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At least 50 members and supporters of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Sunday staged a candlelight vigil outside State House, the official residence of President Donald Ramotar, to press demands for local government elections. After several rounds of walking along Main Street near the gate to the residence, a senior police officer told APNU member James Bond that the ...

A Dental Technician on Sunday stabbed his common-law wife to death at Hague, West Coast Demerara before attempting to commit suicide and escaping several miles away to the East Bank Demerara. She has been identified as 24-year old Rajkumarie Persaud. The assailant, Seudesh “Amit” Makeram was taken to the Georgetown Hospital Corporation to be treated for poisoning by the ingestion ...

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman on Sunday denied sexually molesting a man who has levelled such accusations on Facebook. “As a true patriot of Guyana, I will not allow the office of Speaker of the National Assembly to be compromised or be denigrated by false accusations for political expediency.  There is absolutely no truth in the allegation, and ...

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 ...