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People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) politician, Vanessa Kissoon on Wednesday took up her party leader Aubrey Norton’s challenge to clear the air about him allegedly sexually harassing her and, despite his vehement denial, she claimed that the incident had occurred. In response, Mr Norton told Demerara Waves Online News that Ms Kissoon’s claim that he showed her his gun and ...

Incumbent leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Wednesday fended off claims that he allegedly asked party member, Vanessa Kissoon for a sexual favour while he was taking her to Linden at the request of Sharma Solomon. “At no stage was I ever involved in sexually harassing anybody in this country or overseas,” Mr Norton said ...

A New York-based Guyanese businessman has been placed on GY$600,000 bail on a charge of exporting gold without a licence, police said Wednesday. The suspect is Saffee Ahmad, a businessma of 123rd Street, Queens New York, and Lot 38 Roraima Scheme, Versailles, West Bank Demerara. However, a source said Ahmad was connected to 52-year-old Shameena Ahmad of 38 Roraima Scheme, ...

More than 800 teachers Tuesday night mulled options to ensure their names are not taken off paysheets and were told that another round of High Court action could be taken to force the Minister of Labour to send the pay dispute to arbitration. GTU Vice President Collis Nicholson stressed the need for teachers to return to work at least on ...

The government officially launched its eye-testing and spectacles programme which will benefit thousands of vulnerable individuals on Tuesday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). The programme will see these individuals accessing financial assistance from the government to get their eyes tested and outfitted with the required spectacles. Individuals under 18 years of age, and those over 65, will receive ...

The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) is finalising preparations to revoke the Mohameds gold dealership license, following the United States’ imposition of sanctions on Nazar “Shell” Mohamed and his son Azruddin, according to well-placed sources. The effect of the sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for allegedly defrauding Guyana of US$50 million on 10 kilogrammes ...

The nominees by the Opposition Leader and the Bank of Guyana on the Investment Committee of the Natural Resources Fund into which oil revenues are deposited have been approved retroactively and could now sit on that decision-making body, according to the Official Gazette. The Opposition Leader’s nominee, city businessman Dr Terrence Campbell and Mr Ganesh Sugrim were nominated by the ...

A construction worker, who lives in Bartica, has confessed to stealing beverages and one music box from the Good News Fellowship Full Gospel Church located at Lot 35 Fourth Avenue, Bartica, police said. “CCTV video footage was also reviewed, and the suspect was seen leaving the church with the stolen articles,” police said. Police said they arrested the 37-year-old man ...

Police on Sunday said they tested the hands of a mother and father after their six-year-old girl was shot to her head while in her bed at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. “The hands of the victim’s father and mother were swabbed for gunshot residue. Several persons were questioned, but no one gave any relevant information and claimed they did ...

A sales assistant, who is employed by a well-known business entity on Sunday remained in police custody after he allegedly lashed a vagrant to his head and killed him because he did not locate his brother who is a drug addict. The dead man has been identified as Munilad “Roach” Persaud. Investigators said he was struck on his head at ...