Daily Archives: September 6, 2017
St Marteen airport destroyed by Hurricane Irma
(Mirror, UK) – St Maarten’s world famous airport, where planes fly just above tourists’ heads, has been devastated by Hurricane...
Hurricane Irma wipes tiny Caribbean island off the map
(New York Post) – The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda is “practically uninhabitable” after it was steamrolled by Hurricane Irma,...
Trans Guyana Airways given green light for shuttle operations
Trans Guyana Airways can now resume shuttling operations as the suspension has been officially lifted from that airline by the...
BREAKING NEWS: Major flooding feared as koker door collapses at Meten-Meer-Zorg
Residents of Meten-meer-zorg, West Coast Demerara fear major flooding after the koker door collapsed, causing water from the Atlantic Ocean...
Another storm wreaks havoc in Reg.7
By Devina Samaroo In less than a month, a third storm has wreaked havoc in an Amerindian settlement in Region...
Rape accused remanded for escaping police custody
A 34-year-old taxi driver was on Wednesday remanded to prison by City Magistrate Judy Latchman for escaping from police custody....
Taxi driver banned from driving for 12 months
A repeat ‘Driving under the influence of alcohol’ offender, was today suspended from driving for the next twelve months and...
Ex-con jailed for smuggling cocaine in milk tins
Overseas based Guyanese, Orin Lewis Boodi was on Wednesday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined $100,000 after being found...
Private developers had no preferential treatment – Fmr Housing Minister
Former Minister of Housing, Irfaan Ali has denied accusations that certain private developers enjoyed preferential treatment when the government was...
Gold Board GM, others remain on leave
It has been almost five months since three persons from the Guyana Gold Board were sent on leave pending an...
Tailor charged with road death, granted $300k bail
Two months after a carpenter was killed during a hit-and-run accident at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, a 24-year-old tailor was...
Auditors must be alert for ‘dirty money’ slipping into legitimate businesses – GCCI Head
By Devina Samaroo Auditors are being urged to move away from mundane compliance checks and become more rigorous in their...
