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By Janelle Persaud  A trader in Lethem is hospitalised after he was allegedly beaten by a group of persons believed to be members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) stationed in the border community. The man, identified as Melvin Shewprasad, says he is himself a former member of the defence force. Demwaves understands that the incident stemmed from an argument ...

Suriname has apologized to Guyana for the attempted arrest of an employee of the Guyanese  embassy and the assault of Ambassador Keith George in violation of international law, according to the Foreign Ministry here. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform that the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has received a formal apology from her Surinamese counterpart, ...

Just hours after Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best announced his endorsement of the opposition coalition, the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) warned that a plan was afoot to militarize Guyana. Addressing an election campaign rally at Bartica, Public Works Minister Robeson Benn expressed concern about the increasing number of ex military ...

The non-governmental organisation, Blue CAPS, on Saturday called for an end to “cuss out” politics, even as it launched its own manifesto of demands that it intends to press the new government to address. “We decided that we will a proactive step and generate what we believe is an organic list of demands, that we can hold politicians accountable to ...

Former Chief-of-Staff  of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best on Saturday endorse the opposition coalition for next month’s general and regional elections, saying that it offers the best chance of the country being governed properly. “I wish to go on record as endorsing the APNU-AFC coalition as the best political party capable of managing the affairs ...

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) supporters in Region 10 have decided to put their concerns aside about the exclusion of several persons from being opposition coalition’s candidates for next month’s general elections, according to sources. The sources said a meeting slated for Saturday under the chairmanship of regional campaign coordinator, Sharma Solomon is expected to arrive at a consensus that ...

Authorities are preparing to rush relief supplies of water and food to drought-stricken Rupununi and parts of the Barima-Waini (Region One), government said Friday. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon said the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) would be coordinating efforts to source and distribute water to the hard-hit communities. The CDC, Dr Luncheon revealed, will coordinate with the ...

by Janelle Persaud A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition is concerned with what it labelled the ‘disenfranchisement’ of electors by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) following a decision not to issue certificates of employment to Election Day officials. At its weekly press briefing on Friday at the Crown Street-based campaign Headquarters, Executive member, Dr.Rupert Roopnaraine insisted the coalition will not allow ...

The man, who allegedly buggered and killed a nine-year old boy at South Ruimveldt, was Friday arraigned on a charge of murder and remanded to prison. He is Ryan Bobb-Semple. He was not required to plea to the charge that he murdered Shaquan Gittens between April 1 and 4 at Houston Backlands, East Bank Demerara. He  returns to court on ...

by Janelle Persaud The staging of a presidential debate ahead of the May 11 General and Regional Elections could be affected by fresh demands and unwillingness by the major contesting political parties. On Friday, at its weekly media briefing, A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition revealed that it may be forced to review its willingness ...