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Four engineers of the Sea and River Defence Department of the Ministry of Public Works are scheduled for a technical working visit to the United States of America. This was revealed by Public Works Minister Robeson Benn during a recent interview. “ The Minister was responding to a question regarding the securing of Guyana’s sea defence, in light of the ...

Local Government Minister, Norman Whittaker and City Mayor, Hamilton Green openly differed on the elected councilors being sidelined by central government in crafting a clean-up plan and the acquisition of capital equipment. Whittaker refused to answer Green’s claims that millions of dollars have been spent on purchasing two second-hand waste collection trucks, one of which is defective, for Georgetown. After ...

A Lance Corporal of City Constabulary is believed to have committed suicide after an investigation revealed that an estimated GUY$1 million had gone missing, well placed sources said. The body of 47-year old Compton Joseph was found in his house at Sophia, just days after a internal audit revealed that the money could not have been accounted for. Most of ...

A prison escapee was Saturday morning caught in the gold-bearing area of Omai, Essequibo, police said. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superindent Leslie James told Demerara Waves Online News that police got a tip-off that persons of ill reputation were in the area. He said initially police did not know that 26-year old Keron Cummings of Sophia was ...

Forty four year old Wendell Liverpool is listed as critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after he was shot several times about the body. Speaking to Hospital Source, Demerara Waves understands that Liverpool of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown and a money changer on America Street, Georgetown was in the area where he conducted business drinking with other friends. Around 11 ...

As the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) prepares to discuss the relevance of Marxism in contemporary society, there is still broad agreement that it is still a relevant tool in analyzing the society although the country is capitalist-driven. PPP Executive member, Dr. Roger Luncheon; Alliance For Change Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan and Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) member, Aubrey Norton do not ...

Guyanese anti-drug agents on Friday blocked the smuggling of cocaine in suitcase handles to New York, less than one month after an American citizen was caught using the same method on his arrival in the United States (US). Well-placed sources said members of the Police Anti Narcotics Unit and the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) arrested a father and his ...

Church’s Chicken lost a consignment of chicken in a boat collision on the Essequibo River Friday afternoon, a senior Region Seven official said. Region Seven Chairman, Gordon Bradford confirmed that the accident occurred but no one was injured in the Parika-bound boat that taking passengers. He, however, said that the consignment of chicken that was being taken to the Bartica ...

A robbery accused on Friday jumped out of the dock at the Georgetown Magistrates courtroom and beat the man he allegedly grabbed several valuables from almost one year ago. The perpetrator has been identified as 19-year old Wesley Griffith of 283 Thomas Street, Mackenzie, Linden. He beat 50-year old Deryck Halley of 14 North Sophia, Greater Georgetown during an adjournment ...

Two Prison officers were Thursday arrested and handed over to police for allegedly attempting to smuggle marijuana into the Georgetown Prison, officials confirmed. Head of the Police Criminal Investigations Department, Senior Superintendent Leslie James said the men were arrested and charges would be instituted swiftly. “We are looking at deterrence because how can prison officers who are entrusted with prisoners ...