Eccles resident, Andrew Morgan was arrested on Monday morning after more than 7 pounds of cocaine and .32 firearm, and 25 rounds of ammunition were discovered at his Eccles, East Bank Demerara home. The 52-year-old Andrew Morgan was arrested at the house. Morgan is the brother of former race car driver Peter Morgan who was…
Guyana’s new local content law is meant to strike a delicate balance for foreign and local involvement in Guyana’s nascent oil and gas sector and, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, the country should accumulate at least US$650 million (or GY$136 billion) from local content by the end of 2022. The Guyanese Head of State,…
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into a suspected trafficking-in-persons ring after 15 foreign women, suspected to be Venezuelans, were found in a West Coast Demerara nightclub. In a statement today, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the discovery was made on the 25th of June during a cordon and search operation at…
The Ministry of Health on Monday reported that15 persons (seven males and eight females) tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The new cases are from 154 tests. The new cases were recorded in Region Two (five cases), Region Four (six cases), and Region Six (four cases). The overall number of confirmed cases…
Police Special Branch Officer Kristoff Denobrega who was under close arrest for the past three weeks as the probe continues into the shooting death by the Police of Golden Grove youth Quindon Bacchus, has now been placed under open arrest. Under open arrest, Denobrega has been allowed to go home but will have to check…
–as two countries deepen relations GOVERNMENT officials and representatives from the private sector will attend the Saudi-Caribbean Investment Forum from July 6 to 8, 2022, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (DR), a statement from the Ministry of Finance has confirmed. The event is being hosted by the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), the…
–Finance Minister says AS the government continues to work on improving the country’s infrastructure, the planned upgrade works on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway could be finalised later this year. Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh made this disclosure at a recent contract signing for another road upgrade…
by Vanessa Cort THERE can be nothing more traumatising than having to flee the land of your birth –often with little more than the shirt on your back – to go to someone else’s country where everything is strange and new. Such is the plight of refugees the world over who have been forced, through…
Photographs of areas across Georgetown which were cleaned by volunteers in the national enhancement exercise. Georgetown was one of the areas covered under the cleanup exercise which included New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne); Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni); Mabaruma, Region One (Barima-Waini); and Anna Regina, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) among others. (Delano Williams photos)
Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Sunday announced that online ticket sales have gone live via the new WINDIES TICKETS service for the West Indies vs Bangladesh three-match T20I Series and three-match CG United One-Day International Series. Fans can purchase in advance without the need to travel to box offices to save tickets to their mobile phones which can then be presented for scanning…
