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Transport Minister, Robeson Benn Monday told the National Assembly that there was a 13 percent drop in the number of passengers due to the terrorist threat against Caribbean Airlines. An airline official earlier Monday had told Demerara Waves that the flight which was mentioned in in the threat did not affect the number of booked passengers, including Americans, who had ...

Dr.Karen Cummings was Monday afternoon sworn in as a parliamentarian to replace Debra Backer who has resigned because of ill health, days after Demerara Waves first reported that she was tipped to be the next lawmaker. Responding to concerns by sections of the society that Cummings was not the right choice because she was the spouse of Peoples Progressive Party ...

Mere hours before a parliamentary select committee was expected to wrap up fine-tuning amendments to the financial crimes law, it was still unclear whether the combined opposition would vote for the Bill if it goes back to the House on Monday. The stumbling blocks are government’s failure to establish the Procurement Commission (PPC) unless the provision for Cabinet’s no-objection is ...

Police were Monday investigating whether a man attempted to commit suicide with an improvised shotgun or someone else shot him. Arnold Roberts, 22, was in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He is nursing a gunshot wound to the left lower abdomen. He told police that he shot himself about 6:30 PM Sunday at Yarakita, Mabaruma ...

The Guyanese captain of a Panama-registered cement ship was Monday due to be arraigned on several charges connected to the discovery of a quantity of cocaine and marijuana aboard the MV Rudisa Global. Barbados Police Force spokesman, Inspector David Welch said 48-year old Winston Leslie Fitzgerald Phillips as arrested and charged by members of the Drug Squad for the offences ...

The Central Bank of Barbados on Monday announced that Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Dr. C. Fred Bergsten, will participate in the first-ever Caribbean Economic Forum. The eveny is to be held at the Grande Salle, Central Bank of Barbados on February 19 from 8:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Dr. Bergsten, Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus of the Washington-based Peterson Institute, the ...

Almost 100 percent of the passengers booked on Caribbean Airlines’ (CAL) early Monday morning left on the flight, despite a terrorist threat, an airline official said. “There were no cancellations. We had a very good showing of passengers. The US citizens travelled as well,” said the CAL official. In addition to the early morning New York-bound flight, there were also ...

The opposition A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) recommendations for the removal of direct ministerial involvement in appointing a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and arresting suspected money launders were Sunday night rejected by the government. The government members of the parliamentary select committee set up to examine amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) also ...

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Sunday night announced that they are on a red security alert in the wake of a threat received by the carrier. “The Ministry and CJIA have since adopted the highest security posture to protect passengers, crew, aircraft and airport employees and to ensure the continued smooth and safe operations at ...

The United States (US) embassy in Guyana on Sunday warned American citizens not to fly on Caribbean Airlines flights from Monday to Wednesday because of “threat” information. “The Embassy has received unconfirmed threat information relating to Caribbean Airlines flights destined for the United States departing on Monday, February 10, 2014,” said the embassy on its Facebook Page and website. An ...