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Monthly Archives: December 2015

PPP threatens to block Fedders-Lloyd in the Court

Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 15:54 by GxMedia The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Wednesday warned government against going ahead with Fedders-Lloyd to build Specialty Hospital or it will move to the court to stop it. The announcement was made by former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall. “They have tossed the procurement laws out of the window,” he told a ...

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Trotman back-pedals on front-loading of oil profits from Exxon-Mobil ; listen to interview

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 21:17 by GxMedia More than five days after saying that government would ask American oil giant, Exxon-Mobil, to front-load some of its profits for major projects, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman appeared to have back-pedalled on his position. His confirmation of such a plan came in for mixed reactions including a threat at ...

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Remains of woman who jumped over Kaieteur Falls recovered, flown to city

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 19:23 by GxMedia The body of the 23-year old woman, who jumped over the Kaieteur Falls, was Tuesday recovered from the gorge, sources confirmed. The remains and several members of the Guyana Police Force were late Tuesday being flown out from that interior location to Georgetown. Members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ...

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Second man charged with the murder of Hamson’sTrading owner

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 18:23 by GxMedia A second person was Tuesday arraigned for the murder of the owner of Hamson’s General Store, Abdul Farouk Ghanie. Charged with the indictable offence is 17-year old Kemo Tyron Evans of 1, Water Street, Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara. Chief Magistrate, Ann Mc Lennan remanded the accused to prison until January ...

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Bandits shoot two, grab millions of City Council’s money

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 3:26 by GxMedia The Georgetown Municipality was Monday evening rendered GYD$2 million poorer after bandits shot a City Constable and grabbed cash-filled bags from a Revenue Collector, police said. Injured are City Constable, Aaron Henderson and a bystander, Savitree Singh. Police said that at about 6:15 PM Monday November 30, 2015, revenue collector ...

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Major shake-up looms at GGMC- sources

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 1:30 by GxMedia If the Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has its way, there will be a major shake-up at that autonomous regulatory agency. Demerara Waves Online News was reliably informed by usually reliable sources that the GGMC’s Board last Thursday decided to express no-confidence in the entity’s Commissioner, ...

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