Argentina is providing assistance to Guyana in a range of areas including law enforcement, military, health, culture ad sport, Argentina’s Ambassador to Guyana, Luis Alberto Martino announced Saturday night. Speaking at a reception to mark Argentina’s 200th Independence Anniversary, he said the two countries were examining a project on public security to deal with a range of issues such as  ...

The Nephrology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now equipped to provide better care to patients with kidney disease, reported the Government Information Agency (GINA). The department received eight dialysis machines from the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension of the University of Vermont’s Medical School today. The machines were handed over to the GPHC by Dr. J.R. ...

Despite lingering concerns about the vibroflotation method of compaction to extend the runway of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA),   the Guyana government and China Harbour Engineering (CHEC) on Friday assured that aviation safety would not be compromised. CHEC Project Manager,  Keliang Liu told a news briefing after an extensive tour of the project site that vibroflotation was chosen as ...

Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this morning, received the report of the inquiry made into the allegations made against officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self-confessed drug lord, Mr. Barry Dataram. The Ministry of the Presidency said the probe was conducted by Brigadier Bruce Lovell, who was appointed by President David Granger, shortly after the allegations were ...

Two children were burnt to death  in a fire that late Thursday night gutted the Children’s Drop-in Centre on Hadfield Street, Georgetown. Director of the Child Care and Protection Services at the Ministry of Social Protection, Ann Greene told Demerara Waves Online News that the two brothers ages five and six years perished. The Guyana Police Force identified them as ...

Bandits Thursday evening snatched a GYD$1.5 million payroll belonging to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) moments before it was about to be taken to Massy  at Ruimveldt, Georgetown for packaging, police said. A senior Guysuco official added that it was the pensioners’ payroll  and the remainder of last week’s payroll that were carted off.  A company spokeswoman later said the ...

A man was shot and killed by police during a shootout at a hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara Thursday afternoon.A large quantity of cocaine and a gun were recovered. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent, Wendell Blanhum told Demerara Waves Online News that “police received information about a large scale drug transaction and whilst attempting to arrest ...

Leaders of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) Wednesday night wrapped up their summit in Guyana agreeing to sign an Arrest Warrant Treaty before yearend. Caricom’s Chairman- Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skeritt said the proposed accord would help tighten security in a region whose scattered islands have been plagued by narco-trafficking, gang violence and gun crimes. “The Arrest Warrant Treaty would ...

Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders on Wednesday agreed to aggressively lobby the United States (US) to stop pushing American financial institutions to cancel  correspondent banking with financial institutions in the region for fear that dirty money could leak into the system. “We have advanced on this matter in terms of agreeing that we should seek to lobby directly the US government ...

Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge said he is not worried that neighbouring Venezuela would take action offshore Guyana where an American oil company has discovered at least 1.4 million barrels of oil. At the same time, he said that Guyana was not taking anything for granted. “No, I am not worried but it pays to be prudent and cautious in ...