Port Purcell operations were temporarily suspended Monday after Joint Task Force officers seized 40 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden amongst animal feed, JTF Chairman Wade Smith said Wednesday. Though no …
September 17, 2021
February 11, 2021
Customs officers seize $360,060 cash
On Feb. 4, customs officers found $360,060 cash on a boat in the Port Purcell wharf that had arrived from St. Maarten, Customs Commissioner Wade Smith told the Beacon yesterday. …
June 26, 2020
Free shuttle service to start Monday in Road Town
In a continued effort to alleviate traffic congestion in Road Town, a free park-and-ride shuttle service will be launched next week to offer rides between the Port Purcell and Prospect …
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July 25, 2019
42kg of coke seized on vessel in Port Purcell
Police and customs officers seized 44.2 kilograms of cocaine last Thursday aboard a boat named Krautsand at Port Purcell, the Police Information Office reported. The Guyanese news website INewsGuyana reported …
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June 19, 2018
Chalwell buys largest locally owned ship in region
Road Town passersby may have witnessed a new crane-equipped container ship docked at the western edge of Port Purcell earlier this month. In February, Clyde Chalwell, the owner of the …
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