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Former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday denied knowing convicted Guyanese drug lord, Roger Khan or being part of any death squad. Speaking at a news conference at the headquarters of his incumbent People’s Progressive Party, Jagdeo broke his silence on the widely-held view that he had been associated with Khan who is serving an extensive jail term in the United ...

by Zena Henry A three-year-old student of the Roxanne Burnham Nursery school had to be rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) earlier today Thursday, April 30, after it was suspected that she had ingested rat poison while in class. Information from the child’s mother Sharmain Richardson is that her daughter, Jada Sampson, may have collected the poisonous substance ...

by Zena Henry As the A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition continues to promise increased wages and salaries, it is pointing to the unauthorized use of public funds by the governing -People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C). The PPP/C’s main opponent in the upcoming election;- 11 days away- has noted that apart from allegedly siphoning off public money, ...

by Zena Henry Some 7,452 Disciplined Service men and women from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Prisons and Fire Service are expected to cast their ballots this Saturday (May 2) as the 2015 political season nears its end. At least 84 polling stations will be in use across the country as the security officers will be voting ...

by Zena Henry Political parties contesting the 2015 General Elections gave their commitment on Wednesday, April 29 to adhere to the regulatory structure of the Code of Conduct relative to this year’s General polls. With accusations already flying over inappropriate behaviour by both major parties, a special occasion was held at the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Command Centre, High Street ...

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Wednesday made a presentation of GUY$500,000 to the Charles Roza School of Nursing in Linden, the telecommunications provider said in a statement. The donation will go towards providing desks and other furnishings for the institution which serves as a training centre for students of Linden and other regions. It was founded in ...

Rights activist, Sherlina Nageer on Wednesday rejected President Donald Ramotar’s announcement that he has relieved Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran of ministerial duties because he had insulted her, describing his move as a political gimmick. “Noted but we are still not appeased. We are less than two weeks before elections. It ‘s pretty clear to me that it is simply ...

The Guyana government on Wednesday defended handing over the rehabilitation and maintenance of the state-owned fibre-optic cable to a local private company for free, saying that it was much cost effective to do so rather than borrow between US$20 million to US$30 million to first fix it. That is in stark contrast to the US$10 million that a senior official ...

by Zena Henry Closing in on the final leg to General polls less than two weeks away, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has mounted pressure on A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) to release their manifesto. A senior official of the coalition told Demerara Waves Online News that APNU+AFC’s manifesto would be launched before this weekend. ...

The virtual sacking of Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran for offensive remarks he made to a female rights activist days before general elections was due to mounting pressure for him to resign or be fired , according to a top government official. Luncheon claimed he did not know that President Donald Ramotar had relieved the Health Minister of his duties ...