Mon Repos housewife charged over narcotics
Chandrawattie Ghianchan, a 36-year-old housewife, of Lot 938 Pump Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was charged yesterday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
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Chandrawattie Ghianchan, a 36-year-old housewife, of Lot 938 Pump Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was charged yesterday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
In a major victory for the GTU, Justice Sandil Kissoon has ruled that their strike over the absence of collective bargaining was legal and justified.
-US$1m mobilisation fee to be paid Government yesterday assured that consumers will pay no increase on their power utility bill, even as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday announced that it was paying the power ship rental company a US$1 million mobilisation fee in addition to around US7.06 cents per kWh (kilowatthour) in monthly charter, operation and maintenance fees.
`…when them give she the injection the child never recovered back’ A Canefield Settlement, East Canje Berbice couple is now mourning the loss of two children within days at the New Amsterdam Hospital and they are calling for a thorough investigation to be carried out.
In the midst of the inconvenience brought about by the recent spate of blackouts along the coast, the government and opposition are still engaged in a ‘back and forth’ with regard to the Guyana Power and Light Inc’s (GPL) responsibilities.
The fact that the procurement commission found major breaches in the evaluation process but said it could do nothing about the pump station contract awarded to Tepui Inc.,
Police in Regional Division 4 ’A’ are probing an accident on Wednesday night involving a motor lorry that left 36-year-old Nina Williams dead.
The Police say they are investigating the murder of a Venezuelan national called ‘Frankie, at Piyuka Falls, Puruni River.
The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Immigration Support Services, has welcomed 39 individuals from 13 countries as Guyanese citizens.
Following the recent incident involving Venezuelan students at Queenstown Secondary School, General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Coretta McDonald, and Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain have both shared their perspectives on the issue.
On March 8, 2024, a contract for the construction of the Kwakwani Nursery School in Region # 10 valued at $71,10,738𝟖 was signed between the Government of Guyana through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and See-Solutions.
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, yesterday conducted a follow-up visit to the site of the Stabroek Market Wharf collapse.
– Sukhai tells conference Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, has called on the member countries of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC) to renew their commitments to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples, noting that although progress has been made globally in advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples, many challenges remain.
Danford Thomas called ‘Dennis’, a 29-year-old labourer of Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast, who was charged with rape appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on April 17, 2024, before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke.
Mark Chester, a 29-year-old labourer of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, was charged yesterday with the attempted murder of Marlon Jones, a 45-year-old man of Lot 2 Queenstown, Essequibo Coast.
In preparation for the arrival of a power ship, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) today advertised for the rental of a barge to transport and store Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) from Kingston/Vreed en Hoop to Everton, Berbice.
In the wake of its investigation of the awarding of a pump station project to Tepui Inc which did not have the requisite experience, the PPC has recommended that evaluators stick rigidly with the evaluation criteria for tenders.
By Subhana Shiwmangal Five persons sustained minor injuries yesterday morning after the condemned roof of the Stabroek Market wharf collapsed.
US Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer yesterday spoke on the phone with President Irfaan Ali to discuss regional security and stability as well as ways to deepen the bilateral relationship, including the US’s “unwavering support for Guyana’s sovereignty”.
Two Guyanese men were on Tuesday night shot dead in Suriname.
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