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Guyana Prison Service sources Monday afternoon corroborated that Colwyn Harding suffered a hernia after jumping off a stairs in the prison compound where he had been incarcerated. Harding has already told Demerara Waves Online News that he has never had hernia before. However, the symptoms he described were those of that condition. He has also said that he was ashamed ...

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud on Thursday announced his resignation from the post, citing personal reasons. “My resignation as Minister of local Government and Regional Development is based on personal issues presently engaging my attention as well as some additional responsibilities to which I am committed,” he said in a prepared statement. Persaud confirmed issuing the ...

Chinese experts are here assisting the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in extending the life of the Chinese-built Y-12 airplane and the large Bell 412 helicopter that is suitable for search and rescue operations is undergoing repairs, a top military official said Thursday. “We have a team from China now that is conducting some checks on the Y-12 and the maintenance ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Wednesday announced that it was considering a pilot project to speedily and accurately produce election results but the country’s electoral laws would first have to be amended. “Guyana’s election laws do not currently provide for the use of electronic voting systems.  Hence, the laws would have to be amended accordingly, should there be agreement ...

Fire Wednesday morning destroyed a house at D’ Edward Village, West Coast Berbice, leaving in its wake millions of dollars in losses and at least five persons homeless. The concrete and wooden building was the home of a liquor restaurant and dwelling on the lower flat and a dwelling on the upper flat. Those homeless include 68-year old Vadoomatie Sitaram, ...

United States, Canadian and Caribbean expertise is being mobilized to help the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) probe last Saturday’s plane crash that claimed the lives of a Canadian pilot and Guyanese cargo loader, authorities announced on Wednesday. Transport Minister, Robeson Benn said the GCAA has already secured expertise from Canada where the engine for the Cessna Caravan was manufactured. ...

A female pump attendant, who allegedly guzzled GUY$2.7 from the sale of fuels at a filling station in Lethem and GUY$48,000 cash, was Wednesday granted bail on an embezzlement charge. Bibi Ameena Hamza of 397 Parika, East Bank Essequibo was granted GUY$250,000 bail and ordered to report every Friday to Eve Leary Police Station until her next court appearance on ...

A shopkeeper in Potaro was Wednesday placed on GUY$1 million bail for allegedly trafficking two young women to that interior location where they had been taken to be work as a cook and a shopkeeper. 45-year old Loretta Hyman of 1801 Parika, East Bank Essequibo was not required to plea to the indictable charge which was read to her by ...

Civil defence volunteers from Region Nine have received training in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) which also handed over the keys to a risk reduction centre. The one week training was undertaken with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) a release from the CDC stated. During the period January 13-15, representatives from the ...

Panama City, Panama – Jan.  22, 2014 – Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., {NYSE: CPA}, announced Wednesday its growth plans for the first half of 2014 including new direct flights from Panama to Georgetown, Guyana. Other direct flights are from Panama to: Montreal, Canada, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  In addition, Copa will add aircraft to its fleet, for ...