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Presidential Advisor on Sustainable Development, Science and Technology, Navin Chandrapal is suffering from severe cancer, a senior government official confirmed on Wednesday. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon said Chandrapal “deteriorated but I’m told that he is out of the Intensive Care” and was at home with his family in New York. Luncheon said Chandrapal was continuing to ...

Guyanese and foreigners must now be given paperwork stating the karat and alloys used in gold jewellery and ornaments purchased here, a government official said Wednesday. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon said government has decided to make the Gold Standards compulsory rather than voluntarily since they were introduced four years ago. “They are now compulsorily enforceable and ...

The Guyana government on Wednesday appeared to deflect responsibility for the holding of  long overdue local government elections to the Elections Commission (GECOM) but the electoral management authority maintained that it was waiting on government to call the date. Asked how the government intends to deal with plans by the United States (US) to continue its crusade for elections to ...

A 34-year old Saint Stanislaus College teacher has gone missing after she was last seen at a Basketball game at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. Her brothe, Nestor Thompson, told Demerara Waves that the last time he spoke to his sister, Nyozi Goodman, was on Sunday, July 3 after midday. He said after calls to her phone proved futile, ...

A Guyanese woman and her Canadian son were Tuesday afternoon arrested after police alleged that they were carrying more than 10 kilogrammes of cocaine in their suitcases. They were held at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport about 2:35 PM before they were about to board a flight. Anti Narcotics Police said a total of 10 kilograms 503 grams of cocaine ...

Nineteen rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast were Tuesday arraigned for allegedly being involved in riotous behavior during a protest to press demands for millers to swiftly settle all outstanding payments for paddy. Among those appearing before Anna Regina Magistrate, Sunil Scarce were the Chairman of the Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association, Naith Ram and the Secretary of the Association, Tage ...

Dynamic Airways, touted as a partnership with Roraima Airways that would offer a Guyanese travel experience, has suspended New York-Georgetown flights because of administrative bottlenecks at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The American-owned carrier explained that due to operational difficulties with securing time slots at JFK airport for the month of July, it decided to suspend flights on that ...

The United States (US) government is not about to let up on its public advocacy for local government elections, despite the recent spat with the Guyana government over then Ambassador, Brent Hardt’s remarks, according to a senior Western Diplomat. “We have a US Government policy, not an Ambassador’s policy and that policy is articulated not only by the Ambassador,” said ...

A man and a woman were Tuesday arraigned in connection with the attempted smuggling of more than 17 kilogrammes of cocaine in ornaments to Ireland. Appearing before City Magistrate, Fabayo Azore; Gordon Plass of 224 Mocha Arcadia and Belinda Williams of 973 Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown pleaded not guilty to being in possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. ...

Two policemen were Tuesday arraigned for charges in connection with the burning of a young man’s hands during the course of an investigation. Constable Earwin  Forrester, 21,  was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to 19-year old Junior Torrington between May 25 and 27 while he was in custody at the Sparendaam Police Station. Detective Inspector, Dexter Torrington, 41,  was charged ...