Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2017, 23:07 by Derwayne Wills Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green today scolded Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan for what she said was taking misinformation to the public on the parking meter contract, and causing “civil unrest.” The issue emerged after a motion was proposed, by councillor Noelle Chow-Chee, seeking clarification on what the parking meter contract ...

Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2017, 15:00 by Denis Chabrol The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPPC) will be filing private criminal charges against top government officials including ministers for allegedly enriching themselves from the State’s coffers, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Monday. Jadgeo gave few details to back his claims, but assured that legal experts were preparing papers ...

Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2017, 14:07 by Denis Chabrol Parking meter rates are to set to be slashed by half and motorists will be able to use remaining time at any other space, top City officials announced on Monday. Addressing representatives of commercial banks at a meeting held at City Hall’s Chamber, Town Clerk Royston King and City Mayor ...

Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2017, 13:48 by Derwayne Wills City Magistrate Renita Singh, this morning, dismissed a passport forgery charge against Anjanie Boodnarine, the reputed wife of self-confessed and convicted drug lord, Barry Dataram. Magistrate Singh ruled the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence against Boodnarine in the charge of conspiring with one or more persons to forge ...

Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2017, 10:00 by Denis Chabrol As the Mayor and City Council continues its consultations with stakeholders on the controversial parking meter system, the largest organised vocal group- Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) – on Monday insisted that the existing contract must be scrapped. Group spokesman, Christopher Chapwanya told Demerara Waves Online News that although ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2017, 18:20 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Sunday announced that he will re-establish the Guyana Youth Corps on January 1, 2018, to empower the nation’s youth and provide them with the skills needed to prepare them for the work force and equip them to aid in the development of Guyana. The Head of ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2017, 18:08 by Denis Chabrol The Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields / Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) is offering to train Guyana’s security personnel in the use of drones, but so far government has not responded, a senior company official said Sunday. AGM uses the unmanned aircraft to survey its mine properties, monitor the environment and conduct ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2017, 17:17 by Denis Chabrol Guyana Goldfields/ Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) is preparing to expand operations in the western part of the country where it has found more gold deposits, officials said Sunday. Chief Executive Officer, Scott Caldwell said in preparation for the extending the life of the Aurora mine, the company has purchased ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2017, 15:37 by Denis Chabrol A prisoner Sunday morning escaped from the Georgetown Prison shortly after attending church service in the penal facility, and he was recaptured moments later by police and prison service personnel, Director of Prisoners, Gladwin Samuels Samuels said he he has since launched a probe into the escape of 27-year ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2017, 8:25 by Denis Chabrol Three persons, including a one-year old child, were early Sunday morning burnt to death at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara. Investigators are working on the theory that the incident might be a murder-suicide.. The fire occurred at about 2:30 AM at Lot 1 Beterverwagting (BV) Railway Embankment. Dead are Leonard ...