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financialpost.com | Denis Chabrol |Patricia Laya
Article content(Bloomberg) — Suriname will swear in its first female president after an usually complicated electoral process, with analysts saying investors have little to fear from a change in government in the newly oil-rich nation. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentJennifer Geerlings-Simons, who promised a more socially inclusive strategy, secured the top job after her National Democratic Party sealed a coalition agreement with five other parties.
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bloomberg.com | Denis Chabrol |Patricia Laya
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons in Paramaribo, Suriname, on May 25. (Bloomberg) -- Suriname will swear in its first female president after an usually complicated electoral process, with analysts saying investors have little to fear from a change in government in the newly oil-rich nation. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, who promised a more socially inclusive strategy, secured the top job after her National Democratic Party sealed a coalition agreement with five other parties.
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demerarawaves.com | Denis Chabrol
Last Updated on Monday, 2 June 2025, 15:54 by A bitter dispute has erupted over President Ali’s alleged role in facilitating Azruddin Mohamed’s importation of a Lamborghini luxury car so that GY$50 million in taxes and duties could have been paid to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) almost five years ago.
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demerarawaves.com | Denis Chabrol
Last Updated on Monday, 2 June 2025, 10:14 by An early Monday morning storm left millions of dollars in damage in its wake. Among the properties damaged are a Caravan plane, bearing registration marking 8R-GTG, which belongs to Trans-Guyana Airways. The roof of a building, believed to be a hangar, was also damaged. Roofing sheets also struck the plane. House roofs in Unity village and Strathavon were also partly ripped off by the storm.
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demerarawaves.com | Denis Chabrol |Industrial Relations
Last Updated on Sunday, 1 June 2025, 19:18 by A former Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, who said he was dismissed for “breach of ministerial instructions”, has sued the State, seeking his reinstatement and the payment of salaries and other benefits, according to court documents filed in the High Court.
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demerarawaves.com | Denis Chabrol
Last Updated on Sunday, 1 June 2025, 18:06 by Motorists at the weekend continued to complain that ‘soul’ funeral processions on the East Coast Demerara Public Road is causing severe delays because traffic police seemed helpless in managing the traffic, but a top officer of the Guyana Police Force said stern action would be taken against road users.
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demerarawaves.com | Denis Chabrol
Last Updated on Sunday, 1 June 2025, 17:46 by Ten small-scale miners are now expected to resume gold production, with the donation of 20 dredge engines by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), the association said Sunday. Demerara Waves Online News was reliably informed that the miners have, in turn, committed to declaring their production to the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) or authorised gold buyers and keeping records of their production and related transactions.
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demerarawaves.com | Randy Persaud |Denis Chabrol
Last Updated on Sunday, 1 June 2025, 14:11 by By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus &Adviser, Office of the PresidentUpward social mobility is an integral aspect of human development. In societies such as Guyana, the surest way to ascend the socio-economic ladder, and to lay the foundations for a productive life, are, is through education and training. Political parties, of course, are in the business of making promises. Yet, we know from experience, that promises are more easily made than kept.
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6 days ago | 
demerarawaves.com | Denis Chabrol
Last Updated on Saturday, 31 May 2025, 18:29 by Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Saturday said there was no increase in the number of COVID-19 cases but publicly-owned hospitals have been told to be alert so that tests could be done to detect a new strain. He said globally, a new COVID-19 strain, NB 1.8.1, was now circulating and causing some hospitalisations in Asia and the United States.
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demerarawaves.com | Denis Chabrol
Last Updated on Saturday, 31 May 2025, 13:12 by The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Saturday confirmed the recovery of the body of Lance Corporal Stefon Tudor from the Cuyuni River that borders Guyana from Venezuela. “His body was recovered earlier today, approximately 800 meters from the point where he fell,” the Defence Force said in a statement. A Board of Inquiry has been established and has commenced its investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident, the Defence Force said.
