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A man on Wednesday committed suicide in a city hotel, moments after he attempted to strangle his female companion. The body of 33-year old Egerton Grant was discovered in Room 12 on the third flat of The Shack, Norton Street, Werk-en-Rust. He is from Linden. Police and hotel staff discovered the body of the still clothed man on the bed. ...

A rice farmer on the Corentyne was shot and killed during a robbery attempt at his home. He has been identified as 74-year old Lallpersaud Jagadeo. Police said four men armed with guns invaded his home around 8:15 Tuesday night. “Investigations revealed that the perpetrators entered the premises and held up Jagadeo’s wife and four other women who were outside. ...

In the wake of Tuesday night’s gunning down of a West Coast Demerara businessman in his shop by bandits, there are fresh calls for authorities to do more to combat violent crime. The dead man has been identified as 27-year old Zulfikar “Vicky Golzar Namdar who was shot during an invasion of his shop at 76 Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara ...

Three suspected bandits Tuesday night appeared to have escaped a dragnet at Montrose after robbing a taxi service owner on the East Coast Demerara where they were initially holed up in a house, according to sources.; Police said that about 8:15 Tuesday night, the three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, barged into Shamo’s Taxi Service at ...

The University of Guyana’s (UG) just completed special audit that has uncovered several weaknesses in accountability will strengthen the institution’s case to ask government to increase tuition fees, according to a top official. Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, however, said the decision to hike most tuition fees from GUY$127,000 per academic year to GUY$345,000 rests with the government. “Increasing fees ...

Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs says he wants out of the “confusion” that is the 10th Parliament. In a telephone interview with Demerara Waves Online News on Tuesday Isaacs revealed that he had earlier approached President Donald Ramotar about resigning from the post he held since 2002. “He refused to allow me to demit office.” Isaacs explained that ...

The APNU is calling on the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs to send the four local government bills passed last month to the president for his assent even though the bills are currently with the Attorney General. AG Anil Nandlall, meanwhile, says he is awaiting instructions from the Office of the President. The APNU in a release on ...

Four officers of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) were Tuesday in police custody for allegedly taking a total of GUY$1.5 million in bribes to avoid prosecution of persons in possession of illegal fuel. Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said the four male GEA fuel inspectors were arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly receiving the bribes. In the first instance, they allegedly ...

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS).-LEGENDARY calypsonian The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) is currently hospitalised in Queen’s, New York, USA where he remains in a coma, having been admitted last week. His family issued a statement yesterday confirming this and asking that his fans pray for him while respecting the family’s privacy. They have since refused to give any additional information to the media ...

A well-known former disc jockey (DJ) was Monday night gunned down at Turning Point, Tucville, Georgetown. He has been identified as 37-year old Sheldon Cheddie of Chapel Street, Tucville. A suspect was caught and beaten by public spirited citizens. He was taken to the hospital for treatment to head injuries under police guard. No eyewitnesses were contacted but relatives said ...