A TUSCHEN, East Bank Essequibo man was arrested on Saturday after ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) discovered 15 brick-like parcels of cocaine valued $113 million. According to a CANU press release, the man who is currently in police custody has been identified as Ryan Da Silva. CANU officers acting on information conducted narcotics…
In tears, newly-elected leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) Aubrey Norton was installed in his position on Monday and in his first statement, he thanked outgoing leader David Granger for his service and named his rival for the post, Dr. Richard Van-West Charles an Advisor. The career politician said he intends to have…
The new bypass road linking the communities of Mocha and Great Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara was commissioned early this morning. The new road link is seen as an alternative route for commuters and will likely ease the daily congestion on some parts of the East Bank Corridor. During the sunrise commissioning ceremony,…
TWO more persons have died after contracting COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 1,030, the Ministry of Health has reported. The ministry said that the latest fatalities are a 66-year-old man of Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) who was fully vaccinated and died on December 18 and a 34-year-old woman of Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam),…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced Monday the match schedule for the Youth One-Day International Series between West Indies Rising Stars U19s and South Africa U19s. The teams will play four 50-over matches in St Vincent and the Grenadines from December 26 to January 3 at Arnos Vale Stadium and Cumberland Playing Field. The West Indies…
With Longtime party executive, Aubrey Norton taking over the reins as Leader of the People’s National Congress, his former competitors for the position, Joe Harmon and Dr. Richard Van-West Charles are promising their support in the efforts to unify the party and build its new path forward. In a brief statement, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon…
HIGH Court Judge Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall has issued orders which compel the Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown to instruct the City Constabulary to take action to prevent vending in front of popular Regent Street, Georgetown business, Shamdas Kirpalani. The orders are consequent to the proprietors of the establishment initiating judicial- review proceedings which…
Two men were Monday released on G$150,000 bail for fraudulently obtaining over G$1.1M by inflating the number of truckloads of laterite they delivered for rehabilitation of a stretch of road at Six Miles, Bartica. Myrvin George, a 44-year-old engineer of Victoria Avenue, Eccles, East Bank Demerara, and Daniel Baker, a 25-year-old driver of Mahaica Park,…
Overcome with emotions on being elected as the new Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton has promised to not only take the party back to the grassroots but to ensure the representation of all the people of Guyana, from all ethnicities. “I want to promise you that I will make this party,…
By Vanessa Cort GUYANESE all over the country are familiar with the smell and taste of barbecue chicken. It has become popular at house parties and a variety of functions. What many do not know is that tall and handsome Lenny, was the person single-handedly responsible for introducing barbecue chicken to the Guyanese public over two…
