Traffic across the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Sunday afternoon ground to a halt after a barge slammed into that east west corridor. There were long lines of heavily built up traffic leading to and around the Harbour Bridge which continues to be dogged by age-related problems “A tug and barge hit the bridge. Technicians are working on emergency repairs. No ...

The opposition A Partnership or National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Saturday night , in the wake of condemnations by the People’s Progressive Party Civic-led administration that it is engaging in widespread discrimination against Afro-Guyanese, denied that it was targeting Indo-Guyanese.  “Let me say to my Indian brothers and sisters…I am saying to you: when ...

Guyana is expected to earn US$1.1 billion from 13 lifts as its entitlement from the ExxonMobil-led consortium due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), according to the Ministry of Finances mid-year report. “Government is now projected to earn US$1.1 billion as revenue from the sale of our share of profit oil, and US$147.7 million in ...

Fire Saturday night destroyed a huge Chinese supermarket in the southern Guyanese town of Lethem. No details were immediately available, but available video footage shows fire fighters battling the flames with the assistance of one tender. The name of the supermarket is China Star. Fire Chief Gregory Wickham told Demerara Waves Online News that up to very late Saturday night ...

Even as Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday officially refused to pay GY$50 million in compensation to the Chairman of the International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPADA-G) Vincent Alexander for allegedly libeling him, that government-funded agency has handed over an audit report, saying it would prove that an estimated GY$500 million was not misspent. “Our client unreservedly rejects ...

Guyana is on the lookout for suspected monkeypox-infected persons coming from other countries especially Brazil where there is a high number of cases, top Health Ministry officials said Saturday. So far, Guyana has recorded two confirmed cases of the viral disease, while there are 4,876 cases in neighbouring Brazil. Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health Dr Narine Singh ...

Prominent and well-respected Caribbean jurist, Justice Louise Blenman will Friday be sworn in as the Chief Justice of Belize. The event begins at 11:30. News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM will bring you live coverage from Belize.  Up to recently, Ms Blenman served as a Justice of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The Belize Bar Association established an interview ...

Former Commonwealth Secretary General Sir Shridath Ramphal hailed the significant role that former Foreign Affairs Minister Rashleigh Jackson, who passed away Thursday night, played in mobilising international diplomatic solidarity in dealing with Venezuela’s aggressive claim to Guyana’s mineral and forest-rich Essequibo Region. “Rashleigh’s service to Guyana in another sphere needs also to be recalled as he leaves us. It is ...

Internationally recognised Guyana’s former Foreign Minister, Rashleigh Jackson died Thursday night at his residence. “Guyana has lost one of its most brilliant, honest and capable sons. I think Rashleigh Jackson was probably one of the most strategic thinkers I have met,” People’s National Congress Reform and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton told Demerara Waves Online News. “Guyana has lost one of its ...

Highly respected Roman Catholic nun and historian, Sister Noel Menezes has died, former President David  Granger said on Wednesday.  She was 92 years old. Mr. Granger, who was one of her students, recalls “the rigour of her research, the breadth of her knowledge, the clarity of her instruction and the value of her advice.” Mr Granger noted that Sr Menezes ...