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PARAMARIBO – Although the Organisation of American States (OAS) Secretariat has not been officially informed about the diplomatic row between Guyana and Venezuela following the arrest of a research vessel in Atlantic waters claimed by both countries as their maritime territory, the hemispheric body is watching the developments very closely, says assistant-secretary-general Albert Ramdin. “The OAS is following the developments ...

The third suspected bandit, who was shot by police last weekend, died on Monday in hospital where he had been recovering from a bullet wound to his right jaw. Nineteen year old Mario Gouveia of James Street, Albouystown died about 10:15 AM in the Male Surgical Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital. That brings to three the number of persons ...

The body of a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) official was recovered from the Pomeroon River Monday morning two days after a river mishap. Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud said Patrick Ramkellawan’s wife was traveling from West Coast Berbice to identify a body. “She is coming down to identify a body that was retrieved from the Pomeroon River which we suspect ...

The Research Vessel Teknik Perdana, which the Venezuelan Navy arrested last week while conducting seismic research in an offshore concession granted by Guyana, arrived at Margarita on Sunday and its captain taken into custody. The Spanish news agency, Agencia EFE, reported that Captain Igor Bekirov has been detained while the other 35 persons are free aboard the vessel. The head ...

The General Manager of a gold mining operation was Sunday killed in a vehicular accident at Karrau, Mazaruni. He has been identified as 35-year old Albert Roberts of Line Road, Potaro. He was the General Manager for a gold mining operation owned by a son of Ricky Ramnarine. Usually reliable sources said the All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) he was driving ...

A senior employee of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) was Sunday still reported missing after a boat collision in the Pomeroon River, according to usually reliable sources. He has been identified as Patrick “Police” Ramkellawan, a driller at the state’s regulatory agency for mining and drilling for hydrocarbons. Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) was told that the boat ...

Police on Sunday accused the three suspected bandits- two dead and one injured- of opening fire on them when they were intercepted shortly before they were about to rob a guest of K&VC Hotel, South Road, Georgetown. During the exchange of gunfire Jermaine Canterbury called “Chow”, 21 years, of Hogg Street, Albouystown; and Mark Anthony Joseph called “Two Grand”, 19 ...

The tedious process of disembarking at Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Piarco International Airport, passing through security before boarding an aircraft to the United States will be something of the past – effective November 1, 2013, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport said Sunday. The United States of America Transport Security Administration (TSA) has approved the request for the alternate procedure to ...

Former Foreign Minister of Guyana, Rashleigh Jackson on Sunday hoped that the latest border spat with Venezuela would pave the way for urgent negotiations to delimit the maritime boundary between the two neighbouring South American nations. “We should do that as a matter of urgency and then you wouldn’t get a recurrence of this kind of incident and there wouldn’t ...

Two men were Saturday night shot dead and doctors were battling to save the life of a third man at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. The incident occurred just outside the K&VC Hotel, South Road, Georgetown. The dead have been identified as 20-year old Jermaine “Chow” Canterbury and 20-year old Mark Anthony “Two Thousand” Joseph. Listed in a critical condition ...