Last Updated on Friday, 26 January 2018, 21:33 by Denis Chabrol Government is worried that moves are afoot to pressure Guyana into agreeing to extend high-level United Nations (UN)-brokered negotiations to settle the border controversy with Venezuela or consider the option of giving up part of its territory, high-level sources said. With  Dagg Halvor Nylander, the United  Nations Secretary General’s ...

Last Updated on Friday, 26 January 2018, 20:32 by Denis Chabrol Long-serving  City Councillor, Junior Garrett collapsed and died Friday afternoon, after  very “robust” contributions to a council meeting on the municipality’s budget, Deputy Mayor Lionel Jaikarran said. “I am in shock,” he told Demerara Waves Online News. A meeting on the controversial use of open spaces that was scheduled ...

Last Updated on Friday, 26 January 2018, 12:10 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government has decided to keep the Enmore sugar estate as a going concern while the search continues for long-term investors, a senior official of the divestment corporation announced Friday. Shawn Persaud of the Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited ( NICIL) ...

Last Updated on Friday, 26 January 2018, 7:16 by Denis Chabrol A man  was early Friday morning shot after he chopped a policeman who responded to a report that he was beating his mother at their home at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara. Police said at about 2:30 Friday morning, a 33-year old man was shot twice and the policeman chopped ...

Last Updated on Friday, 26 January 2018, 7:13 by Denis Chabrol A wildlife exporter was shot and robbed of several items by three men and a Guyana Defence Force Lance Corporal has since been arrested, the Guyana Police Force said. Injured is 44-year old Imole Fox of 94 Regent and King Streets, Georgetown. He was shot to his lower right ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 January 2018, 18:45 by Denis Chabrol President David Granger on Thursday announced that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will undergo a significant restructuring programme in the coming days to allow for a greater level of efficiency in the execution of its mandate and to ensure maximum development within the Force. Granger, who is also Commander-in-Chief ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 January 2018, 17:44 by Denis Chabrol As the liberalisation of Guyana’s telecommunications sector awaits the settlement of a US$44 million tax dispute, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday vowed to stick to tax principles and said it was still awaiting more information from the telecoms provider. “As far as I know, GT&T has submitted ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 January 2018, 15:55 by Denis Chabrol Central government has blocked the Georgetown City Council from using open spaces in the City for business or housing purposes, in the wake of a High Court ruling that outlaws such activities. Minister responsible for Local Government, Ronald Bulkan said the David Granger-led administration expects that local government councils ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 January 2018, 14:37 by Denis Chabrol More representatives of the political opposition and civil society are likely to be included in the Petroleum Commission’s Board and ministerial powers reduced, based on local and international advice, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman said Thursday. Following inputs from the Commonwealth, International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 January 2018, 14:18 by Denis Chabrol A Brazilian, who was among 100 prisoners who escaped from a jail in his home country, was Wednesday arrested in southern Guyana, Guyanese police said. Police said he has been “positively identified” as Roger Batalha Rodrigues. He has since been handed over to law enforcement officials in Brazil. “Police ranks ...