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Labour Minister Dr. Nan Kishore Gopaul has warned that employers, who are not paying the recently introduced national minimum wage could be fined or even jailed. He was quoted by the Government Information Agency (GINA) as saying that those who are delinquent and pay their staff less than the national minimum wage will, if found guilty, pay a fine of ...

Fire of unknown origin late Saturday afternoon destroyed a wooden house in Sophia, leaving in its wake millions of dollars in destruction and two persons homeless. Fire Chief Marlon Gentle told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) that four persons were homeless and the cause of the fire was not immediately known. However, other sources identified the occupants of the house ...

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Saturday announced plans to increase tariffs by a whopping 26.7 percent, but the opposition was yet to say whether it would restore a GUY$5.2 billion budget cut. “GPL regrets that as a result of funding denied to them, it has no other option but to move in the direction to raise revenue to ...

A man stabbed his reputed wife dead and attempted suicide, leaving him in a critical condition. The incident occurred around midday Saturday at their home, Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke Highway. The woman has been identified as 23-year old Shamieza Ramdatt. The perpetrator, 40-year old Shameer Ali, was apprehended in a clump of bushes nearby with his throat slit. Hospital sources said ...

The 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) will launch the Caribbean Regional Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti next Tuesday, the Guyana-based regional headquarters said in a statement. Michel Martelly, the President of Haiti and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will be joined by Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Pascal Lamy and Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador ...

A Barbadian, who used the 2007 Cricket World Cup hassle-free travel system to enter Guyana and live here for the past six years, was Friday convicted for overstaying. 53-year old Devon Atwell pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before City Magistrate Fabayo Azore in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. He was fined GUY$40,000 or six months imprisonment. The court ...

The blind and otherwise sick man, who was accused of inciting political and social activist Mark Benschop to commit murder, was Friday granted bail after the complainant begged the court to be lenient. The 55-year old Lochan (only name) was granted GUY$150,000 bail by City Magistrate Fabayo Azore after hearing defence lawyer Dexter Todd, Benschop and the prosecutor. The prosecutor ...

The top student in this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (‘Common Entrance’) is Salma Majeed of the ISA Islamic Academy with 548 marks. The number two spot goes to Christian Pile of Mae’s Under 12 with 547 marks while Navindra Persaud of Mae’s Under 12 School secured third with 545 marks. Places four, five and six went to three students ...

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, ...