Last Updated on Saturday, 4 July 2015, 17:36 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Ministry of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan says that he is having a hard time convincing fishermen to consider arms to protect themselves against pirates while conducting fishing operations in the countries waters. The Minister said fishermen are reluctant to take arms with them on fishing trips, but ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 4 July 2015, 13:30 by GxMedia Guyana’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), which is tasked with probing money laundering, is experiencing mixed fortunes in recruiting persons who have not failed lie-detector tests, according to a senior official. Head of SOCU, Assistant Commissioner Sydney James told Demerara Waves Online News on Saturday that because of a number ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2015, 21:41 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Many party goers may be looking forward to intense “sporting” this CARICOM weekend, but they should know that the government has put in place a 02:00hours curfew from this weekend that will see drinking spots ending service at the stated time. This is according to Minister of ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2015, 21:26 by GxMedia by Zena Henry The new government is in no way taking blame for the failure of hired contractors to fully implement and manage waste at the Haags Bosch Landfill site based on design and technical specifications. BK International and Puran’s Brothers Disposal , in a joint venture related to this ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2015, 21:01 by GxMedia The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Friday announced that he was prepared to dispatch a fact-finding mission to Guyana and Venezuela, in the wake of that Spanish-speaking neighbour’s recent unilateral extension of its maritime border to take in the coastal waters off Essequibo. Ban says his chief ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2015, 19:54 by GxMedia Venezuela has agreed to cancel more than US$120 million in debt accumulated by Guyana for the payment of fuel supplies under the PetroCaribe agreement. The debt write-offs are linked to Guyana’s supply of quantities of rice and paddy. Preliminary information shows that the debt cancellation of US$124,463,500 covers two agreements. ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2015, 18:03 by GxMedia by Zena Henry Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin has rubbished claims by the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) that Guyana is heading into a recession since the coalition government took office. Rather, Gaskin says the only problem he knows affecting the business sector in Guyana is that investors are ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2015, 17:48 by GxMedia Carol Sooba was Friday officially fired from the post of Acting Town Clerk, weeks after she was sent on leave to pave the way for an investigation into how certain monies had been spent. City Mayor Hamilton Green confirmed that Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan fired Sooba by letter. “We ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2015, 17:15 by GxMedia Guyana on Friday began crafting a new National Policy on Youth Empowerment and a Strategic Plan that seeks to improve the conditions of young people over the next five years as well as help bridge the decades-old racial-political divide. The Presidential Advisor on Youth Empowerment, Aubrey Norton said government envisages ...

Last Updated on Friday, 3 July 2015, 2:51 by GxMedia by Zena Henry The almost two-month old coalition government on Thursday pledged to ensure a level playing-field and transparency for investors setting up operations in Guyana. That commitment was made by Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin in his keynote address at the opening of the US$24 million dollar Giftland Mall ...