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President David Granger on Wednesday said that the Constitution is very clear on the matter of the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and that he is committed to fulfilling the Constitutional requirement within the ambits of the law. The Head of State, who was at the time responding to questions from the members of press ...

Due to insufficient evidence, city magistrate Fabayo A has thrown out the sexual assault charges against former Prisons Director, Welton Trotz. Trotz told Demerara Waves Online after the ruling that he felt vindicated and maintained he is innocent. He said he is not sure what his next move will be but he believes the court was fair to him. The ...

Guyana’s current arrangement with the Council for Legal Education (CLE) for 25 Guyanese law students yearly to attend the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) in Trinidad and Tobago will expire in 2018, according to Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Basil Williams SC. But Guyanese law students can breathe a sigh of relief coming 2018 since a local law school ...

Fire early Wednesday morning destroyed a two-flat building on the West Bank Demerara, authorities said. Located at Daniels Street, Patentia;. The building housed a dwelling and a bond. The building has been unoccupied for the past five years.  ‎ No one was injured.‎ The cause of the fire was unknown.  Sources said no electricity was being supplied to the building.  ...

Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence has reported that a medical team has been dispatched to Aishalton, Shea Village and Areunaw in Region Nine as there have been reports of an outbreak of gastroenteritis. The team -which includes the Acting Regional Health Officer, (RHO) Dr. Roland Cho Yoe, an infectious disease nurse, an environmental assistant and two pharmacy assistants- travelled ...

Two employees of Tower Suites have been arrested as police continue to probe a shooting incident there early Sunday morning, raising the possibility of Club Privilege being closed by authorities. Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud told Demerara Waves Online News that investigators were analysing surveillance video footage as part of their probe into the incident. Persaud said two technicians “suspected of ...

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams on Tuesday signaled that  the determination of a “fit and proper person” to become the next Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is a non-negotiable that only President David Granger alone can determine, and that all six nominees must be acceptable to the Guyanese leader. The Guyana government made known ...

Two bandits were early Tuesday evening arrested shortly after they robbed a man, who was purchasing food, of cash and other valuables, police said. Police said the victim was at a food stall at Cummings and North Road purchasing a meal when two men rode up on a black CG motorcycle, accosted him at gunpoint and robbed him of his ...

Following a rejection by President David Granger of the six names submitted by Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, the Opposition Leader wrote Tuesday to the President asking  that he clarifies his interpretation of the qualifications necessary for GECOM’s chair. “I am of the considered view that an urgent meeting will immeasurably assist in reconciling any differences of opinion which may exist on ...

Samuel David, a 38-year-old Brazil resident from Sierra Leone was fined $30,000 on Tuesday by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and he will be deported. The charge was made against David that on December 22, 2016, he entered Guyana through Lethem and did not present himself to the nearest immigration officer. David lived in Brazil for 15 years. But it wasn’t until ...