Guyana Times

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Monday, seized a quantity of cocaine following an operation at Lot 42 “F” Hadfield Street, Georgetown. According to CANU, officers acted on information received and conducted a search of the residence, which led to the discovery of 1.172 kilograms (kg) of cocaine. During the operation, Clarence Jones and Carlos Garraway were arrested. Both men, along...

…cries "victimisation" by automated system Member of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Nima Flue-Bess cried victimisation on Tuesday after she received a speeding ticket through the e-ticketing system. Flue-Bess, who has been selected by her party to represent them in the National Assembly as a Member of Parliament (MP), posted the ticket on her Facebook page but concealed...

A 32-year-old man has been remanded to prison following charges in connection with the acid attack on two women along Middle and East Streets, Georgetown, on September 3. Keron Mervin Daniels of Uitvlugt Pasture, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), appeared virtually before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he was read two counts of throwing a corrosive...

Local Government and Regional Development Minister Priya Manickchand on Tuesday held her first official engagement with regional leaders, where she outlined that every household must feel the impact of development taking place in Guyana. The meeting brought together Regional Executive Officers (REOs), Regional Education Officers (REdOs), Regional Health Officers (RHOs), and Regional Engineers from all ten Administrative Regions. Minister within...

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen relations with the public, police ranks from several regional divisions conducted a series of community outreach exercises between September 12 and 15. On September 13, officers from Regional Division 4 ‘C’ visited communities along the East Coast Demerara (ECD). Led by Inspectors Tyndall, Roop, Stewart-Arthur, Abraham, Singh and Woman Inspector Angoy, the team...

A total of 15 new dialysis units will come into operation in the public healthcare system before the end of the year. This was announced by President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday during his first press conference during his second term in office. He said the stations will be established in Regions Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Five...

Guyana’s first online passport application portal is expected to be launched before the end of this year as part of the Government’s wider digital transformation agenda aimed at easing access to services and reducing bureaucracy. Making the announcement on Tuesday, President Dr Irfaan Ali said the new system will “eliminate the lines that you see at the passport office” by...

President Dr Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced that the University of Guyana (UG) will be expanding its programmes into multiple regions in response to a surge in applications following the introduction of free university education. The Head of State noted that applications at UG have doubled, with medicine and engineering seeing the sharpest increases. To meet this demand, the Government...

The Amerindian Heritage Exhibition is once again alive with colour, creativity, and culture – this year featuring more than 35 Indigenous art pieces, each one a window into the stories, traditions, and imagination of Guyana’s first peoples. The works, created by six artists and one craftsperson, are being showcased at Castellani House as part of the annual observance of Amerindian...

An intelligence-led operation at about 07:50h on Tuesday by officers from Regional Divisions 4A and 4B led to the arrest of a businessman at Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Reports are that the motorcar, PAH 6733, was observed parked in front of Lot 97 Nandy Park with 47-year-old Freeman Fordyce, a businessman residing at the location, seated in...