An investigation by the Guyana Revenue Authority into the discovery of more than 1100 pounds of cocaine in a rum shipment from Guyana has revealed that when the shipment left Guyana, there were only boxes of rum in the container. The cocaine bust took place in The Netherlands. In a statement today, the GRA said…
IN preparation for the anticipated increase in demand for aggregate from the emerging oil and gas sector and construction industry, local quarry developer, Romesh Kishun, has embarked on the establishment of a $2.4 billion quarry project in Koetaru, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). According to the Institute of Quarrying, this activity involves the process of removing rock,…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Days after he rapped Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states for their lacklustre attempts to remove intra-regional trade barriers, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has warned that there will be consequences for countries that maintain these barriers. The President issued this warning as part of his lengthy address at the Guyana Manufacturing &…
An investigation by the Guyana Revenue Authority into the discovery of more than 1100 pounds of cocaine in a rum shipment from Guyana has revealed that when the shipment left Guyana, there were only boxes of rum in the container. The cocaine bust took place in The Netherlands. In a statement today, the GRA said…
THINGS continue to heat up at the People’s National Congress/Reform’s (PNC/R) Congress Place, Sophia headquarters ahead of their upcoming biennial congress as Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon is confident he would not be removed from that position even though the Constitution says otherwise. Speaking as a guest on Benschop Radio (107.1FM), Harmon confidently declared he could…
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) issued a wanted bulletin for United States- based Guyanese Rickford Burke for questioning in relation to seven offences, including his incitement of violence against people. The News Room has been reliably informed that a one of Burke’s series of recent alleged seditious statements led to the issuance of the warrant…
An investigation by the Guyana Revenue Authority into the discovery of more than 1100 pounds of cocaine in a rum shipment from Guyana has revealed that when the shipment left Guyana, there were only boxes of rum in the container. The cocaine bust took place in The Netherlands. In a statement today, the GRA said…
DOMESTIC and international tourists now have a range of options after the Ministry of Tourism Industry and Commerce, and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) launched seven new experiential tours to operate in various parts of Guyana. GTA’s acting Director, Kamrul Baksh, said the tours are in keeping with the brand pillars of nature and wildlife,…
Secondary school students along the Essequibo Coast and the Pomeroon will no longer have to leave their homes to travel to Georgetown to write their Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). The Anna Regina Secondary School has become the first in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) to offer CAPE subjects to students who have completed the Caribbean Secondary…
An investigation by the Guyana Revenue Authority into the discovery of more than 1100 pounds of cocaine in a rum shipment from Guyana has revealed that when the shipment left Guyana, there were only boxes of rum in the container. The cocaine bust took place in The Netherlands. In a statement today, the GRA said…
