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The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Friday announced that several villages on the West Bank Demerara will suffer a five-day disruption in potable water supply. The utility company said the service disruption from August 26 to August 30 is to facilitate urgent maintenance at the L’oratoire Well Station, West Bank Demerara. The villages to be affected are: Recht Door Zee, ...

The Venezuelan man believed linked to a quantity of cocaine found in a shipment of Guyanese rice destined for Venezuela was caught with a number fake shipping container seals, officials said Friday. Seals on the container in which the 69 kilogrammes of cocaine were found matched those that were found in possession of the man in the Dominican Republic. The ...

Guyana is producing sufficient sugar to satisfy local demand, despite low production due to bad weather and poor turnout by cane harvesters, according to a senior official. Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco), Paul Bhim said enough sugar was being produced to guarantee supply of the 24,000 tons to the local market. Guyana has in the past ...

The APNU is calling for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate what it says is the unsatisfactory performance of the education sector. At a news conference on Friday APNU Chairman David Granger listed a number of shortcomings including poor learning environment, teacher indiscipline, dropouts and the performance disparity between the public and private schools. “APNU is concerned, ...

The role of villagers along Guyana’s densely populated coastland in planting and protecting mangroves as a natural sea defence mechanism on Thursday received a major boost at a one-day, training and capacity building exercise. The Government Information Agency (GINA) reported that the Village Mangrove Action Committees (VMACs) are set up to ensure the success of the mangrove protection and restoration ...

GEORGETOWN – More than 100 Guyanese youths have been prepared for the world of work through a project being funded by the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the American embassy here said Thursday. The 135 youths between the ages of 15 and 24 years old graduated during the week of August 19-23, 2013, having completed a four-week “Work Ready Now!” training. ...

Grammy Award winner, R Kelly, is now set to perform in Guyana on October 19, a delay that Mc Neal Enterprises’ Odinga Lumumba assured had nothing to do with payment problems. “We have fulfilled all our obligations to R Kelly. There is a tendency to think in Guyana when an artiste doesn’t show or there is a problem that you ...

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday said there was little it could do to stop government from constructing the US$18 million Specialty Hospital although the opposition had cut the budget for the project. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has confirmed to Demerara Waves that government’s spending on the project would be legal, but he referred all other questions to Finance ...

Three men, who were previously charged with armed robbery, were Thursday arrested by police and a stolen handgun was recovered from the car in which they were travelling, police said. Investigators said the .32 Taurus pistol was stolen during a robbery on August 18. Ten matching rounds were also found along with the gun. The men were caught about 12:05 ...

Mining week this year, to be celebrated under the theme “Green, Clean and Responsible; Securing the future of Mining” is aimed at raising awareness and educating the general public about the operations of the sector which is one of pivotal importance to Gross Domestic Product. To start off the events, on August 22, there will be a mining walk starting ...