Last Updated on Saturday, 6 June 2015, 19:58 by GxMedia by Zena Henry The country’s aviation oversight body, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is slated to receive a new Director General as government is expected to advertise the post in the near future. This has become necessary since the former Director General Zulphicar Mohamed retired on May 31and his employment ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 June 2015, 19:29 by GxMedia by Zena Henry A massive €20.2 million (US$22.4 million) payout, which the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is banking on from the European Union (EU), does not seem likely for Guyana anytime before the end of the year because Guyana first has to prove that there is a transparent and accountable ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 June 2015, 17:30 by GxMedia Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge on Saturday said government would be taking appropriate action if it confirms that Venezuela has extended its claim of the Atlantic Coastal waters to include those off Guyana. “We will ascertain first whether any such statement was put out officially by the Venezuelans and ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 June 2015, 12:43 by GxMedia A policeman is among three persons arrested in connection with the discovery of an AK-47 assault rifle in a vehicle, police said. A Guyana Police Force spokesman said that on Friday June 05, 2015, police ranks intercepted a motor vehicle on the Mahaica Public Road, East Coast Demerara in which ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 June 2015, 9:45 by GxMedia The Chinese company, Bosai Minerals, has been given very low marks for poor Occupational Safety and Health Standards at its bauxite mining operations in Linden. Junior Minister of Social Protection Simona Broomes alleged that during a visit to the mining operations in Region 10, she found atrocious conditions under which ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 June 2015, 20:12 by GxMedia The Guyana government on Friday announced that it has released a cash injection for the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) but did not disclose the amount. However, a well-placed source told Demerara Waves Online News on condition of anonymity that the money is far below the GUY$16 billion that has ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 June 2015, 18:17 by GxMedia As a major stakeholder in the ailing sugar industry; representing thousands of workers, the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) is disappointed that the government failed to apprise the body of the removal of the former Chief Executive Officer, Dr Rajendra Singh and the subsequent placement of an Interim ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 June 2015, 17:45 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has sent a stern warning to police officers who would have engaged or are thinking of engaging in scoundrel acts, that there is no space for them in the Guyana Police Force. He said that rogue police officers will be thrown out ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 June 2015, 17:17 by GxMedia The Family Court could become operational in another month after additional training of lawyers and the laying of the Court Rules in the National Assembly, according to Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh. “I don’t think we are going to go past a month. It’s been a long wait. The ...

Last Updated on Friday, 5 June 2015, 16:12 by GxMedia Supporters of the A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition are gearing for a massive victory march and rally in Brooklyn, New York Sunday June 14, and Guyanese at home are expected to see the event live. The event, which allows the US-based Guyanese to celebrate the ...