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The decomposed bodies of two persons, believed to be Brazilians, have be found at Sandhills, Cuyuni. Police have been dispatched to the location where the bodies of the man and woman have been tied up, Guyana Police Force spokesman, Ivelaw Whittaker said in a statement. No other information is available at this time, police said. There is a large number ...

Weather forecasters on Sunday warned of possible flooding in several areas due to frequent showers over the next 24 hours along the coast. “We are cautioning residence especially in low lying regions to take precautionary measures against flooding,” said the Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry, which has responsibility for the Hydro-Meteorological Department including the Timehri Doppler Weather Station, said the ...

Two men were killed in a tragic accident on the West Bank Demerara when the wagon they were travelling in slammed into a parked low bed trailer. One of the occupants neck was severed in the smash-up at Canal Number Two Polder. Preliminarily, Demerara Waves Online News was told that the men were imbibing earlier in the evening. The accident ...

A police constable was Saturday placed under close arrest after he accidentally shot a fellow policeman at the Fort Wellington Police Station. Detective Constable 19182 Andel Doris, who was also on duty at the Station, to his legs. He has been admitted to the Fort Wellington Hospital for medical treatment. “The other rank has been placed under close arrest as ...

The body of a Pegasus Hotel taxi driver was early Saturday morning found on a road in South Ruimveldt, police said. He has been indentified as Rudrinauth Winston Jeeboo of Delph Avenue, Campbelville. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) said Jeebo’s body was found about 7 AM on the roadway at Cane View Avenue. He sustained head injuries but there was ...

The body of a a well-known resident of Linden was recovered from Upper Demerara River  after the pick up he was driving plunged off the Wismar-Mackenzie bridge, police said. Residents say that 37-year old Collis “Tom” Mentis, a beverage distributor and owner of a bar, was driving the vehicle at the time. The vehicle wa located and salvaged and Mentis’ ...

Three men and one woman were Friday arraigned for a GUY$17.2 million robbery committed on a man who was carrying the money that belonged to Shamdas Kirpalani Store. Two of the men were granted bail while the others were remanded to prison until January 14, 2014. Howard Rambharose, Rajesh Singh and Alistair Naughton were not required to plea to the ...

Opposition Leader, David Granger on Friday rubbished claims by the government and the ruling Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) that a US-funded democracy project violated Guyana’s sovereignty but acknowledged it could help the opposition. “I see them making Guyanese citizens, particularly young people, more aware of the issues that confront us and it will help them to make decisions when the ...

A Partnership for National Unity’s parliamentarian, Debra Backer is hospitalised due to a prolonged illness but Opposition Leader, David Granger on Friday said it was too early to think about replacing her. “The matter hasn’t arisen at this point in time…Mrs. Backer’s condition is stable and we don’t have reason to speculate her attendance,” he told a news conference. The ...

A three year old girl was Friday mauled by a puma resulting in her being in an unconscious condition, sources said. She is Jasmine Joseph of Isseneru. Sources said the girl was near her home about 8 AM when the puma dragged her about 60 feet into the nearby bush. The girl was rescued and the animal was shot dead. ...