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City businessman, Rondy Jagdeo, who is wanted for the murder of biker Kurt Davis surrendered Monday afternoon in the company of his lawyer, according to police sources. After being on the run for almost two months, Jagdeo,28, surrendered in the company of a prominent Attorney-at-Law at the Ruimveldt Police Station. Police were taking statements from the suspect in the presence ...

A speeding motorcyclist was killed when he collided with a truck on the De Kinderen Public Road, West Coast Demerara, sources said. He has been identified as 19-year old Ahad Sheik of De Willem, West Coast Demerara. Immediately after the collision, he was picked up in an unconscious condition and rushed to the Leonora Hospital where he was pronounced dead ...

Two men- a vendor and a minibus driver- were shot and injured in two separate incidents within the past 24 hours. 36-year old Troy Bacchus of West Ruimveldt and bus driver 71-year old Shawn Sancho of Hadfield Street, Georgetown were admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Police said that about 8:30 Sunday night, Bacchus was at his stall on ...

Two of seven persons injured in an accident Port Kaituma, North West District were Monday listed in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). They were air-dashed to the city early Monday morning. Two of them have been taken for CT Scans to determine the seriousness of the injuries sustained. Those injured are all from Citrus Grove, ...

A gold miner was Saturday afternoon shot and robbed of a quantity of gold in the North West District. He is 34-year old Claude Austin of Prince William Street, Plaisance. He sustained pellet injuries about his body and a serious wound to his right hand. Sources said his condition is listed as stable. Austin briefly told Demerara Waves Online News ...

A seven year old boy died on Sunday in Lethem when he fell off a pickup that belongs to the Region Nine administration, according to well-placed sources. The lad’s name has been given as Jetley Brown, a student of Arapaima Primary School. He is the son of Police Corporal, Jesse Brown of Lethem. Usually reliable sources said that the driver ...

Guyana is crafting its Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy with assistance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shamdeo Persaud announced on Sunday. Addressing an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) under the theme ‘Advancing Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights for all Guyanese’, Persaud appealed to the public ...

15-year-old Jahdiel Harry was Saturday night crowned this year’s Miss North Georgetown Secondary School Queen. From the beginning of the pageant, the Lethem born beauty had the judges’ favour and the crowd’s attention as she strutted her stuff on stage with the other eight delegates. Jahdiel, in her introduction, exuded confidence and eloquence as she gave the audience insight about ...

Buoyed by the recent victory of the opposition Peoples National Movement (PNM) in Trinidad and Tobago’s local government elections, Guyana’s larger opposition grouping Saturday night appealed to youths to be prepared to vote in expected local polls here. “We have and we must ensure that we take the local government from the ruling PPPC (Peoples Progressive Party Civic). And you ...

Three employees were dismissed over the past two weeks from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) after they were found to be soliciting money from passengers while on duty, the airport said in a statement. This is in keeping with the airport’s zero-tolerance approach to any such act, which only serves to tarnish the reputation of the Corporation and its ...