Last Updated on Saturday, 14 March 2015, 2:31 by GxMedia The National Democratic Party of Guyana, under the Motto “together we grow,” (NDPG) on Friday announced its intention to contest the May 11th, 2015 general and regional elections. According to the party’s manifesto, which was provided to reporters, former Chief Magistrate, Juliet Holder-Allen will run as the party’s presidential candidate ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2015, 20:26 by GxMedia The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and political activist, Dr. David Hinds are now in a tit-for-tat over whether he was warned to stop making that could potentially incite violence, following his public call to ensure that there was no retaliation for the gunning down of a government critic while he ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2015, 19:26 by GxMedia Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Jacob Opadeyi  is being paid monies for a housekeeper that he has to find until  his employment contract ends next year February, according to a leaked document. Seen by Demerara Waves Online News, the internal recommendation by the Personnel Department to the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2015, 18:29 by GxMedia The University of Guyana (UG) is being represented by a three-man mooting team during the 2015 Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Mooting Competition which commenced Thursday. The UG team, made up of Second-year Student-at-Law Raeanna Clarke, as its Senior Counsel and third-year Students-at-Law Nichalous Carryl and Sarika Gajrajits Junior Counsel ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2015, 17:48 by GxMedia Health Minister, Dr, Bheri Ramsarran on Friday announced that Caribbean countries, now classified as middle income countries, would have to  find ways of accessing vaccines at cheaper prices, even as the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) continues to procure some of them at lower than market prices. Ramsarran made the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2015, 16:12 by GxMedia Police have identified the businessman, who was shot and robbed of GUY$2.5 millon, as an auto dealer. Police spokesman, Ivelaw Whittaker said auto dealer Intiaz Arakhan,23 of of Eccles, East Bank Demerara was held up by man armed with a firearm at about 10:15 AM. “The perpetrator shot Intiaz Arakhan ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 12 March 2015, 22:30 by GxMedia The Marriott-branded hotel, largely funded by the Guyana government due to pending High Court cases, is set to open next month but a Hong Kong-headquartered company has bowed out from running the casino because it’s too risk to do so under weak anti-money laundering legislation. Chairman of the National Industrial ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 12 March 2015, 21:29 by GxMedia Roman Catholic Bishop, Francis Alleyne on Thursday asked the faithful across Guyana to pray for peace, in the wake of two “chilling” killings Tuesday night that he said must be condemned by political leaders and thoroughly investigated by police. “Many persons, in the absence of evidence, are already drawing political ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 12 March 2015, 20:46 by GxMedia President Donald Ramotar on Thursday sought to shift responsibility away from his political corner for the gunning down of a political activist Tuesday night at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. His administration and ruling party have been blamed by the political opposition for the gunning down of Courtney Crum-Ewing while on ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 12 March 2015, 19:35 by GxMedia Five persons are now homeless following a fire which gutted their Hibiscus Street ,West Ruimveldt home Thursday midday. Reports are that smoke was seen emanating from the single flat, five bedroom home of the Walcott family at Lot 638,West Ruimveldt around 11:40 this morning when an alarm was raised. An ...