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Facing a number of questions from the opposition, Alliance For Change, over his recent announcement of plans to build a new Berbice River Bridge, President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday defended his plan to build a new bridge across the Berbice River sixteen years since the last one was built. During a visit to the North […]
Almost a week after the three-year agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union, the Education Ministry today said teachers will reap significant benefits under the new agreement. In a statement today, the Education Ministry noted that the agreement reflects the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the nation’s educators are supported and […]
Attorney General, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall, wants Guyanese to know that they must not take the rights and protections guaranteed under the Constitution for granted. However, he believes that there is a delicate balance between those rights and what may constitute a violation of the same rights. Speaking at a human rights forum on Monday […]
Guyana has extradited a total of three persons to the United States since the start of this year. The three were wanted in the United States for various offences. In May, suspected drug trafficker Patrick Waldrond was arrested outside an East Coast Demerara bar and immediately handed over to the US authorities to face drug […]
The Ministry of Public Works will on Wednesday sign the contract for the long-awaited reconstruction of the Soesdyke-Linden highway. The signing will take place at the Enchanter Creek, which is located along the highway. According to the Ministry of Public Works, the highway reconstruction project forms part of the Government’s vision for the development of […]
As the international community continues to pay attention to developments in Venezuela following the country’s controversial elections, the Guyana Private Sector Commission is joining the choir of countries calling for an international verification of the election results in the South American country. Both the incumbent Venezuelan Government and the Opposition have claimed victory in the […]
The Guyana Police Force reported today that since the start of this year, there have been 205 road accidents involving trucks, representing a more than 30% increase over last year’s figures. The information from the Police came in response to a query from News Source. Of the 205 accidents involving trucks, 18 of them resulted […]
Twenty days after he was shot just outside his Norton Street apartment, 70-year-old, Raymond Knipe, passed away at the Georgetown Hospital on Friday, without making a full recovery. While he regained consciousness and was alert at times, his condition worsened on Friday morning, and he died later the same day. Family members said a post-mortem […]
One day after President Irfaan Ali announced plans to construct a new Berbice River Bridge, opposition party, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has expressed concern regarding the proposed construction of a new Berbice River Bridge. President Irfaan Ali has said the new Berbice Bridge will be modeled after the New Demerara River Bridge, which is […]
The University of Guyana is set to begin the new academic year with a week-long series of orientation sessions which will end with a formal opening this Friday. In a release, the University’s administrators said although many programmes are at capacity, students who have applied and not yet heard from the University or who wish […]
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