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A shady character, who was recently released from prison, was Saturday night gunned down in Albouystown, Georgetown. He has been identified as 28-year old Adrian Bishop of 188 Campbelville Housing Scheme and 66 Garnett Street, Newtown-Kitty, Georgetown. Preliminarily, Demerara Waves has learnt that the man was involved an alteraction with a female who is a Detective. Guyana Police Force spokesman, ...

In the wake of Opposition Leader David Granger’s announcement that A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) would resort to public protests to pressure the government into holding long-overdue Local Government Elections, President Donald Ramotar on Saturday said he remained opened for talks. “As such, I again extend to you an opportunity at your convenience to meet on these critical issues,” ...

A couple was robbed and the man locked in a car trunk while the woman was raped in the vehicle, according to police. Police said that after the incident, the three perpetrators escaped in bushes aback Amelia’s Ward, Linden. Police said that the incident occurred at about 11:05 Friday night aback Amelia’s Ward when three men armed with handguns robbed ...

After the capture of criminals in Agricola in recent years, the Guyana Police Force on Saturday embarked on a strategy to mould very young children in that East Bank Demerara community to become future leaders. The strategy included Saturday’s launch of the Agricola Chosen Generation Police Youth Group at the St. Anne’s Primary School.  The 71 enlisted participants would be ...

Millions of Guyana dollars worth of paper, ink and printery equipment belonging to Pavnik Press were destroyed and others water-damaged as a result of a fire at a bond owned by the Guyana Chronicle on Lama Avenue, Georgetown. “Terribly, we have millions of dollars in stock and machinery,” said General Manager of Pavnik Ptress, Janettte Rameshwar when asked how the ...

By AZARD ALI of Trinidad Newsday FIVE Guyanese who have been living for the past 19 months on a Nigerian oil and gas vessel docked in Trinidad waters, have vowed not to leave the ship unless they are paid US$215,000 in wages. The M T Tumini has been docked a mile off Trinidad Cement Limited’s jetty with the Guyanese holed ...

Forty-three persons working in port security this week completed a United States Embassy-sponsored training program for Guyanese port security workers and sea cadets on the intricacies of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code). The American Embassy said the three-day class, consisting of 43 students including 10 Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) cadets, focused on international security regulations ...

BK International on Friday challenged the Ministry of Public Works to support its charge that the GT&T cable damaged recently was in an area not assigned to BK by the Consultants. The Ministry of Public Works made this claim in a statement issued on September 17. On the same day GT&T also issues a statement charging that “The location of ...

YOURDAILYJOURNAL.COM.-ROCKINGHAM — Earl Rose never intended to become a missionary. The idea of providing medical care to the ill in foreign and developing countries or getting his hands muddy building schools and huts just never appealed to him. Then he discovered Guyana, a country on the northern coast of South America that just needed books. “My sister-in-law, Kathy Bruce, was ...

A man was Friday arraigned for the road deaths of two overseas-based Guyanese on the Mabura Road and released on GUY$1 million bail. Forty-three year old Michael Jordan of 21 Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara was not required to the charge of causing death by dangerous driving that was read to him by City Magistrate, Fabaoy Azore. While on bail, ...