Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Relatives of a 53 year old Mabaruma man whose body was fished out of a pond last weekend are calling on the authorities to investigate the man’s ‘unnatural’ death because they believe he was killed. Reports are that Fabian Jocinto’s body was discovered in the Mabaruma Settlement area last week ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A driver of the Office of the President was Thursday arraigned for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and he was remanded to prison. Kennard Jabur of Norton Street allegedly had in his possession one  9 MM pistol and four live bullets without being the holder of a license. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Thursday announced that it has expanded its country-wide metering programme.   Commencing September 6, 2013 the utility will install 3000 water service meters, including service connection upgrades in Gay Park, Fort Canje and New Amsterdam, East Berbice.  In addition, customers from Johns Village to Port Mourant, East ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Police are again searching for former South American beauty queen, Carolan Lynch, who is wanted for the alleged murder of her husband several years ago, after she resurfaced. Up to recently, she was occasionally employed at an eco-tourism resort. The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Tuesday ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Preparations have begun to temporarily house students of L’Aventure Secondary School which was severely damaged by fire Wednesday morning, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. The Administrative Department, Home Economics Department and the auditorium were destroyed by the blaze suspected to be of electrical origin. At least 700 students have ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Fire erupted Wednesday afternoon at the Office of the President complex but the Head of State’s main office building was unaffected. Sources said an air conditioning unit caught afire, resulting in damage to an internal wall and a chair in the building housing the Office of Climate Change. Staffers used ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Air conditioning units, freezers and refrigerators that use Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) will soon be banned and those intercepted will seized and the gases returned at the importers expense, officials said Wednesday. Users of those older types of appliances will not have to immediately replace theirs but it is expected ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Communications company, Qualfon, on Wednesday turned the sod for the construction of its Providence Complex, touted to be one of the largest worldwide. At a ceremony, the company’s CEO Mike Marrow stated that the campus would see some 6,000 new jobs being created over the next five years , a ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia Guyanese and Venezuelan officials are preparing to formally crafting rules on how illegal fishermen and their vessels should be treated when caught in each other’s waters, officials said Wednesday. Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) was told that the two sides have been exploring September 26 as a possible date for ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia A man, who went to a police station to report that he was assaulted, was held in connection with the early Wednesday morning stabbing death of another man. 20-year old Jamal Fernandes of 14 West La Penitence, Georgetown was stabbed in his abdomen.The incident occurred just outside Baroombar, North Road, ...