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Two suspected serial robbers were Thursday night arrested after allegedly robbing a cyclist at Belfield, East Coast Demerara. East Demerara Divisional Commander, Senior Superintendent Edmond Cooper told Demerara Waves Online News that immediately after the man reported that he was robbed of a gold ring and a gold chain, police patrols were alerted. Cooper said the suspects were intercepted at ...

Guyana on Thursday abolished several offences that could be committed by children, with the passage of the Juvenile Justice Bill which will replace a more than 80-year old colonial era law. Government refused numerous requests by the opposition to take the Bill to a parliamentary select committee to address numerous concerns. In kicking off parliamentary debate, Minister of Public Security, ...

The National Assembly has picked three persons to sit on the Police Service Commission (PSC), paving the way for that body to be appointed to take disciplinary action and promote senior officers of the Guyana Police Force. Government’s Department of Public Information (DPI) reported that those selected are  Retired Assistant Police Commissioner, Paul Slowe; Retired Assistant Commissioner Clinton Conway and Retired ...

As Guyana’s largely forestry-based exports to China recover, local businesses are being urged to explore opportunities to sell more food to that Asian country and attract Chinese tourists when they attend the inaugural China Import Expo to be held later this year in Shanghai. Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin told a cocktail reception held Wednesday night to raise awareness about ...

The name Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Centre for Behavioral Studies and Research Centre will soon be emblazoned on a state-of-the-art facility at the University of Guyana’s Turkeyen campus. Jay Sobhraj, a Guyanese-born United States based philanthropist, has pumped a significant grant of GY$$80 million to establish the state-of-the-art behavioural study, research and multi-purpose centre in place of the old canteen ...

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) parliamentarians plan to boycott a tour of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport development project, but intends to ask for an audit of the project that is supposed to cost US$150 million, mostly  through a loan from China. “We are aware that significant alterations and changes have been made to the design. It is our intention, and ...

The United States (US) appears to be stepping up its focus on intellectual property protection in Guyana, with American Ambassador, Perry Holloway urging locals not to buy bogus products and welcoming signals that government is about to draft modern copyright legislation. “Today, on World Intellectual Property Day, I salute them and encourage all of us to support local content creators ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday ruled out granting an amnesty to Guyana Stores Limited (GSL) and has since asked that company to submit all outstanding tax returns and sign a deal to settle a GY$3.8 billion dollar tax debt after losing a recent appeal at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). “There would be no amnesty for this ...

A vessel, linked to at least one government official, has been held by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with more than 200,000 gallons of smuggled fuel and would  be released after GY$36 million in taxes have been paid, Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia said Tuesday. “We have actually boarded the vessel until our taxes have been ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is preparing to audit ExxonMobil’s operations, even as it prepares to staff a special Oil and Gas Unit with as much as 100 persons by 2020 when the country is expected to earn at least US$700 million annually from oil production, GRA Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia said Tuesday. “We have already notified Exxon of our ...