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The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Saturday called for  foreign experts and the Intelligence Branch of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to  team up and help police go after criminals in Berbice where “ruthless killers” have been attacking residents. “Let the army put under surveillance known criminals and help the police to bring some semblance of order to this ...

A French-flagged yacht with the remains of a yachtsman and his dog were Saturday morning towed into Port Georgetown where police investigators and Port Health officials were Saturday morning conducting their probe. Commander of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard, Gary Beaton confirmed that the vessel arrived at Coast Guard headquarters at about 8:15 AM. Demerara Waves Online News ...

Two key suspects wanted in connection with the disappearance of a British youth were arrested Friday night and the god brother has  confessed to his “involvement”, following diligent investigations by crime sleuths. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum told Demerara Waves Online News that 22-year old Aaron Wilfred Hing was arrested at a city hotel at about ...

Four men were Saturday arrested in Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice in connection with the killing of a businessman and his reputed wife hours earlier Dead are Arthur Doodnauth Rajkumar, 81 years, and his reputed wife Diane Chamanlall who is in her 40s. The incident occurred at Middle Dam at about 3 AM. Police said that acting on a report ...

Former Miss Guyana India and Miss India Worldwide, Alana Seebarrran has suggested that agents of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) did not identify themselves  properly when they turned up outside her her home and blocked and banged the car she had entered and even raced after them. The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has since confirmed that Sergeant Robert Pyle, who was ...

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is now responsible for governance, a portfolio that had been previously held by Raphael Trotman until he was recently appointed Minister of Natural Resources. For the first time in decades, the President has given up the vital portfolio of petroleum (oil and gas) and has instead assigned it to a minister, in this case Trotman. In ...

Even as police probe the discovery of the decomposed remains of man in the backlands of Alness Village, Corentyne, two men, including the god brother of a missing British youth, are wanted by police for questioning about his disappearance. Police say they are looking for 22-year old  Aaron Wilfred Hing who is believed to be at Timehri in the vicinity ...

An outbreak of gastroenteritis in the North West District (NWD) community of Baramita has left one person dead and 60 others stricken. The Ministry of Public Health says it is closely monitoring the indigenous community in Region One, after several cases of vomiting and diarrhea were detected in the area where residents are reluctant to use treated water and take the ...

Police were up to late Friday afternoon probing whether a body discovered aback Alness Village, Corentyne is that of the British young man who has been reported missing. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum told Demerara Waves Online News that sleuths were heading to the area. Blanhum said the body was ...

Chairman of the Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Rawle Lucas has defended the manner in which the Authority moved to repossess state assets from Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur. The Governing body has been criticized by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) which claimed that the repossession of some electronic devices and other items from Sattaur was done without a ...