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Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Nicholas Jacobus, 58 years, of Kabakaburi, Pomeroon River, whose body was recovered from the river at about 0945h. yesterday Sunday October 11, 2015. Investigations have revealed that Nicholas Jacobus had left a shop in the Pomeroon River for his home in a paddle boat during Friday October 09, 2015. ...

Reproduced from Catholic Registerby EVAN BOUDREAU TORONTO – Giving up the luxuries of North America last year to do mission work in Guyana proved to be a life-giving experience for Ashley Aperocho. “I found that the ministries and the people that I worked with were life giving,” she said. “They have taught me a lot about the human condition, a lot ...

An elderly woman was Sunday arrested allegedly with a seven kilogrammes of cocaine and marijuana ta the Ogle International Airport. Police said the narcotics were found in her baggage. Her identity was not released but police said she was 60 years old. Anti-narcotics police said that at about 2:40 PM, the woman was  found with 3.826 kilogrammes of marijuana and ...

by Tamara Rodney Just where the waters meet the land are the mangroves, a rich habitat, which forms a natural protection for shores and coastlines in tropical and subtropical regions. Mangrove forests thrive in conditions that are unbearable to other plants.Distinguished by their raised roots which take in oxygen, they blanket the land edges forming barriers from floods and storms. ...

A security officer attached to a private guard service was Sunday afternoon shot shortly after money was collected from the Balwant Singh Hospital, eyewitnesses said. The guard was rushed back to that health care institution. Up to late Sunday afternoon, he was undergoing surgery to remove two or three bullets, a source at RK Security told Demerara Waves Online News. ...

Even as the newly-elected government of Trinidad and Tobago contemplates selling off the state-owned media, several veteran media professionals say there is a major role for publicly funded media once they are not manipulated and mismanaged by governments for political reasons. Addressing the opening of the 8th Biennial Conference of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) in Port-of-Spain recently, ...

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) has told the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams to keep his mouth out of the appointment of members of the judiciary. The association’s position came days after he stated that the search would begin shortly for a new Chief Justice because the incumbent office holder, Ian Chang, would soon be proceeding on ...

A minibus driver was shot and robbed of a sum of  cash by one of two bandits who had boarded the bus at Parika, East Bank Essequibo. The incident occurred at about 11:45 AM, Saturday, October 10, 2015.  Investigators were told that 48-year old Feroze Ghanni of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo was  shot to his left shoulder during the robbery ...

United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon is scheduled to transit Guyana to New York on Sunday, a senior Foreign Ministry official confirmed. The official said there would be no meeting between the world’s top public servant and government officials here. However, there would be the usual courtesies. The UN Secretary General would not be leaving the Cheddi Jagan International ...

Fifteen grenades and several rounds of ammunition were Saturday afternoon discovered near the Lama Canal, Mandela Avenue/ Sheriff Street, police said. Bomb specialists found 11 fragmentation grenades, four concussion grenades three 7.62 MM rounds and seven 9MM rounds in a small green military type box, according to a source at the scene. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent ...