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Howey In The Hill, Florida, USA–June 24, 2013-The members of Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness (CADVA), extend our thoughts and prayers for Miss Vanisha Seenauth as she is attempting to recover physically and emotionally from the attack by her alleged abuser, Robeson Benn Jr. Ms Seenauth reached out to CADVA in 2012 following a confrontation with Mr. Benn Jr. She ...

The government’s chief legal officer on Monday chose discretion instead of valour in addressing accusations of corruption levelled against the ruling PPP/C and the administration by former party stalwart Ralph Ramkarran. The highly respected former Speaker of the National Assembly and PPP executive pulled no punches in a weekend article in which he said the country would soon be known ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall says the anti-money laundering legislation has vested a lot of power in the Financial Intelligence Unit and other agencies but Guyana lacks the resources to exercise those powers. He made the comments on Monday at a PPP news conference at Freedom House. “Guyana like many countries in the Caribbean does not have much of what it ...

The two BOSAI Mining Company workers who were seriously injured in last week’s accident at Linden are said to be recuperating after undergoing surgery. Fabian Anthony and Marlon Pollydore were admitted to the Mackenzie Hospital after a heavy duty truck ran over a pickup in which they were travelling on Thursday. Three of their colleagues were killed in the accident. ...

The Police Cadet Officer, who allegedly struck down an elderly man and killed him, was Monday arraigned on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. He has not been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Police Cadet Officer James Tappin pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted GUY$10,000 bail by Sparendaam Magistrate, Alex Moore. Tappin ...

A man was allegedly robbed of GUY$5.5 million that he was taking to the bank for his employer, police said. No one has been arrested, but the rented car used in the heist was found abandoned at Number 60 Village Public Road, Corentyne. Police said that about 1:50 Monday afternoon, 43-year old Zamin Zakeer of Albion, Corentyne, was taking the ...

Legislative drafters from regional states signatory to the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM)-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) are to meet on 26-28 June in Grenada, to discuss draft Model Bills to give effect to provisions of the Agreement, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) headquarters said in a statement. The Meeting is being mounted the CARICOM ...

Guyana’s business community is opposed to paying overtime for Saturdays and instead wants government to stagger the 40 hour work-week over six days. Although the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has welcomed the GUY$35,000 minimum wage, it wants its introduction to be postponed from July 1 and for Saturdays to be part of normal workers to avoid paying overtime. Government has ...

Residents of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara on Monday woke up to severe flooding due to a problem with the drainage sluice. “This morning when I woke up, I saw the whole yard and entire surroundings flooded,” a resident told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com). Chairman of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), George Nedd said the sluice door was wedged ...

The son of a government minister has allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend, leaving her with a swollen right eye and tender head just days before she had been due to give birth to their baby. 27-year old Vanisha Seenauth alleged that Robeson Benn Jr. barged into her home during the pre-dawn hours of Sunday when she opened the door and assaulted ...