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A bandit was shot dead and two others injured while they were robbing a businessman at Grove, East Bank Demerara on Saturday afternoon. Police said one of the bandits escaped while another was rushed to a city hospital where he was admitted under guard. Following is a police statement on the incident. At about 1430h. today Saturday June 06, 2015, ...

by Zena Henry As government works toward keeping the nation’s youth out of jail, the age of criminal responsibility and diversionary options over jail terms are among several areas being explored. Vice President and Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan who says discussions with the British High Commission and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have proved that the two agencies ...

by Zena Henry The country’s aviation oversight body, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is slated to receive a new Director General as government is expected to advertise the post in the near future. This has become necessary since the former Director General Zulphicar Mohamed retired on May 31and his employment contract, which existed under the last administration, expired early this ...

by Zena Henry A massive €20.2 million (US$22.4 million) payout, which the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is banking on from the European Union (EU), does not seem likely for Guyana anytime before the end of the year because Guyana first has to prove that there is a transparent and accountable system to spend European taxpayers’ monies. That budgetary support would ...

Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge on Saturday said government would be taking appropriate action if it confirms that Venezuela has extended its claim of the Atlantic Coastal waters to include those off Guyana. “We will ascertain first whether any such statement was put out officially by the Venezuelans and then we will approach the Venezuelans to verify what is ...

A policeman is among three persons arrested in connection with the discovery of an AK-47 assault rifle in a vehicle, police said. A Guyana Police Force spokesman said that on Friday June 05, 2015, police ranks intercepted a motor vehicle on the Mahaica Public Road, East Coast Demerara in which an AK 47 Rifle with 32 rounds was found. Two ...

The Chinese company, Bosai Minerals, has been given very low marks for poor Occupational Safety and Health Standards at its bauxite mining operations in Linden. Junior Minister of Social Protection Simona Broomes alleged that during a visit to the mining operations in Region 10, she found atrocious conditions under which workers were forced to toil. The State-owned Government Information Agency ...

The Guyana government on Friday announced that it has released a cash injection for the ailing Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) but did not disclose the amount. However, a well-placed source told Demerara Waves Online News on condition of anonymity that the money is far below the GUY$16 billion that has been requested by the company. Instead, the amount is expected ...

As a major stakeholder in the ailing sugar industry; representing thousands of workers, the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) is disappointed that the government failed to apprise the body of the removal of the former Chief Executive Officer, Dr Rajendra Singh and the subsequent placement of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to manage the affairs of the cash-strapped ...

by Zena Henry Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has sent a stern warning to police officers who would have engaged or are thinking of engaging in scoundrel acts, that there is no space for them in the Guyana Police Force. He said that rogue police officers will be thrown out of the Force and get a possible criminal charge if ...