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Monthly Archives: July 2016

Children die in Drop-in Centre fire

Last Updated on Friday, 8 July 2016, 10:32 by Denis Chabrol Two children were burnt to death  in a fire that late Thursday night gutted the Children’s Drop-in Centre on Hadfield Street, Georgetown. Director of the Child Care and Protection Services at the Ministry of Social Protection, Ann Greene told Demerara Waves Online News that the two brothers ages five ...

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Bandits snatch Guysuco payroll

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 July 2016, 19:43 by Denis Chabrol Bandits Thursday evening snatched a GYD$1.5 million payroll belonging to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) moments before it was about to be taken to Massy  at Ruimveldt, Georgetown for packaging, police said. A senior Guysuco official added that it was the pensioners’ payroll  and the remainder of last week’s ...

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Updated: Man shot dead during drug bust at East Coast Demerara hotel

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 July 2016, 19:07 by Denis Chabrol A man was shot and killed by police during a shootout at a hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara Thursday afternoon.A large quantity of cocaine and a gun were recovered. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent, Wendell Blanhum told Demerara Waves Online News that “police received information ...

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Caricom countries trying to make fugitive arrests easier

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 July 2016, 15:55 by Denis Chabrol Leaders of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) Wednesday night wrapped up their summit in Guyana agreeing to sign an Arrest Warrant Treaty before yearend. Caricom’s Chairman- Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skeritt said the proposed accord would help tighten security in a region whose scattered islands have been plagued by ...

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Caricom to lobby US against cancelling correspondent banking relations

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 July 2016, 15:44 by Denis Chabrol Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders on Wednesday agreed to aggressively lobby the United States (US) to stop pushing American financial institutions to cancel  correspondent banking with financial institutions in the region for fear that dirty money could leak into the system. “We have advanced on this matter in terms of ...

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Guyana not worried about Venezuela taking action against ExxonMobil

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 July 2016, 15:30 by Denis Chabrol Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge said he is not worried that neighbouring Venezuela would take action offshore Guyana where an American oil company has discovered at least 1.4 million barrels of oil. At the same time, he said that Guyana was not taking anything for granted. “No, I am ...

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Eastern Caribbean High Court blocks removal of Guyana-registered plane from Anguilla

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 July 2016, 11:39 by Denis Chabrol A Guyanese aviation company, Domestic Airlines, on Wednesday secured an injunction in the Eastern Caribbean High Court preventing the removal from Anguilla of a Cessna 206 plane, which was flown out of Guyana without aauthorisation. That plane and another one have been flown out of Guyana despite a Guyana ...

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Guyana’s manufacturers want Caricom tax waiver on inputs or they may “grind to a halt”

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 18:01 by Denis Chabrol As the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) moves to rake in much needed revenue, manufacturing companies are being told that they must pay duties on raw materials for which waivers had been previously granted. President of the Guyana Manufacturers Association (GMSA), Eon Caesar said the GRA’s strict adherence to the ...

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Port Kaituma residents protest poor roads, bad local governance

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 16:41 by Denis Chabrol After a second straight day of protest by residents of Port Kaituma against deplorable roads and deteriorated local governance,  government has reportedly pledged GYD$7 million to fix the major thoroughfares. Executive Officer of Region One-(Barima Waini)-Leslie Wilburg told Demerara Waves Online News that he was unaware of the financing ...

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