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A decomposing whale has washed ashore at Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast, residents reported Sunday. Concerns have since been raised about the health of nearby residents who are already complaining about the stench. Hindus, who frequent the seashore for religious reasons, were Sunday unable to do so because of the unpleasant smell. “It is stinking. It has a huge chop, guts ...

The Ministry of Education is advising parents and CSEC/CAPE candidates of the Bishop’s High School that there has been a change in the venue for the sitting of examinations timetabled for Monday, June 1, 2015. Due to the inclement weather which caused flooding in Georgetown, CSEC/CAPE candidates of the Bishop’s High School who are scheduled to sit examinations tomorrow, Monday, June 1 will now ...

Georgetown, May 31, 2015) The Ministry of Education wishes to notify parents and guardians that due to flooding caused by heavy rains on Sunday, May 31 some schools will not be opened on Monday, June 1, 2015 so as to facilitate the cleaning and sanitization of school facilities and its environs. The following schools will be closed on Monday, June ...

by Zena Henry Veteran Guyanese politician and International Relations expert, Aubrey Norton is tipped to be a presidential advisor on youth empowerment. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon told Demerara Waves Online News on Sunday, May 31 that Norton would be serving the administration of President David Granger. Norton, a former University of Guyana lecturer and former People’s National Congress (PNC) ...

Even as more rain is forecast until Thursday, authorities are overseeing the implementation of a 72-hour action plan to remove several bottlenecks and so  drain the city and lower East Coast Demerara rapidly. Under the chairmanship of the Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, engineers and decision-makers have decided to tackle several areas immediately to bring relief to affected communities. ...

People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) candidate, Clinton Urling has blamed former President Bharrat Jagdeo for the party’s defeat at the polls earlier this month and said the time has come for him to take a back seat if the party is to be rebuilt. Urling predicts that the PPP will face a difficult task  in rebuilding itself if Jagdeo remains ...

Anglican Bishop of Guyana, Rt. Rev. Cornell Moss died on Saturday in Miami, Florida where he was recuperating from heart surgery, according to well-placed sources. Moss, who is a native of The Bahamas, died mid afternoon after suffering a relapse. Relatives and close associates are in shock at his passing because he had appeared to be recovering well from surgery ...

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Saturday confirmed that two Permanent Secretaries, who had been openly campaigning for that party for the recently held general elections, are off the job. Though no names were released by the main opposition party, Demerara Waves was reliably informed that those sent packing on leave are Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communities ...

Three of four men, who hired a car and subsequently robbed the driver of the vehicle, were captured by police moments after the Friday night ordeal. “Quick response by the police to the report resulted in three of the suspects being arrested. They are in police custody assisting with the investigations,” police said in a statement. Investigators were told that ...

A businessman was Friday night robbed of his gun and a quantity of cash shortly after returning home, police said. At about 1950h. yesterday Friday May 29, 2015, a businessman and a female relative had just returned to their residence in Kitty, Georgetown, when they were held at gunpoint by two men.  The perpetrators took away the businessman’s licensed revolver ...