Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A Suriname-based man was Thursday arraigned for the murder oF Sheldon Cheddie alias DJ Cheddie and he was remanded to custody. Omar Williams of Apanestraat K, 7 Light, Paramaribo, the capital of the neighbouring Dutch-speaking country, is accused of murdering Cheddie, a father of five, on September 9 at Tucville, ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Fly Jamaica says it will begin Guyana-North America flights later this month but will have to transit Jamaica from Georgetown to New York because the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is yet to approve an exemption application. Chief Executive Officer, Ronald Reece said there would be direct return flights ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A man, who says he is a gold miner, is Thursday expected to be arraigned for the illegal possession of a telescopic rifle, handgun and ammunition. He was among seven persons who were arrested earlier this week in a F-150 pickup where one .44 Harrington and Richardson telescopic rifle with ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Wednesday confirmed that one of its New York-based members has resigned from the party after failing to get the leadership to address several key concerns and effectively reprimand errant members. AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan denied that no action was taken in defence of Dr. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A man on Wednesday committed suicide in a city hotel, moments after he attempted to strangle his female companion. The body of 33-year old Egerton Grant was discovered in Room 12 on the third flat of The Shack, Norton Street, Werk-en-Rust. He is from Linden. Police and hotel staff discovered ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A rice farmer on the Corentyne was shot and killed during a robbery attempt at his home. He has been identified as 74-year old Lallpersaud Jagadeo. Police said four men armed with guns invaded his home around 8:15 Tuesday night. “Investigations revealed that the perpetrators entered the premises and held ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia In the wake of Tuesday night’s gunning down of a West Coast Demerara businessman in his shop by bandits, there are fresh calls for authorities to do more to combat violent crime. The dead man has been identified as 27-year old Zulfikar “Vicky Golzar Namdar who was shot during an ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Three suspected bandits Tuesday night appeared to have escaped a dragnet at Montrose after robbing a taxi service owner on the East Coast Demerara where they were initially holed up in a house, according to sources.; Police said that about 8:15 Tuesday night, the three men, one of whom was ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The University of Guyana’s (UG) just completed special audit that has uncovered several weaknesses in accountability will strengthen the institution’s case to ask government to increase tuition fees, according to a top official. Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, however, said the decision to hike most tuition fees from GUY$127,000 per ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs says he wants out of the “confusion” that is the 10th Parliament. In a telephone interview with Demerara Waves Online News on Tuesday Isaacs revealed that he had earlier approached President Donald Ramotar about resigning from the post he held since 2002. “He ...