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The unions representing workers at the University of Guyana are threatening to call another strike if negotiations with the administration turn out to be a sham and if all salaries for March including the 10 percent interim pay-hike are not paid by Thursday, March 19, 2015. Following is an update dispatched to workers by the President of the University of ...

Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said investigations would be conducted to determine whether utterances by Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo and political activist, David Hinds have violated the Racial Hostility Act. Jagdeo, as a former president, enjoys immunity from prosecution. Asked whether there were grounds to enforce that law in light of utterances by Jagdeo and Hinds, the Police Commissioner said “investigations ...

Two teenagers from Diamond, East Bank Demerara were up to Sunday still in police custody in connection with the shooting death of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing. Among the theories being explored for the killing is that the perpetrators had considered his use of a loud hailer to urge people to vote a noise nuisance. Crum-Ewing was gunned down at about ...

The opposition coalition’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Moses Nagamootoo Saturday night  heaped criticism on the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) for harping back to bad governance by the People’s National Congress (PNC)-led administration. Nagamootoo, a former long-serving member of the PPP up to 2011 when he resigned and joined the Alliance For Change (AFC) as its Vice Chairman, attacked the ruling ...

Presidential candidate for the opposition coalition, David Granger Saturday night sought to link the gunning down of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing to the ruling People’s Progressive Party. Addressing thousands of persons at the Linden Bus Park, Granger said “the rulers of the darkness of the world killed Courtney.” He observed that 10 years ago there was the phantom squad when Bharrat ...

The newly-formed National Democratic Party of Guyana (NDPOG), led by former Chief Magistrate Juliet Holder-Allen, appears to be in trouble one day after its existence was announced with several persons dissociating themselves from that organisation. Holder-Allen appeared shocked at their positions, saying that they had all agreed to the formation of the NDPOG and the crafting of the manifesto. “You’re ...

Two West Coast Berbicians, who were caught during a high speed chase with anti-narcotics police earlier this week, were Friday refused bail and remanded to prison until next week Monday. Farad Hamid of McRae Street, Rosignol and Mark Douglas of Number Three Village pleaded not guilty to the charge of being in possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. ...

The National Democratic Party of Guyana, under the Motto “together we grow,” (NDPG) on Friday announced its intention to contest the May 11th, 2015 general and regional elections. According to the party’s manifesto, which was provided to reporters, former Chief Magistrate, Juliet Holder-Allen will run as the party’s presidential candidate and former police officer and attorney-at-law, Patrice Henry, its prime ...

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and political activist, Dr. David Hinds are now in a tit-for-tat over whether he was warned to stop making that could potentially incite violence, following his public call to ensure that there was no retaliation for the gunning down of a government critic while he was urging people to go out and vote. The Guyana ...

Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Jacob Opadeyi  is being paid monies for a housekeeper that he has to find until  his employment contract ends next year February, according to a leaked document. Seen by Demerara Waves Online News, the internal recommendation by the Personnel Department to the University Council states that GUY$72,048 dollars-inclusive of basic salary, NIS ...