man died on September 15, taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,281. Meanwhile, a total of four more persons were infected with COVID-19 after 162 tests were done in the last…
Nineteen-year-old Shontay Hawker, who uses a wheelchair because of a chronic spinal disorder, is one step closer to her dream of becoming a lawyer after she passed eight subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. Although she has been dependent on a wheelchair for as long as she can remember, it hasn’t made…
A 62-year-old gold miner was arrested on Friday with 948 grams of marijuana and 55 grams of cocaine found in a milk tin during a police intel operation at Bartica Stelling in Region Seven. Police Headquarters reported that the miner of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, was one of 13 passengers onboard a speedboat. The operation…
