News
Nearly 400,000 Cubans take out loans under new policy
Havana, Nov 13 (EFE).- Cuba's central bank has extended 3.23 billion pesos ($135 million) in personal loans since lending to...
Read moreDetails
Caribbean News Desk radio prog: Guyana’s opposition party says “no” to 2015 National Budget…
The Alliance For Change (AFC) says that it will not approve Guyana’s 2015 National Budget even if it contains hefty...
Read moreDetails
ECLAC: Aging population to characterize 21st century Latin America
Santiago, Nov 12 (EFE).- An aging population will characterize the Latin American and Caribbean region in the 21st century, a...
Read moreDetails
4 Brazilian cabinet officials resign to ease Rousseff’s gov’t reform
Brazilian President Dilma RousseffBrasilia, Nov 12 (EFE).- Four Brazilian cabinet officials on Wednesday announced their resignations to ease the way...
Read moreDetails
Latin America has world’s highest rate of female researchers
Lidia Brito, Director, UNESCO Division for Science Policy and Capacity BuildingMontevideo, Nov 12 (EFE).- Forty-five percent of the scientific researchers...
Read moreDetails
Dominica hotel project offers citizenship to investors
San Juan, Nov 12 (EFE).- Dominica's government has signed an agreement with Range Developments for the construction of a luxury hotel...
Read moreDetails
China and Peru to create working group for Peru-Brazil railway project
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala in Brasilia, Brazil, July 16, 2014. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)Beijing, Nov...
Read moreDetails
Jamaica signs oil exploration agreement with Irish firm
San Juan, Nov 12 (EFE).- Jamaica's government has granted permission to Ireland's Tullow Oil to begin offshore oil exploration under the...
Read moreDetails
Latin America has world’s highest rate of female researchers
Montevideo, Nov 12 (EFE).- Forty-five percent of the scientific researchers in Latin America are women, the highest for any region...
Read moreDetails
Caribbean News Desk Radio prog: Trinidad and Tobago sets up “elite” group to tackle school gangs… No-confidence motions in St Kitts and Nevis, Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago has set up an elite multi-agency unit to combat gang violence in and around schools, in the...
Read moreDetailsRecent News
Demerara Waves Media Inc. is a Guyana-based digital news media company committed to delivering timely, credible, and relevant news coverage. We report on key national issues, including politics, business, crime, education, health, sports, and culture, serving readers in Guyana and abroad.