Last Updated on Thursday, 17 January 2019, 19:49 by Writer General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday vowed to be in the forefront of the election campaign even after the party elects a presidential candidate in the coming days. “I am not taking no [sic] back seat until we win the elections,” Jagdeo told ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 20:15 by Writer The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) is urging day care service providers to get their facilities registered by March or face closure. Head of the CPA, Ann Greene said persons who are desirous of registering their day care facility must possess a valid Police Clearance and Food Handlers Certificate. She ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 20:15 by Writer As the government moves to ensure the safety of all Guyanese, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) completed a national policy on Mass Casualty Management (MCM) and Incident Command Systems (ICS). the CDC will be taking steps to implement the policy countrywide. Acting Director General of the CDC, Lieutenant Colonel Kester ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 20:16 by Writer The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Wednesday said the party had asked expelled parliamentarian, Charrandas Persaud and other candidates whether they were foreign citizens, but Persaud never admitted to being a Canadian. “My predecessor and the other persons that were asked have confirmed that at a point in time the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 19:59 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says someone misinterpreted a leaked training document that states that the army must be prepared for general and regional elections in June. “Someone has taken our training documents out of context,” the senior GDF officer told Demerara Waves Online News. Asked to respond to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 18:19 by Writer A new school building with more modern facilities will be constructed in the Sand Hills community in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara). According to the Head of First Bauxite Corporation-Guyana Office, Ian Christie, the initiative is part of the company’s capital project for the community. “During this year as part ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 14:37 by Writer The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General said the regional grouping is strapped for resources to engage youths, even as he appealed to parents to be the first line of attack against anti-social behaviour. “This work is going to continue. I only wish I had more resources to be able to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 17:49 by Writer Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Tuesday set stiff timelines for lawyers to submit legal arguments in three cases related to the no-confidence motion, and said her decisions would be made before the end of January. “A decision will be ready before the end of this month” she assured at the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 1:01 by Writer Local Government Minister, Ronald Bulkan on Monday called on the newly-elected councillors of Georgetown to guard against a repeat of alleged mismanagement, and instead, ensure transparency and accountability in managing the City’s affairs. In an apparent reference to recommendations that City Hall’s financial records be audited each year and concerns ...

Last Updated on Monday, 14 January 2019, 23:16 by Writer A Surinamese rice exporter was shot dead in Guyana, days after law enforcement agents in Suriname busted 2,300 kilogrammes of cocaine in a shipment of rice that was destined for France, his lawyer in Suriname said. Nintender Oemwarsingh, who owned Nivash Rice in Suriname, was found dead on the Number ...