Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2016, 13:24 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural and Commercial Industrial Employees (NAACIE) want a Social and Economic Impact study to be conducted on the importance of the Wales Sugar Estate. GAWU President, Komal Chand’s call comes even as the Guyana Sugar Corporation ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2016, 12:21 by Denis Chabrol Despite the authorities announcing that no diagonal parking would be allowed along Robb Street, Georgetown, parking at Freedom House has not changed. The new parking system was introduced in July 2015, however on a daily basis vehicles are parked outside of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Headquarters in a ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2016, 12:15 by Denis Chabrol Bandits Monday morning robbed the Lands and Surveys Commission located at D’urban Backlands, Georgetown. ‘A’ Division Commander, Clifton Hicken told Demerara Waves Online News that the robbers grabbed a payroll of an undisclosed amount. He said no one was injured during the incident that occurred at about 10 AM. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2016, 6:22 by Denis Chabrol Two senior members of the APNU+AFC Administration have denied having assured outgoing Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) of continuity in his post at the tax agency. Khursid Sattaur in a statement to the media on Thursday afternoon declared that his dismissal was contrary to assurances given ...

Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2016, 12:17 by Denis Chabrol Norway is sending a high-level team to Guyana this week to conduct a series of meetings and field visits to project sites, which the Norway Government has supported through the Guyana-Norway Agreement, government here announced. The Ministry of the Presidency, in a statement, did not name the site for ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 February 2020, 22:01 by Writer Investigations are continuing into a fire that destroyed a multi-million Guyana dollar excavator at RUSAL’s mining operations at Kurubuku last week, sources said. So far the probe has revealed that the fuel line leaked, resulting in the flammable substance coming into contact with the engine. No one was injured during the ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 January 2016, 22:18 by Denis Chabrol A Pastor, who is responsible for an orphanage, at Port Mourant, Corentyne was Sunday questioned in connection with the whipping of two male orphans during a search for a missing cellular phone. Police confirmed that Pastor Vernon D’Oliveira was questioned, gave a statement and released from custody on his ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 January 2016, 13:51 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Trades Union Congress Sunday called on government to stop giving lip-service to social cohesion and the constitutional right to participatory decision-making and instead hold wide-ranging consultations with sugar workers and the community of Wales about plans to close the sugar estate there. “Consistent with Article 13 there ...

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banks DIH Limited, Clifford Reis Saturday evening defended the sale of the company’s shares in Banks Holdings Barbados to SLU Beverages, a subsidiary of Brazil’s Ambev, saying it was a wise business decision. One of the written questions posed at the company’s 60th Annual General Meeting held at Thirst Park was why ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 January 2016, 11:23 by Denis Chabrol Investment analysts at Clarus Securities reduced their FY2016 earnings estimates for shares of Guyana Goldfields in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, according to Zacks Investment Research. Clarus Securities analyst J. Spratt now expects that the firm will post earnings of $0.26 per share for ...