Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2016, 19:06 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Thursday convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee at the Ministry of the Presidency to discuss recent developments at the Camp Street prison, where only two out of the 15 prison officers scheduled for the day shift, reported for duty this morning. The Ministry of ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2016, 18:58 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government Thursday categorically denied that the Ministry of the Presidency had ordered the transfer of a government-owned hangar to BK International but confirmed that the new Board of Directors of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) shelved a previous decision to do so because of expansion works at ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2016, 19:10 by Denis Chabrol More than one dozen prison wardens attached to the Georgetown Prison reported sick on Thursday, amid fears of another major prison unrest. Demerara Waves Online News was told that wardens might be worried that inmates at the overcrowded jail might be arming themselves for another round of violence. Earlier ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2016, 19:16 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) are claiming thatthe Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is planning to close the LBI sugar estate. This is the second sugar estate that would be closed under the APNU+AFC administration in ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2016, 16:34 by The youth arm of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) says that it stands resolutely behind Minister of State Joseph Harmon  against calls for the Minister to be stripped of some of his responsibilities. The Guyana Youth and student Movement (GYSM) in a press statement said that the political landscape of ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2016, 13:03 by Denis Chabrol The Alliance For Change (AFC) appeared to have used the ongoing controversy over Minister of State, Joseph Harmon to address an imbalance in power between the Cabinet and the Presidency, political scientists said Thursday. Political Scientist, Dr. David Hinds observed that the AFC had negotiated the numerical allocation of ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2016, 12:15 by Denis Chabrol A 28-year-old man, who was caught stealing inside an electronic store at the Stabroek Market early Thursday morning, sustained a single gunshot to his left leg after trying to attack Constabulary ranks with a knife, City Hall said in a statement. The man, who identified himself as Delwar Booker ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2016, 11:18 by There needs to be some additional investigation into the deaths of at least two of the 17 inmates that died in the Camp Street Prison Riot on March 3, says Fire Chief Marlon Gentle. The Fire Chief made the statement while testifying for a second day at the Commission of Inquiry into ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 21:45 by Dear Editor, The sitting Commissioner of Police, Mr. Seelall Persaud, in a recent interview published by “Demerara Waves” sought to do the following: Disrespect a Cabinet decision of the PPP/C administration. Besmirch the character of the then Minister of Home Affairs; Clement J. Rohee. Denigrate the efficacy of the Strategic Management ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 17:51 by Denis Chabrol The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Wednesday announced that Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes has put his resignation as party Chairman on hold until a review is conducted, following a meeting with party leader, Khemraj Ramjattan. “After a most productive working session it was agreed that Chairman Hughes’s resignation will not ...