Tag: Guyana
Tearful Granny jailed, fined $6.2M for cocaine possession
A 59-year-old woman was this morning sentenced to four years in jail and fined $6.2M for trafficking cocaine in a...
Gov’t announces new fee structure for miners
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman has announced a new processing fee structure for gold miners, with fees from as...
‘We will not pay fines for observing our religion, culture’ – Rastafarian Community
Unimpressed with the progress made to modernise the Narcotics Act, the Rastafarian community declared that they will not accept any...
Drone users soon need permission to operate
All drones will soon have to be registered and its users certified as authorities move swiftly to regulate the industry,...
Guyoil increases fuel price
The Guyana Oil Company Ltd (Guyoil) has announced an increase in prices for petroleum products at the pumps with effect...
COI being used to ‘shaft’ senior members in Police Force – Jagdeo
Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo believes that the findings of the recent Commission of Inquiry (COI) into an alleged plot to...
Guyanese businessman charged with wounding T&T Soca artiste, Benjai
Local businessman, Marverick DeAbreu appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with wounding Trinidad and Tobago...
Guyana anxious for next step in resolving border controversy with Venezuela
President David Granger will meet with the UN Secretary General António Guterres on September 25 to discuss progress in resolving...
BK wins $8M contract to construct Well in Reg.1
BK International has been awarded an $8.75M contract for the construction of a Well at Koko in Region One (Barima...
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....
