Last Updated on Friday, 21 October 2016, 18:22 by Denis Chabrol Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF),  Retired Brigadier Mark Phillips Friday said although the official police statistics show a decline in serious crimes, the feeling of insecurity among Guyanese is very high makes it necessary for collaboration among several stakeholders. “Notwithstanding the statistics that speak to a ...

Last Updated on Friday, 21 October 2016, 11:29 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s external debt has been pegged at GYD $236 billion and domestic debt at GYD $81.7 billion, according to Guyana’s Public Debt Management Report. The Guyana government says the first annual report on Public Debt Management has been completed by the Finance Ministry and would be soon tabled in ...

Last Updated on Friday, 21 October 2016, 8:33 by Denis Chabrol GHK Lall’s Eye on the Issues All law-abiding citizens should applaud Commissioner of Police (ag), Mr. David Ramnarine’s recent call on ranks to stop harassing the public or face the consequences.  Even as I commend this public posture of the CoP (ag), I must wonder whether this latest warning will ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2016, 19:50 by Denis Chabrol A couple was on Thursday slapped with five years imprisonment, after having been on trial for narco trafficking. Hubert Bartholomew and Rochelle Gittens were jointly charged for having in their possession 1.550kg of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. The find was made at the couple’s Howes Street Charlestown ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2016, 19:40 by Denis Chabrol Twenty-year-old Rayon Jones was on Thursday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of Timehri mechanic, Puranand ‘Andrew’ Baljit. The murder accused, of  212 Fourth Avenue Bartica was not required to plead to the indictable charge when it was read to him in June by ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2016, 17:21 by Denis Chabrol The High Court has ordered the suspension of the work of a Presidential Tribunal that has been established to determine whether Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Carvil Duncan should be removed from office because he is currently facing criminal charges. In court papers seen by Demerara Waves Online ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2016, 16:32 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Natural Resources  on Thursday announced that Barama Company Limited’s (BCL) decision not to renew its Forest Concession Agreement paves the for a review of the importance of standing forests,  less than three hours after Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo warned that government’s heavy emphasis on forest conservation ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2016, 15:32 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday accused government of forcing recently-trained medical doctors to leave the public health sector because they have been taken off contracts  with gratuity and placed on the pensionable establishment of Guyana’s Public Service. Public Health Minister, Dr. George Norton confirmed to Demerara Waves Online ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2016, 12:36 by Denis Chabrol Police are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on the driver of a delivery truck, which occurred about 7 O’clock Wednesday night at Beterverwagting Public Road, ECD, of a sum of money by three males, one armed with a handgun.   Police said enquiries disclosed that the driver/salesman ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2016, 12:31 by Denis Chabrol Police say they are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed on an overseas based Guyanese that resulted in one man being shot. Police did not release the name of the 42 year old, Peter’s Hall resident. He was shot to his neck, at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara at ...