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President Irfaan Ali met with medical personnel from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), this morning and told them that with increased investments in the healthcare sector, the Government expects the delivery of a higher quality of service. In his address to the healthcare workers, the President said the Georgetown Hospital alone has seen major […]
The Guyana Public Service Union has hammered the Government over its move to greenlight the recruitment of some five hundred nurses from Bangladesh, while local nurses continue to complain about low wages and poor working conditions. Addressing a press conference yesterday, GPSU President, Patrick Yarde, said the government continues to show contempt for public servants […]
Still upset over the line of questioning the Government faced during its recent appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said the Government has been moving to address many of the issues raised, while others have already been addressed. One of the issues raised by the UN Human […]
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has informed the Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, of its intention to initiate industrial action over the Government’s failure to engage in collective bargaining with the union. In a letter dated April 3, 2024, the GPSU’s Acting General Secretary, Kemton Alexander, told the Labour Minister that the union […]
Describing the situation at the state-owned Guyana Power and Light (GPL) as “bad”, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon promised that the government is working to reduce the power cuts currently being experienced by citizens across the country. At his weekly press conference today, the Vice President said the frustrations of citizens over the […]
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton today accused the government of dropping the ball on the border issue with Venezuela, as the neighbouring country continues with its threats and plans to annex Guyana’s Essequibo region. At a press conference, Mr. Norton said several recommendations which were made by the Opposition to assist the government on the issue […]
More than 5000 pounds of cocaine was found in a self-propelled semi submersible vessel off the coast of Guyana during a joint operation on the 21st March. The joint operation brought together the Guyana Country office of the US Drug Enforcement Agency, the Joint Interagency Task Force South, Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics unit and the […]
The third edition of the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) will take place in Guyana in July. It is expected to focus on the green economy transition, agri-tech, and innovation, digitalization and technology. At the launch of the Investment Forum at the Guyana Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency […]
As the Government of Guyana moves to rally the support of the international community against Venezuela’s latest move in its plans to annex Guyana’s Essequibo region, Opposition Member of Parliament with responsibility for Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir has declared the new Venezuelan law to be null, void and of no legal effect. When contacted by […]
The Government of Guyana has put Venezuela, the Caribbean and Latin American region, the international community on notice that it will not countenance the annexation, seizure or occupation of any part of its sovereign territory. The warning from Guyana comes in wake of the Venezuelan President, Nicholas Maduro, signing into law legislation for the defence […]
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