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A former Guyanese security guard, who was attached to the United States Embassy, has been arrested for allegedly sending a threatening email to the embassy’s email address, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said Thursday. Anand Persaud, 31, of Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, is accused of sending the email last week Thursday that “contained threats directed towards United States Government ...

The National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously amended the Matrimonial Causes Act to allow for a wife or husband to petition the court for divorce without showing fault, and for an ex-wife to provide cash maintenance of her ex-husband. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall told the House that the husband and wife, who are seeking the divorce, ...

The Guyana government is not anxious to reintroduce a railway system on the coastland, but would likely first have a tramcar service in Georgetown when the country begins generating cheaper electricity, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Wednesday. “Once you have cheap electricity, then you can go with the tram system to move people around. That’s not on the card right ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is scheduled to leave on Thursday for the United States (US) on “government” and other business, but he declined to divulge details. “I’m travelling to the US for government business and other business,” he said, when asked by Demerara Waves Online News. He said he would be leaving Guyana on Thursday night. Asked specifically what the ...

July 31, 2024 – Houston, Texas – Fulcrum LNG on Wednesday announced that following the Government of Guyana’s public request for proposals, it has been selected to design, finance, construct, and operate the required gas infrastructure to provide gas monetization solutions and support the acceleration of upstream gas developments in Guyana. This key milestone is part of the Government of ...

Guyana on Tuesday backed growing international calls for votes cast in Venezuela’s controversial presidential elections to be verified, even as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) remained divided on supporting the declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the winner. “Guyana therefore, supports the call for a transparent process of verification of the will of the Venezuelan people as exercised on July 28, 2024. ...

Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), a lead in innovative e-commerce solutions, on Tuesday said software developers have been briefed about its new e-commerce Application Programming Interface (API) that would be used to integrate online platforms with the payment system. The company said its cutting-edge API will enhance e-commerce in Guyana by providing shoppers with a convenient way to pay online for ...

The Alliance For Change’s (AFC’s) call for Wednesday’s scheduled parliamentary sitting to be pushed back because it would be on the eve of Guyana’s Emancipation Day celebrations was rejected by House Speaker, Manzoor Nadir. Responding to AFC parliamentarian David Patterson on behalf of the Speaker, Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs cited several precedents in which parliamentary sittings had ...

A suspected chicken smuggler on Monday remained hospitalised in a “stable” condition after he was shot in his leg and shoulder, prompting police to subject several enforcement officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to an investigation. Injured is 36-year-old Naresh Ramjattan of Greenfield, East Coast Demerara. He told investigators that he was standing on a boat at the Enmore ...

An American citizen, who is wanted for murder in the United States, was arrested in Guyana 21 days after he arrived through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), police said. He is 33-year-old Rakeem Antonio Gilgeours. Police said detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department and operatives from Special Branch headquarters went to a house at 3451 Postal Housing Scheme, Georgetown ...