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Scores of sugar workers attached to the Rose Hall sugar estate downed tools today in protest of the firing of two managers at the location. The workers gathered outside the estate this morning and refused to begin work, while raising their concerns over the firing of the Production Manager and the Head of the Laboratory […]
A 42-year-old taxi driver was arrested on Wednesday and is facing charges for allegedly using a mobile phone to make bomb threats against Caribbean Airlines, the Cheddi Jagan Airport, the Marriott Hotel and the Guyana National Stadium. The man has been identified as Tavis Damian Roberts from Werk-En-Rust in Georgetown. The arrest came after more […]
With the public shock and outrage over an 11-year-old giving birth at the Georgetown Hospital recently, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution today said it will not publicly offer any comment on the status of the advice that it was asked to provide to the Police in relation to the matter. The DPP […]
With the iTel company announcing its plans to completely shut down its Guyana operations in November, the Labour Ministry has started to engage the company to ensure the more than 400 workers to be laid off are treated correctly and in cases where severance packages have to be offered, those packages are offered. Labour Minister, […]
Guyana’s US$646 Million loan application to the US Exim Bank is one step closer to approval, according to Vice Presisent Bharrat Jagdeo. The Government is seeking the loan for the gas-to-shore energy project. At a press conference today, the Vice President said the Bank now has all of the information it needs, and it is […]
The Government has imposed a ban on sand trucks parking along the Ruimveldt reserves, citing safety and other concerns. Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, visted the area today and led the removal of 11 sand trucks which were parked at the Industrial Estate, in the vicinity of DSL Cash and Carry on the East Bank […]
Guyana has been listed among more than 80 countries and territories whose citizens will be required to have an Electronic Travel Authorization granted to them before traveling to the United Kingdom. Canada and the United States and several Caribbean countries are among the other countries that will face the same requirement that takes effect from […]
Several postage stamps bearing Guyana’s name and featuring US politicians have been flagged by the Guyana Post Office Corporation as fake and illegal. In a statement, the GPOC said the counterfeit postage stamps are currently being circulated globally, and were produced and issued without the approval or knowledge of the Guyanese authorities. The Guyana Post […]
A drug eradication that was conducted by the Police in the Upper Berbice River area unearthed a number of large marijuana farms and led to the destruction of $41 Million worth of marijuana, according to a Police statement. The Police said ranks from Police Division 10 carried out the operation on Monday, which lasted for […]
An investigation has been launched by the Guyana Police Force and the Child Care and Protection Agency after an 11-year-old girl gave birth at the Georgetown Hospital. The young child was rushed to the Hospital earlier this week and reportedly gave birth on Wednesday. Information about the incident made its way to social media, and […]
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