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Payment differences sparked separate protest demonstrations among rice farmers and sugar workers across the country on Thursday. Reports out of Anna Regina along the Essequibo Coast indicate that the Rice Producers Association (RPA) has embarked on a picketing exercise outside the office of Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB). Dozens of rice farmers are demanding government’s […]
Workers of the Toucan Call Centre in the mining town of Linden want the government to block the managers from leaving the country after the owners of the Call Centre decided to shut down its operations without notice, leaving more than 80 persons jobless and without their severance pay. The Labour Department was called in […]
The opposition People’s Progressive Party is not happy that Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud believes that the crime situation is politically motivated. Mr. Persaud made the assertion during a recent interview in the Guyana Times. He was quoted as saying that the “political opposition is undermining the efforts of the GPF to fight crime and generating […]
In the face of a pending court battle, the government has been forced to put on paper its reasons for dismissing the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Rajendra Singh. Singh, through his Attorney Ashton Chase, has written to the government threatening legal action. In the letter dated August 19, […]
Police investigators and officials from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission are investigating yet another mining tragedy. The lifeless body of 35-year-old gold miner, Sherwyn Henry was pulled from a mining pit at Tiger Creek today, more than 18 hours after he was buried alive. The mining pit that Henry was working in, collapsed and completely […]
The woman who went missing during a Kaieteur Falls tour on Tuesday has been identified as Gyaneshwarie Sivinand. In the above photograph obtained by News Source, the environmentalist could be seen putting on a shirt over her blouse as she chatted with another visitor to the area. The woman, who is believed to be 40-years-old, was discovered […]
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Wednesday broke its silence and unveiled major rebranding efforts that have been ongoing quietly over the last few months, offshore Guyana. The company has not only unveiled a new logo but has put forward a new commitment to “do more” to improve its service delivery and customer […]
Residents of Leopold Street, Georgetown woke up this morning to find police investigators lining the street as they began a murder investigation. Residents were told that one of their neighbours had been stabbed to death during the night. Police identified the murdered man as Deon Macy. His lifeless body was discovered just after sunrise in the shack […]
Amerindian Heritage Month has now been re-designated ‘Indigenous Heritage Month”. President David Granger made the announcement about the change on Tuesday evening as he launched Heritage Month at the Sophia Exhibition Complex. “We are pleased to be associated with Indigenous Heritage Month, which is dedicated to events and observances to highlight aspects of Indigenous life […]
A massive search and rescue operation has been initiated after a female tourist disappeared from her tour group during a visit to the Kaieteur Falls. The woman was part of an Air Services tour group to the Kaieteur Falls on Tuesday afternoon. She was discovered missing as the group came together for the departure from […]
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