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by Zena Henry A 27-year-old Grove man employed at Bhena’s Footwear on Regent Street is believed to have been abducted after three armed men tossed him into a tinted vehicle before speeding away. The East Bank Demerara resident who is a sales clerk at the popular shoe establishment was standing in front of his work place with another employee when ...

Fire Monday morning destroyed a furniture factory and prominent Berbice businessman was burnt to death, eyewitnesses said. Dead is Ayube Hamid, the proprietor of Home Line (Ayube) Furniture Factory. His wife managed to escape the inferno, but he re-entered the blazing building and never returned. At least 20 persons employed at the factory are now jobless, at least for the ...

Facing its toughest electoral battle in 23 years, Guyana’s People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) Sunday night accused the opposition of plotting to create confusion and steal next week’s general and regional elections. Addressing thousands of persons at a rally at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, President Donald Ramotar urged vigilance against the stuffing of ballot boxes near the end of ...

by Zena Henry Last year Guyana was identified as having the highest suicide rate in the world and the south-western region of Berbice claimed lead role. However, the inhabitants of Region six want this changed. Supporting A Partnership for National Unity +Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition, as they hosted another widely attended campaign rally, this time in New Amsterdam, the ...

Police said they investigating an incident that occurred at about 0540h. today Sunday May 03, 2015, at Greenheart Street, Linden, where Police Constable Nathaniel Giddings was shot and injured to his left shoulder after a round was reportedly accidentally discharged by an armed policeman. Investigations have disclosed that two police ranks, one of whom was armed with a service revolver, ...

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 ...