Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 17:56 by Denis Chabrol A lone gun-toting bandit Wednesday afternoon committed a robbery at Bounty Supermarket’s branch at Kitty, Georgetown. “Nobody is injured. Everybody is safe and sound,” a reliable source told Demerara Waves Online News. A well-placed source said the man robbed the entity of an undisclosed sum of cash. None of ...
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Education Ministry refuses to go to arbitration in exchange for calling off strike
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 17:06 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Wednesday afternoon failed in its bid to get government’s Labour Department to agree to send the long-running pay dispute to arbitration. “We are willing to call the strike off tonight if they agree to our terms,” said union General Secretary, Coretta Mc Donald after ...
Read More »Mother jailed pending trial for murder of three-year old son
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 11:19 by Denis Chabrol The woman, who allegedly stabbed to death her three-year old son, was Wednesday arraigned on a charge of murder. Twenty-six year old Pat Brenda Ferreira was not required to plea to the indictable charge. The pregnant woman was remanded to prison until September 12, 2018 by Cove and John ...
Read More »David Ramnarine, Clifton Hicken not among those tipped for Police Force promotions
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 9:33 by Denis Chabrol After acting as Commissioner of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for almost one year, Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine appeared to have been given the boot and would not even be considered for promotion as one of the Deputy Commissioners. A high-level source confirmed to Demerara Waves Online ...
Read More »Telecoms veteran joins Digicel Group
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 11:23 by Denis Chabrol Kingston, Jamaica – Wednesday 28th August 2018: Telecoms industry veteran Jean-Yves Charlier has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Digicel Group, effective 1st September 2018. Jean-Yves will replace Michael Willner who served on the board from September 2015 and will be stepping down on 1st September. In thanking Michael Willner, Chairman, ...
Read More »Digicel in first ever Back-to-School outreach in Linden
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 8:20 by Denis Chabrol Digicel Guyana hosted their first ever back to school outreach in the mining town of Linden on Saturday August 25, 2018. The event which catered for more than 300 children featured a mobile dental clinic, barbering stations, backpacks with school supplies including books, stationery; snacks, fun and games. “This ...
Read More »International, Caribbean buyers due for Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 8:08 by Denis Chabrol Buyers from Asia, Caribbean and South America are expected in Guyana for the Trade and Investment Exhibition,”GuyTIE 2018″, the Ministry of Business announced Wednesday, ” The opportunities for business linkages, sales and promotion are nothing but far-reaching, allowing businesses to tangibly benefit from the interactions during the event,” the ...
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