Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 20:04 by Denis Chabrol Three men believed to be Brazilians were Tuesday afternoon arrested after they allegedly robbed a shop at the southern Guyanese town of Lethem near the border with Brazil, police confirmed. Interior Divisional Commander, Superintendent Ravindradat Budram told Demerara Waves Online News that after police received a call, they immediately ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 19:01 by Denis Chabrol At least six managers of the New Building Society (NBS) were Tuesday evening detained and taken to police stations in connection with alleged unlawful imprisonment of several persons at the financial instiution’s headquarters during the day. Four security guards- three employed by NBS and one by Professional Guard Service-were ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 17:30 by Denis Chabrol After a stand-off of several hours, the New Building Society (NBS) on Tuesday paid up a more than GY$59 million dollar dismissal judgement to former Chief Executive Officer of the New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon. Sources told Demerara Waves Online News that the cheque has been already written ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 15:18 by Denis Chabrol Several customers, a High Court Marshal, lawyer and policeman were Tuesday afternoon among several persons locked inside the New Building Society (NBS) headquarters for several hours, raising concerns about alleged false imprisonment. Deputy Commander for ‘A’ Division of the Guyana Police Force, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum said legal action ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 13:37 by Denis Chabrol High Court Marshals and police were Tuesday levying on the assets of the New Building Society (NBS), Guyana’s premier mortgage institution, to the amount of GY$59 million. That is in keeping with a High Court decision that former NBS official,  Maurice Arjoon, should be compensated for wrongful dismissal. Customers ...

Last Updated on Monday, 22 January 2018, 14:46 by Denis Chabrol The National Telecommunications Agency (NATA), which will be responsible for spectrum management and licensing of wireless communication service providers, is about to be established but liberalisation of the telecommunications sector is largely hinged on the settlement of a US$44 million tax claim against the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company ...

Last Updated on Monday, 22 January 2018, 13:38 by Denis Chabrol A 16-year old student was early Monday morning caught by a gold miner moments after he and three other accomplices robbed him on the Kitty Public Road, police said. Sources said the teenage boy is a student of St. Winefride’s Secondary School, Garnett Street, Newtown, Georgetown. He lives at ...

Last Updated on Monday, 22 January 2018, 10:05 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General, Basil Williams on Monday said indicated he is not yet ready to inform the Caribbean’c Council of Legal Education who are the members of a committee who will meet with that regional body that governs the quality and standards of legal education. Williams also took the opportunity ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 January 2018, 8:09 by Denis Chabrol Central government would go ahead and implement projects and programmes in People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-controlled regional and town councils if their top elected officials continue to boycott the annual local government conferences, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan said. The PPP-aligned Regional Chairmen of Regions Eight and Nine defended ...

Last Updated on Friday, 19 January 2018, 22:59 by Denis Chabrol The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Friday said now it has failed to pressure government into keeping several Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) estates opened and avoid sacking 4,000 odd workers, it would keep up the pressure on protecting workers’ rights in any privatisation deal. “Now that the termination ...