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The dead persons have been identified as 46-year old Crisnauth “Chris” Jagdeo,  a labourer who lived at Free Yard Port Mourant and 48-year old Seafied Layne of Number 1 Village, Corentyne. Layne worked at Guysuco and with Kris Jagdeo and Son during the out-of-sugar crop period. Sustaining serious gunshot injuries are 38-year old David Harpaul of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne; ...

A woman, who allegedly attempted to smuggle a quantity of marijuana in a bail of toilet paper, was Thursday arraigned on a drug possession and trafficking charge. Thirty-nine year old Sharon Campbell of Section C, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara was refused bail and remanded to prison until Friday when she is expected to reappear in court. The prosecution successfully ...

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman on Thursday said the House would decide whether to appeal the High Court ruling that the National Budget but he was in favour of government and the opposition ironing out their differences in frank talks. “At some stage, we have to sit as big men and women and define because we each have ...

The Guyana Association of Bankers (GAB) has been given less than two weeks to submit a written presentation to the parliamentary select committee on proposed amendments to 2009 Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT). GAB President, Amit Kumar told Demerara Waves Online News in an exclusive interview that his organisation and the select committee had a fruitful ...

More jobs could soon be created through Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) once they pass the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) new risk management criteria that might include non-financial information. The new yard-sticks will be developed over the next two years through the establishment of an Enterprise Risk Management framework. The bulk of the undisclosed funding for the ...

A 49-year old GEB Guard attached to the Russian Embassy, Pere Street, Kitty Thursday morning committed suicide by shooting himself to the head. Calvin Booker of Penny Lane, South Ruimveldt Georgetown was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital by the police just after six where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Demerara Waves was told that the incident occured around ...

The Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) and the Centre of Integral Orientaion and Investigation (COIN) located in Jamica and Dominca Repubilc respectively have joined forces to implement “The Caribbean Vulnerabilised Groups Project” as sub-recipients of a Pan- Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) – Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) Round 9 Grant.  The initiative is ...

A man accused of inserting four false Guyana immigration stamps in an Antigua and Barbuda passport was Wednesday arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony and he was granted bail. Thirty-seven year old Emram Mohabir of 1020 Canefield, East Canje, Berbice was granted GUY$200,000 bail by Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. He also has to report to the ...

A shopkeeper was stabbed to death Wednesday at Tiger Creek, North West District, police said. He has been identified as 21-year old Tyrell Evans of Port Kaituma. Investigators were told that a group of persons had been in the shop and when they returned they found him dead with several stab wounds. Police said the shop was ransacked but it ...

The opposition political parties on Wednesday vowed to cut the 2014 National Budget, despite a High Court ruling earlier in the day that the National Assembly does not have the power to do so. Although Chief Justice Ian Chang said in his 21-page decision that the House could only disapprove of all or a section of the Budget, A Partnership ...