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Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh could be asked to return to the scene of the accident where he crashed into a taxi late Sunday night, police said. The officer ruled out a breathalyser test to determine if Singh had been driving under the influence of alcohol, saying that almost 24 hours would have passed. A cooler was seen inside the ...

Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh crashed his vehicle into a car on Garnett Street and Delph Avenue, Campbelville resulting in the taxi driver and his lone passenger being slightly hurt. The taxi driver and the passenger accused the Minister of  leaving the scene and failing to provide assistance. Brian Young, a close associate of the government, arrived about 45 minutes ...

Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo and his long-time friend, Dr. Ranjisinghi Ramroop left for Florida Friday night aboard a chartered flight. The Lear Jet, bearing registration number N425SA, winged out with the two gentlemen aboard about 10:30 PM. One usually reliable source told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) that Jagdeo and his doctors were not taking any chances because the former ...

A vehicular collision near the St. George’s Cathedral has left three persons, including a one year old child, injured. They were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation for emergency treatment. A usually reliable Citizen Reporter who witnessed the incident said a grey Raum, PMM 3827, flipped in the air on colliding with a silver Allion, PRR 4287. The seriously ...

A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Lead Representative on the parliamentary select committee on amendments to the anti-money laundering bill, Carl Greenidge says his coalition’s proposed amendments stress the need for proper governance of the system. APNU’s proposed amendments to the 2009 Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act seek to establish an Anti Money Laundering Authority ...

A 23-year old woman was early Sunday-Mashramani Day- busted with two kilogrammes of liquefied cocaine. Described as a “regular traveller” to New York, the woman was arrested shortly before she was about to board a Fly Jamaica flight to the United States via Jamaica about 12:30 AM. The cocaine was contained in two rum bottles. She is a resident of ...

Government has increased the number of Puisne Judges to 20 to help speed up court hearings and hopes that those to be appointed would not be of questionable character. “We trust that those who are endowed with the high constitutional responsibility of recruiting candidates to fill the new vacancies, will discharge this responsibility with due care and circumspection in order ...

A Barbadian man here to celebrate Mashramani in Guyana was granted $200,000 bail from High Court, after he was charged with stabbing a minibus driver several times.  Mike Clark, charged with intent to maim or disfigure, inflicted grievous bodily harm on Shawn McAllister at Holmes Street, Georgetown on February 16 last.   He made his second appearance before Chief Magistrate ...

Several bandits who Friday night robbed and attempted to burn down a gas station on the West Coast Demerara were caught at a road block , police said. The incident occurred at the “On The Go” gas station at Nismes Village about 10:30 PM. Three of the five robbers were later caught at a road block near the Demerara Harbour ...

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) Friday evening urged swift passage of the government-sponsored amendments to the financial crimes law by February 28 because tinkering with them can pose greater risks. But the combined opposition- A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC)- Friday vowed that they would not vote for changes to the 2009 ...