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A woman who was travelling with her 11-month-old baby to New York was on Monday night nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) for trafficking cocaine. CANU said the…

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Monday nabbed five men at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) after a substance suspected to be Cocaine was found under a vehicle in their possession. According to CANU, a Shipper,…

Within the next two years, at least 30 acres of lands in Regions Four, Five, Seven and 10 would be dedicated to breadfruit cultivation in an effort to promote food security and value addition, Dr. Oudho Homenauth, Chief Executive Officer of…

By Devina Samaroo Public and private projects in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni Mazaruni) have been stalled after the only sandpit in the town was ordered close by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The sandpit, located at Five Miles,…

Mitra Ramkumar, the Chief Financial Officer of Roraima Airways, has been elected the new President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG). The elections were held at the Association’s Annual General Meeting on June…

The police have issued a wanted bulletin for 31-year-old Damian Bissoon for questioning in relation to a murder which occurred on March 30, 2018. Bissoon, whose address was given as Lot 34 Shell Road, Kitty, Georgetown is wanted for…

Brian Bobb-Semple was Tuesday sentenced to 23 years imprisonment by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court for the murder of 9-year-old Shaquan Gittens, which occurred in April 2015. Bobb- Semple,25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter…

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has decided that it must first decide whether it has the power to make a final and legally binding settlement of the border controversy with Venezuela before it even begins to hear the case. The…

By Bibi Khatoon A Canal No.2 Polder family put up a fight on Tuesday morning and managed to disarm one of two bandits who invaded their West Bank Demerara (WBD) house. The family also assisted in the arrest of the driver of the…

The prison service continues to grapple with challenges at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara as another smuggler attempted to throw a bag of contraband items over the prison walls in the wee hours of Tuesday. Prison Director (ag),…