Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A senior official of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) was knocked down and killed on Sheriff Street, Campbelville. The dead man has been identified as 57-year old Harry B. Singh, a Finance Manager at the local rum and beverage giant. Police sources said the driver of the motor vehicle, Mervin Mangro ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia (PHILLY.COM).-The excavator operator charged in the deaths of six people at a Salvation Army thrift store in Center City turned himself in to police Saturday. Sean Benschop, 43, refused to give a statement on his role in Wednesday’s collapse, choosing instead to exercise his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Labour Minister Dr. Nan Kishore Gopaul has warned that employers, who are not paying the recently introduced national minimum wage could be fined or even jailed. He was quoted by the Government Information Agency (GINA) as saying that those who are delinquent and pay their staff less than the national ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Fire of unknown origin late Saturday afternoon destroyed a wooden house in Sophia, leaving in its wake millions of dollars in destruction and two persons homeless. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) that four persons were homeless and the cause of the fire was not immediately ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Saturday announced plans to increase tariffs by a whopping 26.7 percent, but the opposition was yet to say whether it would restore a GUY$5.2 billion budget cut. “GPL regrets that as a result of funding denied to them, it has no other option ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A man stabbed his reputed wife dead and attempted suicide, leaving him in a critical condition. The incident occurred around midday Saturday at their home, Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke Highway. The woman has been identified as 23-year old Shamieza Ramdatt. The perpetrator, 40-year old Shameer Ali, was apprehended in a clump ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) will launch the Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti next Tuesday, the Guyana-based regional headquarters said in a statement. Michel Martelly, the President of Haiti and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will be joined by Director General of the World ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A Barbadian, who used the 2007 Cricket World Cup hassle-free travel system to enter Guyana and live here for the past six years, was Friday convicted for overstaying. 53-year old Devon Atwell pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before City Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The blind and otherwise sick man, who was accused of inciting political and social activist Mark Benschop to commit murder, was Friday granted bail after the complainant begged the court to be lenient. The 55-year old Lochan (only name) was granted GUY$150,000 bail by City Magistrate Fabayo Azore after hearing ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The top student in this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (‘Common Entrance’) is Salma Majeed of the ISA Islamic Academy with 548 marks. The number two spot goes to Christian Pile of Mae’s Under 12 with 547 marks while Navindra Persaud of Mae’s Under 12 School secured third with 545 ...