Paramakatoi’s new runway a major leap for air travel and hinterland development
The government has significantly improved air travel to the Amerindian Village of Paramakatoi in Region Eight following the completion of major upgrades to its airstrip. According to a statement issued…
Region One Cop Under Close Arrest for Indiscriminately Firing AK-47 During Feud
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — A police rank stationed in Regional Police Division One has been placed under close arrest after a video surfaced showing him indiscriminately discharging an AK-47 rifle during…
DPI Director Dismisses WIN ’s False Pressure Narrative on Cash Grant as “Cheap Political Hustling”
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s Director of Public Information, Eddy Layne, is dismissing recent commentary from the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Party as “cheap political hustling,” accusing the group and…
Suriname Keeps SRD 1,000 (GY $7000) Support for Civil Servants While Cutting Year-End Socials Budget
PARAMARIBO, Suriname — The Surinamese government says it will move ahead with its SRD 1,000 one-time support payment to civil servants, pensioners, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable households, even as…
Black Money, Philanthropy, Power and Allegations — Why Guyana’s Azruddin Mohamed Echoes Escobar and ‘Dudus’ Coke
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — In the oil-rich South American state of Guyana, a new political force has risen with unusual speed: Azruddin Mohamed, a billionaire businessman who has built a political…
U.S. Expands Gold Fraud Case Against Mohameds as Extradition Battle Intensifies
MIAMI, Florida — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida has released expanded details on the 11-count federal indictment against Guyanese gold dealers Nazar and Azruddin Mohamed,…