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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 18:02 by Denis Chabrol Twelve days after issuing a  commencement order for the Judicial Review Act (JRA) from January 1, 2019 a new order has been issued to instead activate that law from July 31, 2018 in keeping with the Chief Justice, Roxane George-Wiltshire’s order. The order was published in the Official Gazette ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 16:00 by Denis Chabrol Mr. Matthew Wilks, an experienced senior oil and gas business developer and negotiator, has been appointed Oil and Gas Adviser in the Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of Energy, government announced on Tuesday. Mr. Wilks has 32 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry, spanning all segments ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 15:47 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Thursday threatened to prolong the strike and force government into arbitration if it refuses to return to the bargaining table and consider using the 40 percent demand as a starting point for which to negotiate lower increases. Union President, Mark Lyte said the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 8:25 by Denis Chabrol University of Guyana Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith has warned new students against stealing other people’s works and reproducing it as theirs to help create a culture of honesty as the country is poised to earn huge revenues. Addressing an orientation for the freshmen and women at the George ...

Last Updated on Monday, 27 August 2018, 11:31 by Denis Chabrol Even as government-employed teachers were Monday due to embark on an indefinite strike for increased salaries, Economics Professor Tarron Khemraj believes the 40 percent demand is too exorbitant and the educators should settle for 10 percent pay hike due to the state of the economy. “The salary demands of ...