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PPP provoking trouble with “ethnic firings” -Ramjattan

Leader of the Alliance For Change and Opposition Member of Parliament Khemraj Ramjattan has issued a warning to the governing People’s Progressive Party over its firing of scores of public servants since taking office. The PPP has come under fire from the Opposition and a number of other groups including some trade unions over its […]

Healthcare workers to receive 2 weeks salary bonus

President Irfaan Ali has announced that all healthcare workers across Guyana will receive the equivalent of two weeks of their monthly salary as an end-of-year bonus. The President made the announcement this afternoon and said the money is expected to be paid out before the end of December. He did not provide any additional details […]

26 of 40 New COVID-19 cases are from Region Six

Authorities in Region Six are stepping up their monitoring of a number of communities as there is a climb in COVID-19 cases in the ancient county. As of midnight last night, there were 40 new cases of Coronavirus recorded and 26 of those cases are from the Region Six communities including in the town of […]

Plaisance woman remanded on cocaine trafficking charge

The 42-year-old woman who was earlier this week held with more than four pounds of cocaine in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan Airport appeared in Court this morning and pleaded not guilty to the cocaine trafficking charges. Plaisance resident, Tommy-Ann Bunbury, who worked in Suriname as a vendor, denied all of the allegations filed […]

GDF recruit dies after falling ill during training

A young recruit of the Guyana Defence Force died this morning after falling ill during training in the Basic Recruit course. The young man has been identified as Orwin Reynolds. A statement from the GDF indicated that he was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital after complaining of being unwell. He was initially seen by […]

Local probe in Belgium drug bust continues to draw a blank

Almost four weeks after more than 11 tons of cocaine arrived in Belgium from Guyana, local investigators continue to draw a blank with their probe. While a number of persons have been questioned as part of the probe, there have been no charges and the shipper of the container that was found with the cocaine […]