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by Zena Henry Finance Minister Winston Jordan is somewhat appalled by statements from the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) following his invitation to the opposition for their input into the 2015 budget. PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee told media operatives Monday July 27 that the party had provided to the government its recommendations for the 2015 budget and demanded that it ...

by Zena Henry The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) seems to be getting tired of government’s claims of public office irregularities and reiterated that the administration should either provide evidence and lock up wrongdoers or shut up. General Secretary Clement Rohee issued another call to the government to reveal the former government’s improprieties, while asking at the government to account for ...

Amid the impending collapse of the Venezuelan and Panamanian rice markets and low world market prices, the Guyana government is exploring the possibility of mixing rice flour with wheaten flour. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, George Jervis told a National Rice Industry Conference that consideration to mix the flours was in its very early stages. “As regards the ...

by Zena Henry General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Clement Rohee has made it absolutely clear that there was no relationship between self confessed ‘death squad’ member Sean Hinds and has disputed the former policeman’s claims that he was given security contracts for and by the PPP. During the party’s weekly press conference at Freedom House Monday July ...

‎The Guyana government on Monday ruled out striking a deal outside of a possible plea bargain for self-confessed death squad member Sean Hinds. “There will be nothing in it for him. What’s got to be there for him? He is helping so if he murdered we must allow him to get off of that?” said Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan. ...

Authorities hope that special license plates for State-owned vehicles will help them find those that might have been stolen by officials of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration before that party lost power two months ago. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon told ‘thank you’ public meeting by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)  at the Stabroek Market Square that ...

Guyana is preparing to actively explore the possibility of establishing a local Law School, amid the yearly uncertainty that faces University of Guyana law degree graduates in entering the Trinidad-based Hugh Wooding Law School. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams told Demerara Waves Online News that at least one person, Professor Rudolph James, has been identified to ...

A man was Sunday shot and seriously injured by a wanted man during an argument at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, police said. Injured is 34-year old Jomo Lewis of Plaisance Squatting Area.  Police said he was shot by Rawle Franklin, a known felon, who is wanted for a series of robberies in the Plaisance area. Investigators were told that Franklin ...

Prominent Guyanese Senior Counsel, Ralph Ramkarran on Sunday recommended that government proceed cautiously on the issue of death squads and that the State and criminals agree to lighter sentences in exchange for vital information, in the wake of claims by Sean Hinds that he was a member of a death squad. The lawyer asked that the police and Director of ...

by Zena Henry The local business community is seeking ways to cushion the impact of economy’s sluggishness and workers are the first on the chopping block. Over the last couple of months, there has been a significant reduction in staffers across the business sector information has shown. So much so, that the Private Sector Commission (PSC) is expected to issue ...