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The search operation to locate the female passenger who was reported missing at Kaieteur National on Tuesday August 1, 2015, was Thursday enhanced with the arrival of a Special Forces team from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), the Ministry of the Presidency said in a statement. As of 17:00 hrs this evening (Thursday September 3, 2015) the missing passenger had ...

Former Commonwealth Secretary General, Sir Shridath Ramphal’s recommendation that a book on civics be published and the subject compulsorily taught in primary schools already appears to be gaining support by participants at the inaugural Social Cohesion Roundtable. Addressing the opening of the two-day event at the Arthur Chung International Conference Centre (ACICC), Sir Shridath singled out the teaching of civics ...

Labour authorities have intervened in the immediate closure of a call centre in Linden and the dismissal of more than 90 persons without paying them off. Junior Minister of Social Protection Simona Broomes said Toucan Connections Incorporated, the only Call Centre in the mining town in Region 10, violated labour laws when it closed operations recently and sent home the ...

The preliminary inquiry into the murder of a nine-year old boy was adjourned again Thursday to facilitate the submission of a psychiatric report. Ryan Bobb-Semple is accused of the murder of Gittens between April 1 and 4 at Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. The prosecution on Thursday asked the court to set another date for the report to be ...

The Guyana government on Thursday called on several rice millers to pay up all monies owed to rice farmers. Rice millers can be prosecuted if they do not pay up.  In recent months, rice millers and farmers have been bracing themselves for the gradual phasing out of the lucrative Venezuelan rice market. Following is the full text of the government’s ...

President David Granger on Thursday warned that his administration would enforce all laws against those who foment racism, as part of a five-point plan to promote Social Cohesion in this country whose political landscape is racially polarized. “We will enforce the existing laws against racism more vigorously and vigilantly guard against bad elements who foment social and racial strife,” he ...

Amid a call by the United Nations (UN) for greater political participation in mapping out Guyana’s social cohesion strategy, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP) refused to participate in a national roundtable citing the firing of several persons by the four-month old administration. President David Granger is, however, relying on patience in the hope that Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo would ...

Fire destroyed a house and scorched a nearby general store at Strathspey, East Coast Demerara. Traffic snarled as curious motorists slowed down to take a glimpse of the fire. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told Demerara Waves Online News that one of two elderly persons living in a small old wooden house knocked down a lamp. The house had no electricity. ...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Wednesday received a donation of items from member companies of the Guyana Private Sector Commission (PSC) to support the recovery effort in storm-damaged Dominica, the regional headquarters said in a statement. The donation of a wide range of medical supplies, generators, cleaning items and cash were presented by New Guyana Pharmaceutical Company, Gaico Construction and ...

The East Bank Berbice (EBB) Road, which has been a headache for residents, has been rehabilitated but still has numerous defects that the contractor first has to fix before he hands over the thoroughfare to government, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure said Wednesday. The road project cost GY $393.9M. Work commenced in November 2014 and was completed in June.  The ...