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As the power supply problems being experienced by the Guyana Power and Light company continue, Opposition MP and Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson has revealed that the former Government had developed a comprehensive strategy to effectively address the electricity supply issues confronting the country. However, he said the plan was scrapped by the […]
The High Court has ordered that the 12 persons who were recently elected at the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union Special Elections, be allowed to take up the management of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union, without further delays. The team which was headed by former Chairman of the Credit Union, Trevor Benn, […]
Dismissing claims that some Guyanese suffer racial discrimination at the hands of his Administration, President Irfaan Ali called two members of his public relations team on screen of a live interview with a Trinidad and Tobago TV station to show that there is inclusivity within his Administration. The two staff members are of two different […]
By Svetlana Marshall The General Council of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has given the green light for teachers to resume strike action, if the Government fails to resume negotiations on salary increases for teachers. In a statement on Sunday, GTU President, Mark Lyte, said a number of decisions were taken by the General Council at […]
Police investigators on the West Demerara are probing the deaths of a 56-year-old woman and her 69-year-old husband in a reported murder-suicide case. The incident took place on Sunday. A Police statement this morning said 56-year-old Sarah Bacchus-Arjoon of Recht-Door-Zee was discovered murdered in her home by her 13-year-old daughter. The woman was found with […]
The Demerara Harbour Bridge was closed off late last night for checks after a tug and barge being used at the construction site for the new Demerara Bridge, drifted away from that site and slammed into two spans of the current bridge. The bridge was reopened to traffic early this morning after the checks revealed […]
Two persons lost their lives this morning in a collision between a small boat and a GDF Coast guard boat in the Moruca River in Region One. The two persons who died have been identified as Adrian Thomas and Helen Rebai. Both of the persons who lost their lives were passengers in the small civilian […]
Four days before her 66th birthday, Georgetown resident, Lena Narine, was sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of trafficking 25 pounds of cocaine. She was charged in March 2022 after the large quantity of cocaine was found by CANU agents at her Prashad Nagar home. Three other persons who were charged […]
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 […]
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