Devon Grant was sentenced to twelve months in jail and fined $30,000 after he pleaded guilty to the possession of 164 grammes of ecstasy for the purpose of trafficking. Grant along with his co-accused, Lily Wills, made their appearance before Magistrate Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court last Tuesday. The…
CANU issues early warning after ecstasy seizure in Georgetown
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has sounded the alarm on the circulation of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, in Guyana following a targeted operation at MovieTowne in Georgetown. The seizure, confirmed by the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory, marks a significant public safety concern as the psychoactive drug begins to reappear…
GRA to meet with ‘backtrack’ boat services operators this week
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will this week meet with the owners of the boat services operating the backtrack route from Corriverton to Suriname. On Saturday morning, the Golden Gloves Backtrack Service at Lot 7B, No. 78 Village, along with the nearby Eno Bharat Boat Service and K.N.S. Boat Service,…
Guyana pushes back against sensationalist vloggers as tourism records soar
Guyana’s Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues, has taken aim at what she described as the “brand” of certain foreign content creators, while underscoring the country’s considerable strides in tourism and national development. Speaking on the Starting Point podcast, Minister Rodrigues addressed recent social media content from a…
Over 2,000 Region Four fisherfolk receive $309M in cash grants
More than 2,000 fisherfolk in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) on Monday received the $150,000 fisheries cash grant as distribution continue, with a total of $309 million paid out to strengthen and support the sector. The distribution exercise was held at the Everest Cricket Club in Georgetown, while a similar activity took…
President Ali receives first copy of 2022 Census Report ahead of public launch
President Irfaan Ali on Monday received the first copy of the Preliminary Report from the Guyana National Population and Housing Census 2022 from Deputy Census Officer and Deputy Chief Statistician Vanessa Profitt, ahead of its public release at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre later in the day. President Ali commended…
More arrests than charges as CANU secures 29 drug convictions in 2025
While the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) intensified enforcement operations across Guyana in 2025, official figures reveal a notable gap between the number of persons arrested, those formally charged and cases that ultimately resulted in convictions. CANU recorded a total of 117 arrests for narcotics-related offences during the year. Of that…
Region Four tops cocaine seizures, Region Six leads marijuana busts in CANU’s 2025 crackdown
Regions Four and Six led Guyana’s narcotics interdiction efforts in 2025, accounting for the highest cocaine and cannabis seizures respectively, as the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) intensified intelligence-led operations and expanded prevention and enforcement nationwide. According to CANU’s 2025 performance data, Region Four recorded the largest cocaine seizures at 172.8…
Two in custody for unlicensed firearm, ammunition discovered in car at Stabroek
Two men are in police custody after one (1) Taurus .32 pistol along with eight (8) live matching rounds in the magazine were discovered in a motorcar at Croal Street, Stabroek, Georgetown on Saturday. Police said ranks of the CID Anti-Crime Patrol made the discovery at about 19:40h on Saturday…
BANKS DIH opens $13.7 billion bottling plant
Banks DIH Limited on Sunday evening commissioned its $13.7B bottling plant at Thirst Park, Georgetown, which will be producing 400,000 cases of beer per month. The Guyanese company, according to Chairman Clifford Reis, will now be better equipped to meet its local and international demand for its products while providing…
