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Police Thursday night made a huge marijuana haul in the city. Investigators said that at about 9PM Thursday December 03, 2015, anti-narcotics police searched a motor vehicle on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, during  which 76.6 kilograms of marijuana were found. A man has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations. In recent days, there has been an outcry ...

Following a call by President David Granger earlier this year to make Bartica a model green town, Presidential Advisor on the Environment, Rear Admiral (Ret’d ) Gary Best and his team Thursday introduced an ambitious  “Bartica Green Plan” to the Regional Democratic Council and the Interim Management Committee, the Ministry of the Presidency said in a statement. The Plan covers ...

A go-fast boat, believed to have been involved in illegal activities has been discovered in the area of Shell Beach, North West District, a senior official of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) confirmed. Head of CANU, James Singh said nothing illegal was found aboard the vessel but he declined to say whether anyone had been detained or arrested. The ...

As the Board of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Friday prepares to decide the fate of the Commissioner, Rickford Vieria, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) appears perturbed about recent tensions at that regulatory agency. “It has us a bit jittery. Things are not going well. That is why we sent the letter to the Honourable ...

Guyanese authorities were Thursday night still probing the landing of a Venezuelan military helicopter at Kaikan, a gold-bearing community in the Essequibo region. Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Mark Phillips told Demerara Waves Online News that the chopper landed at about 10:45 Wednesday morning. He said two armed men dressed in military uniforms exited the helicopter and ...

Talks today between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) to discuss the Annual Production Incentive (API) for the industry’s workers ended in deadlock with both parties agreeing to go the route of conciliation, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. According to the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Errol Hanoman, a conciliation meeting ...

The long awaited Commission of Inquiry report on the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been described as an eye opener, by Minister of State Joseph Harmon, based on the amount of information that emanated from it, according to the Government Information Agency (GINA).  He congratulated the commissioners who worked on the comprehensive report, when he addressed a post-Cabinet media briefing ...

Less than satisfactory health conditions and a recent fire at the University of Guyana (UG) have resulted in the resignation of two top officials of Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI). The anti-corruption watchdog announced Wednesday afternoon that its President Calvin Bernard and first Vice President Ayana McCalman have resigned effective as of December 1, 2015. “Bernard and McCalman had served ...

Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman has ordered the Chairman of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) , Rickford Vieria to proceed on leave immediately pending a decision on a no-confidence motion passed by the Board. Chairman of the Board, Clinton Williams has told Demerara Waves Online News that the matter is in the hands of the government for a ...

A football coach was Wednesday arraigned for allegedly being in possession of 21 grammes of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Coach Colin John of Agricola Red Triangle team was refused bail and remanded to prison until January 16, 2016 when he will make his next court appearance. John of 183 BB Eccles, East Bank Demerara is accused of being ...