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A Guyana-born Canadian on Friday pleaded guilty to being in possession of a quantity of cocaine shortly before he was about to board a Toronto-bound flight. 41-year old Johall Abram Manget, who was unrepresented, was sentenced to three years imprisonment plus fined GUY$30,000. He admitted to being in possession of 2 kilogrammes, 615 grammes of cocaine on Tuesday, June 4 ...

Two nature resort tour operators in Guyana and Suriname formally inked an agreement Thursday night to take advantage of joint marketing and other facilities. The two destinations are Arrowpoint-located close to the Amerindian community of Santa Mission a few miles west of the Demerara River- and Kabalebo Nature Resort located on the Kabalebo River in the western region of Suriname, ...

A policeman, responding to a report of noise nuisance, was late Thursday night locked inside a yard and bitten by two sisters, according to police sources. The incident occurred at Kersaint Park, East Coast Demerara. The policeman was rescued by his colleagues who were summoned by a pastor living in the area. The sisters were arrested and locked up overnight ...

A batch of sergeants’ of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who graduated this afternoon, was charged by the Chief-of-Staff Commodore Gary Best  to uphold the principles of the Force, and to let their values be their guide. The Chief-of-Staff urged them to maintain a high standard of integrity, professionalism and good conduct in their professional lives It was a historic ...

A  Detective Sergeant was Thursday night allegedly responsible for a four-vehicle accident on the East Bank Demerara Public Road, multiple sources confirmed.   A three-year old girl, who was in a taxi, was taken to a hospital, complaining of abdominal pain.   The accident occurred on the Eccles Public Road.   The policeman, who works on the West Coast- West ...

Two sisters were allegedly gang-raped by three men at their Hadfield Street, Lodge home from where one of the perpetrators fired gunshots at one of the girl’s partners, residents said. Sources at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) confirmed that the girls, 18 and 24 years, were taken to the health care institution during the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday. Residents in ...

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013  The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$10 million loan to Antigua and Barbuda to support the Governments efforts to improve public sector efficiency, strengthen capacity and institutions, and deliver better services to its citizens and residents.  The Public and Social Sector Transformation Project seeks to:”Strengthen Antigua and Barbudas capacity to manage public policies and public services. “Improve ...

The Miss World Pageant which is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious beauty contests has announced that New York based Guyanese business woman and Financial Analyst, Natasha Martindale has been awarded the Miss World Franchise for Guyana. Ms. Matindale will now be tasked with organizing and hosting the Guyana leg of the international beauty event to find the ...

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Thursday shrugged off suggestions that the opposition alliance would lose votes because of unrests in Linden and Agricola last year. Insiders of the governing Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) say they plan to crank up their electioneering campaign to show their traditional supporters that the opposition was bent on destroying the country and ...

The results of this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) are to be made public on Friday, an education source says. The official told Demerara Waves Online News that Education Minister Priya Manickchand will present a report on the results at a press conference at 1PM. The results from this year’s exam along with those from exams written at Grades ...