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Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams on Thursday said he would be taking the Regional Executive Officer (REO) Dwight John over his alleged refusal to carry out decisions of the elected council. “We’ll be engaging our attorneys to prepare the necessary document to pursue court action,” Mr Adams told Demerara Waves Online News. However, Mr John rejected suggestions that he was ...

Two supporters of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) were Wednesday charged with offences allegedly committed while resisting eviction of their party office from a building that government said is State property. Carl Parker, 59, a former Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo), was was arrested and charged on Wednesday with threatening behaviour. He allegedly threatened ...

Three Venezuelans were arrested by Guyanese police and soldiers shortly after they allegedly robbed two Guyanese fishermen at Waini Point, North West District and attempted to flee to Venezuela, the Guyana Police Force said Wednesday. “They managed to capture the suspects in rough waters as they failed to flee towards the Venezuelan border with the boat and outboard engines they ...

Beterverwagting-Triumph Councillor Elton Mc Rae on Tuesday questioned the sale of 34 house lots to a number of pers0ns who he said were not eligible in keeping with criteria. He hoped that his revelation would lead to an investigation and ultimately repossession of the lands. “I think that should happen because there are deserving young teachers, deserving young policemen, deserving ...

Well-known city businessman, Royston Peniston,  on Monday pleaded not guilty and was refused bail on a charge of being in possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said. Peniston, 44, was arrested on March 3, 2023 at a house in Festival City, North Ruimveldt after anti-drug agents said they found 5 pounds (2.178 ...

Guyana’s road accident death toll on Monday climbed to 16 so far for the year with the passing of four persons in a collision involving a truck and a speeding lorry on the Greenwich Park Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, police said. Statistics show that for the corresponding period in 2022,  there were 16 fatalities from 14 accidents compared to ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Sunday night predicted that Guyanese would go to the polls next year in early general and regional elections, claiming that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo was attempting to deceive the country that elections would be held in 2026. “What he is doing is seeking to make you complacent and believe that elections are going to be ...

The owner of Blue Iguana club, Royston Peniston, has been arrested allegedly with GY$2.1 million worth of cocaine in hardcover suitcases at a house in North Ruimveldt, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said Saturday. The anti-drug agency said its agents intercepted Peniston,44, at the property in Festival City with two hardcover suitcases in his possession. “A subsequent search of the ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Saturday reoccupied the partly dismantled building that  has housed its office in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) since 1975, but Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall signaled that tough action would be taken against trespassers on State property. “This government will not be bullied by the PNC into condoning ...

The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Phillip ‘Brave’ Davis on Saturday denied holding talks with Guyana’s Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on the political situation here and said when the local politician attempted to seek the intervention of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM), he was promptly told to put his concerns in writing. “When he did attempt to raise matters concerning the issues ...