A 27-year-old man of South Sophia was on Wednesday arrested after he admitted to hiding a shotgun belonging to a security guard at Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Police said ranks from Regional Division 4 ’A’, acting on information received, between 14:20hrs and 15:20hrs carried out a raid at Plum Park, Sophia. Several persons…
Five new land surveyors took their oath of office today and were urged by the President to be guided by the country’s laws. At a ceremony to certify the new Land Surveyors, the President also encouraged them to take their role seriously. He said the government has committed to work with Land Surveyors to provide…
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday at Bourda Street, Georgetown, after he was caught with cocaine hidden inside a cigarette pack. Police headquarters reported that the man was searched by police officers from Regional Division 4 ‘A’ during a raid exercise. When searched, officers found one cigarette pack stashed in the man’s pants crotch.…
As Guyana gears up to host a number of CPL cricket matches as well as the semi-finals and finals of the regional cricket competition, the Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is reminding that COVID-19 is still present in the country and therefore those making plans to attend the matches, which are expected to be packed…
(T&T Guardian) – STAFF at the St Jude’s Home for Girls are pleading for protection after a caregiver was assaulted during a failed attempt by two residents to escape the Belmont compound over the weekend. The incident at the home has been confirmed by Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister in charge of…
FURIOUS allies of former President Donald Trump are demanding an explanation for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s raid on his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. The FBI and Department of Justice have yet to comment on the search, which Mr Trump disclosed on Monday evening. It is reportedly linked to an investigation into his handling of…
THE US has announced a shipment of 52,800 Pfizer pediatric vaccines to Guyana, bringing the total number of vaccines donated to Guyana to 354,660. The good gesture by the US is part of the COVID-19 Global Action Plan to increase COVID-19 vaccinations around the world, end the acute phase of the pandemic and strengthen global…
OPPOSITION Leader, Aubrey Norton, on Tuesday, called for the resignation of GECOM Chairman, Justice (r’td), Claudette Singh, saying her failure to heed his call will see the Coalition taking appropriate actions. Speaking at his weekly press conference on Tuesday, the Opposition Leader contended that the Coalition would not go into an election with Justice Singh…
– Farms soon for Regions 6, 10 to bring economic activity – 22 tonnes of carbon dioxide removed with each acre THE Industrial Hemp Bill 2022 was, on Monday, passed in the National Assembly which paves the way for the legal cultivation of hemp in Guyana with the first earmarked regions for cultivation being Regions…
REITERATING the government’s steadfast commitment to reopening the Rose Hall Estate, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has noted that the works on the factory are moving apace, with some 58 per cent of the works already completed. In addition to work on the factory, other tasks on the estate’s surrounding infrastructure are also moving apace.…
