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POLITICS

GRDB dismisses Mohamed’s paddy subsidy claims, says payments fully verified

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The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has firmly rejected claims made by OFAC-sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed regarding the 2025 second-crop paddy subsidy, insisting that payments to rice farmers were verified correctly, recorded and lawfully distributed. In a statement issued on Monday, the GRDB stated that Mr Mohamed’s assertions were not supported by facts and misrepresented how […]
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CH&PA orders immediate shutdown of unauthorised Bel Air supermarket

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The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has issued a Contravention Notice ordering the immediate closure of an unauthorised supermarket operating at Lot 22, Area “L”, Bel Air Village, Plantation Bel Air, Georgetown. In a statement today, the authority said the action was taken under Section 22 of the Town and Country Planning Act, Chapter […]
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TRAGEDY

CITIZEN REPORT: MISSING PERSON

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Family members are seeking urgent public assistance in locating an elderly woman who has gone missing. The woman, known as Rita, affectionately called “Grams,” reportedly left her home in Mon Repos, De Endragt North, East Coast Demerara, since this morning and has not returned. Relatives say Rita sometimes suffers from memory lapses and may become […]
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CRIME

117 arrested, 29 convicted in 2025 drug cases as CANU flags growing link between firearms and narcotics

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The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) recorded 117 arrests and 29 convictions for drug-related offences in 2025, while warning of an increasing overlap between narcotics trafficking and firearm seizures, according to its 2025 Public Briefing. CANU reported that a total of 117 persons were arrested during the year, with 62 individuals charged in relation to narcotics […]
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CRIME

CANU records over $433M in drug seizures in 2025 as cocaine and cannabis dominate trafficking trends

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The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) recorded an estimated $433.9 million in street value from narcotics seized during 2025, with cocaine and cannabis accounting for more than 99 per cent of the total value, according to its 2025 Public Briefing. CANU reported that the total estimated street value of seizures for the year stood at GYD […]
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TECHNOLOGY

CANU launches National Early Warning System to detect emerging drug threats

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The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has formally launched Guyana’s National Early Warning System (EWS), a new mechanism aimed at strengthening the country’s ability to detect, assess, and respond to new psychoactive substances (NPS) and emerging drug threats. According to CANU’s 2025 Public Briefing, the Early Warning System was launched this year as part of efforts […]
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TRAGEDY

Arson suspected as Angoy’s Avenue house goes up in flames

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Arson is suspected after a house at Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. In an interview with reporters, Rasheed Sinclair, a farmer who occupies the building owned by his mother, Florette Sinclair, at Levi Dam, Mount Sinai, disclosed that he was a short distance away when alerted about the […]
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BUSINESS

Air traffic up 450% in four years as Pres Ali moves to align hotels, government on tourism target

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President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday pointed to a sharp rise in air traffic and international connectivity as evidence of Guyana’s rapidly expanding tourism market, while assuring investors that government will work closely with hotel operators to protect and grow their investments. Speaking at the opening of AC Marriott Guyana, President Ali said recent […]
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POLITICS

Talks underway on legal profession reform, says AG Nandlall

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Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has revealed that he is in consultation with the Bar Association of Guyana on the need for reforms within the legal profession, including stronger disciplinary mechanisms and improved oversight. Speaking on his weekly programme Issues in the News, Nandlall said he will be engaging the executive […]
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“All black man ah same thing” – US fugitive Nazar Mohamed exposed as racist

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Public outrage has erupted following the circulation of a leaked audio recording in which prominent businessman Nazar Mohamed is heard making racist and threatening remarks toward a man believed to be one of his workers. In the recording, Mohamed repeatedly uses derogatory language, makes sweeping racist generalisations about people of African descent, and threatens to […]
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