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The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) may be gearing itself for the long haul in opposition after losing the 2015 General and Regional Elections to the Coalition; A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC). It appears that the party is still coming to grips with the loss after 23-years in government. But some members may have accepted the reality, ...

A well-known criminal lawyer has taken issue with concerns by a senior official of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) over the granting of bail to persons allegedly caught with large amounts of drugs and guns. Attorney-at-Law, Patrice Henry told Demerara Waves Online News that the criticism leveled against Chief Justice Ian Chang was out of order because the CANU official ...

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP) should not expect the High Court to order the re-opening of ballot boxes for a recount of all votes cast, if the opinion of one of Guyana’s senior lawyers is anything to go by. The PPP has repeatedly stated that it plans to challenge the outcome of the May 11, 2015 general and regional ...

Among the grand celebration and fanfare, Guyanese born nurses, Bonita Montaque an ex-Guyana Police Force Sergeant, and Beverly Samuels never expected that they would be delivering babies on the streets of New York after a single mother of Guyanese parentage went into labour during the A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) victory rally Sunday June 13. Quick ...

A man previously implicated in murders and robbery was early Sunday morning gunned down through his bedroom window, leaving behind his seriously injured  fiancée and their 18-month old son. Police described the dead man, 26-year old Travis Rudder, as a gold miner. The incident occurred at 1:40 AM Sunday, June 21, 2015 at their Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara home.Injured are ...

In the wake of the High Court granting bail to several persons for drugs and weapons offences, a senior law enforcement officer Saturday raised serious concerns about the justice system. A man accused of attempting to import several rifles, handguns and ammunition has been also granted bail in recent times by the High Court. But Chief Justice Ian Chang’s decisions ...

The groundwork has been laid in South Sophia and its environs for a literacy programme that will take advantage of a new library that was opened Saturday through the initiative of ‘Global Shapers Georgetown Hub’. Global Shapers, a spinoff from the World Economic Forum, is an international network of hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in ...

President David Granger Saturday night announced that government would provide a subvention to the Scout Association of Guyana, an organisation he hoped would help expose youths to the country’s vast beauty beyond the densely populated coastland. Addressing the annual awards ceremony at the organisation’s headquarters on Woolford Avenue, he committed to providing cash support to assist in preparing youths for ...

A senior Geologist at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) was shot and injured during a robbery at his privately-owned business. He is Gordon Nestor. Police said he was shot to his left foot during the incident and has been admitted to hospital. He was later discharged. Investigators were told that at about 10:20 AM Saturday June 20, 2015, two ...

A laboratory technician employed by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation was Saturday killed in a road accident. He has been identified as 27-year old Beau Allison of Louisa Row, Georgetown. The accident occured at about 2 AM on June 20, 2015 on the LBI Public Road, East Coast Demerara. Investigators were told that he was fatally injured when he is ...