Last Updated on Sunday, 23 July 2017, 7:58 by Denis Chabrol A man, who escaped from custody while he was a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), was Sunday morning arrested inside a barrel at a house at Agricola, East Bank Demerara. “Wanted person Marlon Jeffery who escaped from the GPHC, was this (Sunday) morning recaptured at a ...

Last Updated on Friday, 21 July 2017, 19:14 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday said it would rely on the outcome of a probe by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) into the purchase of GYD$632 million worth of drugs, even as it said its own investigation revealed that the hospital’s management allegedly violated a decision ...

Last Updated on Friday, 21 July 2017, 19:29 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Friday commissioned its modern licensing and examination system for pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) and Air Traffic Controllers (ATC), the regulatory agency said in a statement. The new licensing system will see the introduction of a plastic card license being issued to ...

Last Updated on Friday, 21 July 2017, 18:16 by Denis Chabrol Ninety “really bad” prisoners are still in the walled swampy area at Lusignan, as more than GYD$500 million construction works continue at the Camp Street jail where high-tech scanners will be installed, authorities said. “There are still a number of prisoners in the swamped area. We felt that it ...

Last Updated on Friday, 21 July 2017, 17:10 by Denis Chabrol A Detective at the Major Crimes Unit of the Guyana Police Force on Friday came in for harsh criticism after he admitted to several apparent lapses during a probe of an alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger. The Commission of Inquiry, being conducted by Retired Assistant Police Commissioner, Paul ...

Last Updated on Friday, 21 July 2017, 18:16 by Denis Chabrol The two men, who the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard intercepted in a boat at sea allegedly with a quantity of cocaine, were Thursday remanded to prison after they were arraigned on a narcotics trafficking charge. John Da Silva, 45, and 34-year old Kevin Fitzroy were arraigned on ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 July 2017, 13:12 by Denis Chabrol Four days after Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine resigned as a government minister, he has pulled it back and decided to remain a minister and member of the Cabinet, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon announced Thursday. Roopnaraine’s decision to stay on was made at a meeting he held with President David ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 July 2017, 11:00 by Denis Chabrol Three Guyanese miners have been shot dead and one of their colleagues injured in Venezuela during an attack on a mining camp, police here said Friday. Interior Divisional Commander,Senior Superintendent Ravindradat Budhram told Demerara Waves Online News that the incident did not occur in Guyanese territory. “They were working ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 18:24 by Denis Chabrol The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Political Science Professor David Hinds and outspoken political commentator, Ramon Gaskin on Wednesday slammed President David Granger for virtually dismissing a High Court ruling on how the Constitution should be interpreted for the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 16:46 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Gold Board will begin charging a GYD$2,500 per ounce transaction fee on all gold sold directly to that entity to help finance the running of its affairs, following consultations with the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA),  the agency announced Wednesday. “The processing fee will enable ...