August 2017

A 48-year-old United States Citizen was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $3.3M after he admitted to trafficking cocaine in a false section of his carry-on luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.…

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will no longer be accepting cash payments exceeding $2M. According to the Agency, this decision has been taken both in context of the security risk such cash transactions pose on both the Agency and the…

A superb spell of fast bowling from 20-year old Oshane Thomas led Jamaica Tallawahs to a 41-run victory against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Match 26 of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Thomas dismissed key batsmen Chris…

The police in Berbice are hunting for a male suspect, who broke and entered the dwelling house of a Corentyne man on Tuesday and robbed and raped him. According to information reaching the News Room, at about 04:30hrs, the 22-year-old…

Even though his government is stoutly refusing to provide full disclosure on its oil contract with ExxonMobil, President David Granger on Wednesday promised accountability and openness in its relationship with the super-major. Granger,…

The feasibility study and design for the new Demerara River Bridge has been completed, and a copy was presented to Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson on Wednesday, a release from the Ministry of Public…

A 25-year-old miner who was reportedly nabbed by police with a loaded 9mm pistol in a Route 42 minibus, was remanded to prison by City Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday. Lepert Todd of Meadow Bank, East Bank Demerara, pleaded not…

Police are investigating the death of 36-year-old Terrence Bowen, who died after crashing into the bridge at the Ocean View Conference Centre on the Liliendaal Public road, East Coast Demerara (ECD). A police report noted that the…

A 30-year-old woman appeared before City Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday charged with exposing nude photographs of her ex-boyfriend. Nekita Cooper of North East La Penitence, denied the charge which alleged that between January 1,…

By Treiston Joseph  The Courts 10k and fitness run was launched on Wednesday morning at the entity’s Main Street, Georgetown, branch where it was disclosed $2 million has been invested to successfully host the event in collaboration with…