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The Chairman of the Joint Services, Brigadier Mark Phillips late Saturday night roasted opposition coalition candidate, James Bond for posting purported results from the day’s voting by members of the security forces but the Attorney-at-Law defended his action saying there was nothing illegal or unethical about conducting an exit poll. The Joint Services has since called on the Guyana Elections ...

The Chairman of the Joint Services, Brigadier Mark Phillips late Saturday night roasted opposition coalition candidate, James Bond for posting purported results from the day’s voting by members of the security forces but the Attorney-at-Law defended his action saying there was nothing illegal or unethical about conducting an exit poll. The Joint Services has since called on the Guyana Elections ...

As the general elections campaign winds down to E-Day- May 11- the opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Saturday night appealed for calm among its supporters. Prime Ministerial Candidate, Moses Nagamootoo, in an earnest appeal at a rally held in New Amsterdam, begged supporters to remain calm and respectful in the critical days leading up ...

Five supporters of the People’s Progressive Party Civic, who attended an elections campaign rally in Rupununi, were injured in an accident, multiple sources confirmed. They were rushed to the Lethem Hospital in a minibus. Among the occupants of the pick-up was the driver, Sucil Kissoon.  Regional Health Officer, Joseph Torres told Demerara Waves Online News that three persons were kept ...

A man allegedly beat his mother and set their house ablaze at an East Coast Demerara village on Saturday, according to well-placed sources. The wooden house was destroyed before fire fighters arrived on the scene at 671 Foulis Housing Scheme. They managed to prevent the the fire from spreading to a neighbouring wooden house. No one was reported injured. Four ...

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally Saturday afternoon said voting by the Disciplined Forces went well except for a few minor observations. “There was a certain fluidity that I found very agreeable. There were one or two glitches that were minor but for me they were unacceptable,” he told Demerara Waves Online News. He observed at ...

  A resident of Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara was shot dead by bandits who later entered his home and carted off cash and other valuables, police said. At about 10: 50 Friday May 01, 2015, Shawn Anys, 37 years of Turkeyen, ECD, went out into his yard to check after dogs were barking continuously and was confronted by two men, ...

A porter of Puran’s Waste Disposal Company was Saturday morning crushed by the garbage collection truck moments after he had told the driver to reverse, according to eyewitnesses. The incident occurred at Flamboyant Square, Eccles, East Bank Demerara. The driver has been detained. An official of Puran’s could not immediately disclose the identity of the porter.

Days after President Donald Ramotar relieved Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran of his duties because he verbally abused a female rights activist, the Guyanese leader believes that his “very kind”  long-time political comrade was “entrapped” and “provoked.” In a preview of this week’s edition of I-Radio’s Hard Talk, the President said he was sorry for the plight that Ramsaran, a ...

Guyanese police and soldiers early Saturday morning began voting in general and regional elections, ahead of the country’s civilian population who will go to the polls on May 11, 2015. Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield told Demerara Waves Online News that all preparations overnight went well for the opening of polls at 66 locations countrywide.  He said the ballot boxes ...