Last Updated on Thursday, 3 March 2016, 13:05 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger has charged the reserve arm of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) which includes the People’s Militia to be the army of the people as Guyana dawns of a new age threats to territorial integrity and internal security. Granger made the charge at the annual GDF Officers ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 March 2016, 12:27 by Denis Chabrol One inmate of the Georgetown Prison died and six others were badly burnt about their bodies as a result of a fire during an unrest at the penitentiary, sources confirmed. Authorities said an undisclosed number of other prisoners sustained minor burns but they would not be taken for treatment ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 March 2016, 12:01 by Denis Chabrol Guyana has promised the United States (US) to facilitate the extradition of wanted persons, but so far the coalition-led administration has not received any request from the North American country. In its 2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), the State Department  noted that the 10-month old coalition government ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 March 2016, 12:29 by Denis Chabrol In less than 24 hours, inmates late Thursday morning again attempted to burn the Georgetown Prison for a fourth time. At about 11:15 AM, thick clouds of smoke could be seen billowing from the penitentiary which houses both remanded and convicted prisoners. Reliable sources on the scene said they ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 March 2016, 10:12 by Denis Chabrol Police said that at about 0730h. today Thursday March 03, 2016, a police rank, who is also a licensed firearm holder, was walking along Robb Street, Georgetown, when he was attacked by  Sherwin Monka of Albouystown, Georgetown, who took away his gold chain. Sherwin Monka was shot during the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 4 March 2016, 23:57 by Denis Chabrol A cashier attached to Guinness Bar on Durban street was late Wednesday night assaulted and was rushed to the hospital in an unknown condition. Initial reports indicate that two armed men stormed the establishment and attempted to carry out a robbery. It is unclear whether the men made off ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 23:27 by At minutes after 20:00hrs on Wednesday, firefighters were call to the Georgetown ‘Camp Street’ Prisons to put out a small fire that was started by inmates at one of the cells of the prison, however what seemed like a quick operation to a few turned into a few hours. As three ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 21:54 by Denis Chabrol Fire fighters were Wednesday night battling a fire at the Camp Street jail but none of the prisoners has escaped, police said. Divisional Commander of the Guyana Police Force, Clifton Hicken told Demerara Waves Online News that inmates lit a mattress in a section of the media. No immediate ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 18:08 by Denis Chabrol Amid a decision by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) to call of all talks with the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and possibly scrap the first crop if a one-day strike continues, the union Wednesday said it would call off the industrial action if there is a ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 14:37 by Denis Chabrol There is nothing unusual about a retiring Chief Justice or any judge making decisions during their pre-retirement leave in cases that would have been heard before them in the Courts. This is according to statements made by sitting Chief Justice (ag) Yonnette Cummings-Edwards who explained that the practice has ...