President contributes $1M to Police Force’s Fallen Heroes Fund and $1M to Scholarship Fund

President David Granger, this morning, announced a contribution of $1 million dollars to the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Fallen Heroes Foundation and another $1 million the Force’s Scholarship Fund. The President, who himself benefited from a GPF scholarship to attend Queen’s College, made these announcements at the GPF’s Traditional Christmas Breakfast at the Headquarters in […]

Lady Saw gives her life to the Lord and gets baptised

(Jamaica Observer) –Dancehall artiste Lady Saw was baptised a short while ago. In a private service at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Slipe Road in Kingston, Lady Saw – whose given name is Marion Hall – was baptised by Bishop Everton Thomas in the presence of close friends and family about 8:00 pm. “The Lord has […]

Colombia and Farc reach deal on war reparations

(BBC)  The government of Colombia and Farc rebels have announced that they have reached a deal on reparations for war victims. The agreement deals with one of the most sensitive issues in the three-year peace talks taking place in the Cuban capital, Havana. It will include the establishment of a special judicial system to deal […]

Jagdeo welcomes public service bonus but says workers are worse off with no retroactive increase

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has welcomed the announcement of the $50,000 one-off tax-free bonus for public servants earning less than $500,000 per month, but he believes that with public servants not given the 5% salary increase retroactive to January, they might be worst off. During the PPP’s time in office, it would impose […]

Serious crimes decline since launch of Operation Dragnet -Police Force

The Guyana Police Force on Monday reported that although serious crimes remain a big problem confronting law enforcement, there has been a reduction in criminal activity since the launch of the joint services “operation dragnet” However, at the end of November 2015 the Guyana Police Force had already recorded a 9% increase in serious crimes […]