Politics

Guyanese music legend, Dave Martins bestowed with Honorary Doctorate degree from UG

The University of Guyana on Saturday bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree on Guyanese musical and cultural icon, Dave Martins at its 56th convocation ceremony, adding to his already long list of accolades and achievements. Martins, known for his many hit cultural songs, including “Not a Blade of Grass”, ” We are the Champions”, […]

Sugar workers to get 8% salary increase -VP Jagdeo announces

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that workers at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will also receive an 8% increase in their wages and salaries for 2022, despite the current state of the sugar industry. “The sugar workers will also get an 8% increase in their salary. We decided that, that the sugar workers will […]

High Court clears way for Roxanne Myers’ lawsuit against Jagdeo and others to proceed

The High Court has shut down attempts by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, Liberty and Justice Party Leader, Lenox Shuman and two other high-profile government officials to block a series of lawsuits filed against them by former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers, over their alleged defamation of her character during and after the 2020 […]

Chronicle Editor-in-Chief quits amid furore over competing front page apologies and letters to Kaieteur

Award winning journalist Tajeram Mohabir has resigned as the Editor-in-Chief of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle after a rocky two-year stint. Mohabir’s resignation came at the end of a six-week vacation leave and in the middle of a letter writing exchange in the pages of the Kaieteur Newspaper by staffers of the Guyana Chronicle. There are […]