Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 20:27 by Denis Chabrol On Thursday evening, the Government side of the National Assembly was forced to mount a defence for the Coroners Amendment Bill that was presented to the House by Attorney General Basil Williams after it was labelled as a ‘plagiarized’ piece of law. Williams in presenting the Bill for its ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 19:04 by Denis Chabrol After an enlightening debate and a settlement of several concerns, the National Assembly on Thursday voted to pass the Credit Reporting Amendment Bill that paves the way for Credit Bureaus to access the credit information of consumers. The Bill presented to the House by Finance Minister Winston Jordan amends ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 20:15 by Denis Chabrol The two prime suspects in the killing of 18-year old British teen, Dominic Bernard, were late Thursday afternoon charged with murder. They are Bernard’s god brother, Aaron Hing, and Staymon George of Kildonan Village, Corentyne, Berbice. City Magistrate, Judy Latchman adjourned the case until Friday, January 15, 2016  at ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 18:22 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger has urged that politicians put an end to the divisive and “unhelpful” political distort in Guyana. The President made the appeal while addressing the National Assembly in Thursday January 14, where he declared that 2016 will be a year of National Unity for Guyana. According to ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 12:01 by Denis Chabrol The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers Thursday appeared to lay the blame squarely at the feet of police investigators for the delay in advising whether or not former Public Service Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford should be charged for alleged theft. The Chambers said  all 24 files on the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 18:23 by Denis Chabrol A third form student of Central High School attempted suicide this morning after arriving in school. Reports reaching Demerara Waves indicate that the student was feeling some emotional anguish and used a razor blade to slash her wrists. Students recalled hearing the students repeatedly saying that she wanted to ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 9:19 by Denis Chabrol Roraima Airways is now certified to maintain aircraft, easing the burden on that domestic carrier of outsourcing its maintenance to another entity and would now be able to provide such a service to other aircraft owners. “This certificate means that Roraima’s Ogle operations new maintenance department has the capacity ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2016, 9:35 by Denis Chabrol Even as the Indian Action Committee (IAC) was crafting a statement to call on the Guyana government to declare suicide a ‘national priority,’ another man killed himself after his girlfriend decided to end their relationship. Police said  23-year old Michael Stoby of 798 ‘C’ Field, Sophia Wednesday night used ...