Government says it is spending more than GUY$60 million on forensic and photographic equipment for the security sector including the Forensic Laboratory being constructed in the compound of the University of Guyana (UG), Turkeyen. The Home Affairs Ministry said in a statement that the suppliers were selected using the national competitive bidding process. The lab, the ministry said, was “at ...

In what appears to be the latest step to evict remaining tenants from the First Federation Building on Croal Street, the Guyana Fire Service on Tuesday recommended that the building be rehabilitated or dismantled because it is a fire hazard. “The inspection revealed the…hazardous conditions on the premises that are an eminent threat to Life and Fire Safety and even ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday denied irregularities during the provision of consular services to Guyanese residing in Dutch St.Maarten. Georgetown also announced that it was still awaiting a response from The Netherlands for the appointment of an official to provide consular services there. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that in an effort to strengthen the ...

Guyana’s House Speaker, Raphael Trotman on Monday urged Commonwealth Caribbean parliamentarians to start creating precedents rather than just importing those that have been created in Developed and larger member nations. He was at the time addressing the opening of the 16th biennial regional conference of presiding officers and clerks of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Caribbean Region of the ...

City businessman, Rondy Jagdeo, who is wanted for the murder of biker Kurt Davis surrendered Monday afternoon in the company of his lawyer, according to police sources. After being on the run for almost two months, Jagdeo,28, surrendered in the company of a prominent Attorney-at-Law at the Ruimveldt Police Station. Police were taking statements from the suspect in the presence ...

A speeding motorcyclist was killed when he collided with a truck on the De Kinderen Public Road, West Coast Demerara, sources said. He has been identified as 19-year old Ahad Sheik of De Willem, West Coast Demerara. Immediately after the collision, he was picked up in an unconscious condition and rushed to the Leonora Hospital where he was pronounced dead ...

Two men- a vendor and a minibus driver- were shot and injured in two separate incidents within the past 24 hours. 36-year old Troy Bacchus of West Ruimveldt and bus driver 71-year old Shawn Sancho of Hadfield Street, Georgetown were admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Police said that about 8:30 Sunday night, Bacchus was at his stall on ...

Two of seven persons injured in an accident Port Kaituma, North West District were Monday listed in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). They were air-dashed to the city early Monday morning. Two of them have been taken for CT Scans to determine the seriousness of the injuries sustained. Those injured are all from Citrus Grove, ...

A gold miner was Saturday afternoon shot and robbed of a quantity of gold in the North West District. He is 34-year old Claude Austin of Prince William Street, Plaisance. He sustained pellet injuries about his body and a serious wound to his right hand. Sources said his condition is listed as stable. Austin briefly told Demerara Waves Online News ...

The Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2013 was formally opened on October 9 at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), Liliendaal. The official opening was held days after several working sessions got underway on a variety of subjects including pest management and climate change, the state of the coconut industry, climate change and the marine environment and women in agriculture. The ...