The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit has issued a wanted bulletin for Cummings Lodge resident, Dexter Morris aka Dexter Moore and DJ Bajan in connection with Friday’s 540-pound marijuana bust. In a statement, CANU is asking for anyone who may know his whereabouts to contact the CANU Headquarters on telephone numbers 227-3507 or 226-0431. The marijuana bust…
–68 projects in the pipeline to create over 300 jobs CRITICAL infrastructure in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), will soon be upgraded and rehabilitated, as the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) rolls out a $550 million infrastructure project over the next few months. The project, which forms part of the region’s overall 2021 Infrastructure Budget,…
Residents in White Water, Region One can look forward to enjoying improved access to potable water in the new year. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, made this announcement during an outreach at the White Water Multipurpose Hall, with Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony. He stated that a number of new wells will…
A joint operation between the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and the Guyana Police Force has resulted in the seizure of 540 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of two suspects. Details on the identity of the two suspects have not been released. The bust took place on Friday in Campbell Avenue in Georgetown. A report…
— $2.75 billion being spent on infrastructure works ONE thousand house lots were, on Friday, distributed at the Fifth Dream Realised 2021 Housing Drive Event held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal said the allocation of the 1,000 houselots covered the period prior to 2015. These allottees, he…
The Ministry of Housing and Water received a total of 11, 900 new applications for house lots between the period of August 2020 to August 2021. Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues, during an event on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre said young people between the ages 21 to…
A 27-year-old driver from Goed Intent on the West Bank of Demerara has been charged and remanded to jail over the theft of blank COVID-19 vaccination booklets and other items. The man, Avinash Ramaherwar reportedly worked at the West Demerara Hospital as a driver and would be in charge of collecting the booklets and other…
— top US diplomat urges Guyanese to get vaccinated THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the physical reopening of schools in Guyana as the government launched the COVID-19 vaccine for eligible students on Thursday. Hailing the scheduled reopening on September 6 as a landmark day for Guyanese students, UNICEF Representative, Nicolas Pron said…
Police are investigating the armed robbery of four persons which occurred on Thursday night at a Superbet outlet in Bladen Hall, East Coast Demerara. Police Headquarters reported that the two perpetrators were armed with guns and one was dressed in army clothing. It is alleged that a 20-year-old female cashier went to close up the…
Vaccination sites for children above the age of 12 will be rolled out at a number of schools in the coming days. In addition, to the need for parental permission to be granted for a child to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Education Ministry and the Health Ministry are now requiring a parent to accompany…
