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University of Guyana staff members are set to intensify their strike action in the new week as they continue to press for a 60% increase in their wages and salaries. The workers have been on a sit in strike for the past two weeks but from Monday, the strike is expected to be to be […]
General Secretary of the opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Joseph Harmon has revealed the likely contents of the Party’s 2015 elections manifesto ahead of its publication. Harmon, while responding to questions from News Source on Friday, said the partnership remains committed to considering the legalization of marijuana and a review of sentencing […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party on Thursday evening expressed its concern over the recent move to the court by a Georgetown resident to challenge the constitutionality of the two term limit to the presidency. In a statement, the party said “what is of interest is the timing at which this challenge is being raised and […]
Two days after the United States government delivered 26 Guyanese deportees on a special flight, the Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud has revealed that while some monitoring might be done, there is no system in place to assist the deportees with being reintegrated back in the Guyanese society. Persaud told reporters on Thursday that he has […]
Vice Chairman of the Alliance for Change (AFC) and former executive member of the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Moses Nagamootoo, has accused the PPP/C of resorting to “sour grapes politics” in its condemnation of the parliamentary opposition parties attempt to form a broad alliance. Nagamootoo reminded during a press conference on Wednesday that […]
The Chaplain of the Guyana Defence Force has been sent on early retirement leave following a sex assault complaint that was filed against him by a female member of the army. GDF Chief of Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips on Thursday confirmed that Force Chaplain Reverend Brentnol Bess was sent on leave as he gets ready […]
Even as there are widespread calls for the Police Service Commission to rescind the promotion of the two police officers who tortured a 15-year-old boy back in 2009, the Police Commissioner (ag) Seelall Persaud has defended the promotions. Speaking to members of the media on Thursday morning, Mr. Persaud said that the ranks been convicted […]
The Annual Officers Conference of the Guyana Defence Force opened on Thursday morning with a call by President Donald Ramotar for members of the GDF to conduct themselves professionally during the upcoming elections. Speaking to officers gathered for the opening ceremony at GDF Headquarters at Camp Ayanganna, President Ramotar first congratulated the GDF on its […]
The former personal assistant to the junior Agriculture Minister, surrendered to police on Wednesday which was just one day after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest. The man, Kenroy Joseph was accompanied by his Attorney James Bond. Joseph has been fingered as an accomplice in a drug trafficking effort which was busted last […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Ali-Hack has advised the Guyana Police Force that there is no basis for sex assault charges to be laid against Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman. The advice comes following a complaint filed by a young Guyanese man, Johnnie Welshman who had claimed that he was sexually assaulted […]
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