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The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) says the power outages experienced thorughout the weekend were as a result of malfunctioning equipment.  Below is a release issued by the company on Monday. “December 22, 2013, Georgetown, Guyana: GPL wishes to advise our customers that the outages experienced on Saturday December 21, 2013, commencing at 14:10 hours, were the result of ...

“The house means a lot and I am happy with my own home and I would like to thank God because I was all over from here, there till God make way and I own my own home today,” says Amanda Anthony, a disabled woman. The estimated GUY$2.5 million one bedroom house- a disability friendly model- at Hope Lowlands, East ...

A 37-year old man died, who was returning home from a wedding house, is Guyana’s latest road fatality. He is Fazal Baksh of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice. Police said he was riding a motorcycle along the main road at D’Edward Village, West Coast Berbice at about 3:20 AM Sunday morning. “He lost control of the vehicle and collided with ...

A man was stabbed to death Saturday night during an argument with a woman over GUY$1,000 she had allegedly given him to buy food for her, police said. He has been identified as 43-year old Percival Williams of Hague, West Coast Demerara. The woman has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations. Police said Williams had ...

Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon has sharply criticised the decision by the United States (US) Ambassador Dr Brent Hardt to implement a governance project or aspects of it, under the auspices of USAID, despite strong objections by the Cabinet. The American envoy has maintained that that the US and USAID have consulted adequately with ...

A crack appears to have emerged in the government over agreeing on a compromise position that can finally pave the way for the establishment of a Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and passage tighter financial crimes legislation. Well-placed sources say that President Donald Ramotar had repeatedly endorsed a formula in talks with the Private Sector Commission (PSC) that can see Cabinet ...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the two parliamentary opposition parties have agreed that parliamentary hearings to amend the financial crimes bill should be held in public. PSC Chairman, Ronald Webster told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) that taking Special Select Committee hearings on amendments to the Anti Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) to the public would ...

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and other security agencies will get one month’s bonus plus the five percent back-pay, a move the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says is aimed at splitting loyalties. President Donald Ramotar on Friday announced the extra-cash package at the annual Christmas luncheon held at the GDF’s headquarters, Camp Ayanganna. The state-run Government Information Agency (GINA) ...

Two men were Friday arraigned on a charge of allegedly being in illegal possession of a gun and ammunition at the Ogle International Airport. They aare Jameen Fareen and Phillip Mc Pherson. Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded them to prison until December 23 when they will appear in the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court. Police said the men were caught on December ...

Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Major General Joseph Singh and Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon are at odds over government previous policy on mining activities in the New River Triangle. Luncheon earlier this week recalled that then President Bharrat Jagdeo had begun pushing for the opening up of the area for mining. ...