A Jamaican man was Wednesday in custody after  he was allegedly caught on a half-acre marijuana farm at Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara. The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said that during the operation on Tuesday, a shotgun, several types of ammunition, a crossbow and several arrows were also seized at the location. He has been identified as 46-year old Winston Thompson. ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday , one day ahead of the 2022 National Budget presentation, announced that government  has set aside money to cushion the impact of  rising cost of living but indicated that it would not be unconditional cash grants. “A specific sizeable allocation will be made to address the issue of cost of living,” he said, adding that ...

The leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton was Tuesday elected Chairman of the umbrella A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), after Mr. David Granger stepped down. APNU General Secretary, Joseph Harmon also stepped down as General Secretary of that loosely-knit coalition of the PNCR, the major party, and several small and little known parties. “The substantive agenda ...

Guyana now has law that governs human organ transplantation and provides for stiff penalties to punish anyone engaged in the trade in organs. “This Bill makes it compulsory for anyone who would be donating must give consent. Consent is a fundamental component of this Bill,” Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said in his contribution to the Human Organ and Tissue ...

Former leader of the People’s National Congress Reform,  David Granger will be resigning as Chairman of A Partnership for National Unity before this weekend, sources said Monday. He, however, wants to remain as Representative of the List of candidates for APNU+Alliance For Change in keeping with the revised Cummingsburg Accord that he would be the Representative and AFC Leader Khemraj ...

Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira on Monday secured House Speaker Manzoor Nadir’s approval to refer eight opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarians to a committee to face possible disciplinary action. “Be it resolved that this National Assembly expresses the unwavering abhorrence of such gross disorderly conduct, contempt and breaches of privilege which took ...

The Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and the President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte on Monday – International Education Day- said that teachers should be allowed to evaluate the performance of education officers. Appearing on News-Talk Radio Guyana- Demerara Waves Online News, Ms. Manickchand was asked about the prospects of education officers being anonymously evaluated against the ...

Amid fears that House Speaker Manzoor Nadir might impose serious sanctions  on opposition parliamentarian Annette Ferguson and others over the chaos that erupted in the Chamber late last month to block debate and passage of wealth fund legislation, the opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has filed a no-confidence motion against him. “The Speaker has demonstrated partiality ...

by GHK Lall I have arrived at a place of deep disappointment.  I waited for, and hoped that, some decency would take hold, and that I would be spared the pain of having to take matters to another level, a place where I didn’t want to go.  One that required a sharper, heavier mailed fist.  I take aim at former ...

by Clement Rohee The news that Mr. Yesu Persaud has died, stirred the emotions and triggered the recollections of many. The letter columns and pages of mainstream media reflect praises, condolences and happy moments by persons spent with Yesu. This is quite understandable for the loss of a man of Mr. Persaud’s stature, short in height, yet with a towering ...