The 23-year-old woman who was intercepted with cocaine, which was wrapped in a condom and placed in her vagina, at the Ogle airport Saturday last has so far excreted 25 of 73 cocaine filled pellets which she also swallowed. Police Headquarters in a statement said the woman excreted 20 pellets at the weekend and an…
The People’s National Congress Reform is looking at the possibility of hosting a virtual party congress this year, as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could prevent a large in-person gathering. The Congress, which is due in April, will see elections for the leader and other top positions in the party. Two of the party’s executive members,…
By Rawle Toney NATIONAL players Trayon Bobb, Kelsey Benjamin, Nicholas McArthur, Kevin Dundas and Sese Norville were yesterday provisionally suspended by Guyana Football Federation (GFF), pending an investigation by the Federation’s Disciplinary Committee, following their involvement in the ongoing football tournament in Buxton, which has not been sanctioned by the local body with the responsibility…
Attorney-at-Law Kamal Ramkarran was on February 19, 2021, appointed the Cricket Ombudsman by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., to oversee the electoral process of the Guyana Cricket Board, set for February 26 at Umana Yana, Kingston, Georgetown. Below is a brief bio on Kamal Ramkarran Kamal Ramkarran became a lawyer in…
While the CEO of the Giftland Mall has declared victory and claims that the Court has ruled that he does not owe any taxes to the Georgetown City Council, the Attorney for the City Council Darren Wade is insisting that the Court made no such ruling. Chief Justice Roxanne George on Thursday dismissed the City’s…
— efforts to recover monies to be pursued AFTER two years of delays, the Ministry of Public Works has moved to terminate the services of S. Maraj Contracting Services, the company contracted to rehabilitate the Leguan Stelling. In a statement to the media on Friday, subject minister, Juan Edghill, said that a thorough review of…
The Guyana Police Force on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old woman at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara, following the discovery of drugs wrapped in condoms that were inserted in her vagina and she later admitted to swallowing 73-cocaine filled pellets. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that police conducted a search…
Acting on information, agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit carried out searches on a box of Guyanese ornaments that was being shipped out of the country and discovered a quantity of cocaine. The box which contained a Guyana Tourism book and various locally made craft pieces and ornaments was discovered with false sides. According…
— to be operational in two months, create over 50 jobs IN recognising that construction material is anticipated to be in high demand as Guyana continues its economic ascension and infrastructural transformation, investor, Amar Chetram, is positioning himself to absorb the potential opportunities through the establishment of a US$2 million (approximately G$400M) concrete production facility…
One day after the High Court ruled that the Giftland Mall was not indebted in taxes to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, the mall’s proprietor, Roy Beepat, is insisting that Mayor Ubraj Narine apologise. During a press briefing at the mall’s Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara location on Friday, Beepat said he wants the Mayor…
