A student of West Ruimveldt Primary School has accused his Head Teacher of severely beating him with a bamboo wrapped with adhesive tape because he had allegedly taken fire crackers to school. A photograph seen by Demerara Waves Online News depicts badly inflamed buttocks of a seven-year-old, Grade Three student. The whipping occurred on Thursday at the school. Minister of ...

The man who allegedly shot dead a policeman during a triangular love affair disagreement surrendered Thursday afternoon. A police force spokesman said 21-year old Steve Richard Bacchus turned himself in at the Sparendaam Police Station about 3 PM in the company of his lawyer. He was wanted by the police in connection with the “murder” of Police Special Constable Quincy ...

In the wake of another alleged sexual assault by police-this time on a 16 year old boy- the Home Affairs Ministry on Thursday told the Guyana Police Force to avoid recruiting “perverts” and improve its management. “This allegation, notwithstanding, the Ministry of Home Affairs calls on  the Guyana Police Force (GPF)  to pay closer attention to its recruitment procedures and ...

The dead persons have been identified as 46-year old Crisnauth “Chris” Jagdeo,  a labourer who lived at Free Yard Port Mourant and 48-year old Seafied Layne of Number 1 Village, Corentyne. Layne worked at Guysuco and with Kris Jagdeo and Son during the out-of-sugar crop period. Sustaining serious gunshot injuries are 38-year old David Harpaul of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne; ...

A woman, who allegedly attempted to smuggle a quantity of marijuana in a bail of toilet paper, was Thursday arraigned on a drug possession and trafficking charge. Thirty-nine year old Sharon Campbell of Section C, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara was refused bail and remanded to prison until Friday when she is expected to reappear in court. The prosecution successfully ...

by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall. I view with deep regret, and indeed, with profound concern, the pronouncements emanating from lawyers who appeared in the recently concluded constitutional challenge to the cuts inflicted on the 2012 Budget. I refer to the lawyers who appeared for the Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition, respectively, and who, ...

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman on Thursday said the House would decide whether to appeal the High Court ruling that the National Budget but he was in favour of government and the opposition ironing out their differences in frank talks. “At some stage, we have to sit as big men and women and define because we each have ...

The Guyana Association of Bankers (GAB) has been given less than two weeks to submit a written presentation to the parliamentary select committee on proposed amendments to 2009 Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT). GAB President, Amit Kumar told Demerara Waves Online News in an exclusive interview that his organisation and the select committee had a fruitful ...

More jobs could soon be created through Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) once they pass the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) new risk management criteria that might include non-financial information. The new yard-sticks will be developed over the next two years through the establishment of an Enterprise Risk Management framework. The bulk of the undisclosed funding for the ...

A 49-year old GEB Guard attached to the Russian Embassy, Pere Street, Kitty Thursday morning committed suicide by shooting himself to the head. Calvin Booker of Penny Lane, South Ruimveldt Georgetown was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by the police just after six where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Demerara Waves was told that the incident occured around ...