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With news of the passing of former Cuban President, Fidel Castro, tributes and praise are pouring in even as Cuban exiles celebrate the death of the 90-year-old. For Guyana, President David Granger believes that Fidel Castro will be remembered as the best known Latin American and for the relations he forged with Guyana throughout his […]
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued a wanted bulletin for Guyanese national, Marcus Brian Bisram who is wanted in Guyana for murder. In his absence, Bisram, was on Thursday charged in Guyana for the murder of Corentyne carpenter,Faiyaz Narinedatt. He became the 6th person charged with the murder of the young man. The Interpol […]
A decision by the Rusal owned, Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) to establish a Workers’ Social Welfare Committee has attracted harsh criticisms from the Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU) which is contending that this is an attempt to isolate workers from labour unions. The union in a statement on Friday said that […]
(CNN) Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has died at age 90, Cuban state media reported. “There are few individuals in the 20th century who had a more profound impact on a single country than Fidel Castro had in Cuba,” Robert Pastor, a former national security adviser for President Jimmy Carter in the 1970s, told CNN in […]
President David Granger said that while the bauxite industry remains an important and viable part of the economic landscape of Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten), Linden must move beyond being known as a mining town to a manufacturing hub in the country. He was at the time delivering the feature address at the unveiling of the […]
The Marriott Hotel is set to host the first ever Republic Bank Trade Mission in Guyana. The event takes place on Monday, November 28 and Tuesday November 29. It will see a number of Republic Bank’s business clients from several regional territories including Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados, coming to Guyana to share ideas and […]
The President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union(GAWU), Komal Chand, today urged the Coalition Government to “reconsider” its decision to close the Wales Sugar Estate in the next two months. He made the plea while hosting a press conference along with the President of NAACIE (National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees), […]
The process to come up with six nominees to fill the position of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission is set to begin on Tuesday and will last for two days. Opposition Leader, Bharat Jagdeo at his weekly press conference said his party will make the selections after consulting with Civil Society. He said thee […]
The Ministry of Public Health has revealed that one hundred and sixty four cases of chicken pox has been recorded over the last week at the Paramakatoi Secondary School dormitory. The announcement was made on Thursday by Minister of Public Health, George Norton during an emergency press briefing in the Ministry’s boardroom, Brickdam. According to […]
Four days of intense competition are over and the winning district of the 56th Annual Ministry of Education/Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) National School’s Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field appears to be the Upper Demerara/Kwakwani (District 10) team. They are heading towards their 15th title by virtue of opening a 100 point lead on the competition. […]
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