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Guyana’s newly-appointed Consul General to New York, Barbara Atherly says one of her major objectives is to taking up the challenge to build social cohesion among Guyanese there. Atherly, who replaces Brentnol Evans after his estimated 20 years in that position, told President David Granger that she welcomed the Guyana government’s thrust to deal with decades-old divisions. “Over the years ...

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo’s accusation that the welfare of Indo-Guyanese is coming under attack since the APNU+AFC coalition took office one year ago has drawn a stinging criticism from the Guyana government. Speaking recently at a social event in Queens, New York, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) executive member said Guyana’s political, economic and social conditions were worse than in ...

President David Granger on Monday insisted that the violent crime spree between 2002 and 2010 was part of a “drug war,” and said that he has been asked by the family of slain Agriculture Minister, Satyadeow Sawh to ensure that there is justice. “We were faced with a drug war. We were faced with people who were shooting and killing ...

President David Granger on Monday assured that recently appointed ambassadors have not been selected based on political patronage or partisan expectations. Addressing the closing session of an orientation session for the foreign envoys before they take up their appointments in major capitals around the world, he said the appointment of ambassadors is one for hard work instead of political affiliation. ...

Former President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo has been appointed  A Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Special Ambassador for Forests and the Environment, that United Nations body announced at the weekend. FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva made the announcement on the final day of the 23rd session of the Organization’s Committee on Forestry (COFO) taking place in Rome. As special ambassador, ...

Guyanese law enforcement agents and their counterparts from a number of Caribbean countries are among those trained by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to identify and pursue financial crimes. The Ministry of Public Security said four FBI officers tutored the participants on a number of topics including money laundering schemes, terror financing, illicit trade-based transfer systems, charting ...

Police were Sunday investigating an alleged robbery committed at Sanjay’s Jewellery Store on Sheriff Street, Campbelville , Georgetown. The owner, Bishnarine ‘Sanjay’ Persaud was not immediately available to give an account of the incident as he was said to be speaking with investigators inside the building. However, Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner Clifton Hicken told Demerara Waves Online News that ...

Disc jockey (DJ) Wavel “Bashment” Sabsook was early Sunday morning killed in a road accident at Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The driver of the ill-fated car said another speeding vehicle clipped his at about 5 AM, causing his to topple and burst into flames. Sabsook flew out of the vehicle and he died on the spot. He was reportedly returning to ...

Guyanese police are probing the shooting death of three members of one family  including a 15-year old boy at a rice field aback Mibicuri, East Berbice, Divisional Police Commander, Ian Amsterdam said. “We found three persons. All had gunshots,” he said. He  said one man, who is not connected to the rice field, has since been arrested. No firearms have ...

Even as the Private Sector Commission (PSC) prepares for another round of talks on efforts to impose a container tax, that business organisation has roasted City Hall for operating and taking “illegal action” without consulting the very people it expects to pay more taxes. “The Commission wishes, however, to remind the Council that the business sector and residents of the ...