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Two charged with Lusignan Hairdresser’s murder

Drumming instructor, Lennox “Two Colours” Wayne and taxi driver, Melroy Davis were Monday arraigned for the murder of young woman for GUY$2.5 million. However, the mastermind was not charged in connection with the offence- the gunning down of 18-year old Ashmini Harriram on July 10, 2014 on the Lusigan Railway Embankment Road. Investigators believed that Harriram was shot dead and ...

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PPP denies politicking on voters list

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Clement Rohee on Monday insisted that the names of dead persons should not be on the voters list but shied away from saying whether he was satisfied with safeguards to ensure that persons do not vote in the names of deceased. The verification process at each polling station includes the collective verification of name ...

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PPP prepares to lift lid on Nagamootoo’s skeletons

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Monday frowned on the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) Nagamootoo-Hughes ticket for general and regional elections, promising to uncover a bag of skeletons about that opposition party’s presidential candidate. AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan has told Demerara Waves Online News that Moses Nagamootoo and Nigel Hughes were his presidential and prime ministerial candidates that would have ...

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Power company unions demand right to joint negotiations

The two unions representing employees of the state-owned Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Monday threatened to complain to the Labour Ministry about management’s refusal to negotiate jointly with them. The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) accused the power company’s management of leveraging its position during separate talks. “We ...

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Police turn to public for help in identifying, locating waitress killer

Two weeks after a waitress was gunned down at a city restaurant, police on Saturday released images of the shooter, hoping that the public could help identify and locate the killer. The Guyana Police Force asked anyone with “information that may lead to his identification and possible location is asked to contact the police” on telephone numbers 225-6411, 225-2227, 227-1149, ...

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GDF officer, who revealed that army loaned guns to PNC, appointed organized crime unit czar

Head of Intelligence at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Lt.Col. Sydney James- the man who revealed that several army guns given to People’s National Congress (PNC) functionaries three decades ago have not been returned- is to head a unit aimed at fighting money laundering. Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud confirmed that James has been appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police to head ...

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Study finds poor coping skills lead to suicide

The Guyana Foundation has announced the findings of a research study into the underlying economic and social factors driving the high prevalence of suicide and suicidal behavior in Guyana. This qualitative study was conducted by Ms. Serena Coultress, a researcher in the Global Health program at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, who was hosted by the Guyana Foundation earlier this ...

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“Every single vote is important”- APNU

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) appears to be on an aggressive campaign to ensure its supporters are registered and turn out to vote in widely expected early general and regional elections. Addressing a public meeting at the Stabroek Market Square, APNU parliamentarian Christopher Jones suggested that his political leader, David Granger could have won the presidency in 2011 if ...

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Three charged in connection with robbery of GUY$5.4 M in valuables, cash

Three men, arraigned on Friday for allegedly robbing  a man of several items totaling GUY$5.4 million, were each granted GUY$100,000 bail. Appearing before City Magistrate, Judy Latchman, the men were not required to plea to the charge of robbery with aggravation. Police alleged that Adrian Bishop,28, a mechanic of 66 Garnett Street, Newtown-Kitty; Devon Forde,27, a goldsmith of 54 Duncan ...

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