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The Demerara Harbour Bridge was closed off late last night for checks after a tug and barge being used at the construction site for the new Demerara Bridge, drifted away from that site and slammed into two spans of the current bridge. The bridge was reopened to traffic early this morning after the checks revealed […]
Two persons lost their lives this morning in a collision between a small boat and a GDF Coast guard boat in the Moruca River in Region One. The two persons who died have been identified as Adrian Thomas and Helen Rebai. Both of the persons who lost their lives were passengers in the small civilian […]
Four days before her 66th birthday, Georgetown resident, Lena Narine, was sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of trafficking 25 pounds of cocaine. She was charged in March 2022 after the large quantity of cocaine was found by CANU agents at her Prashad Nagar home. Three other persons who were charged […]
President Irfaan Ali met with medical personnel from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), this morning and told them that with increased investments in the healthcare sector, the Government expects the delivery of a higher quality of service. In his address to the healthcare workers, the President said the Georgetown Hospital alone has seen major […]
The Guyana Public Service Union has hammered the Government over its move to greenlight the recruitment of some five hundred nurses from Bangladesh, while local nurses continue to complain about low wages and poor working conditions. Addressing a press conference yesterday, GPSU President, Patrick Yarde, said the government continues to show contempt for public servants […]
Still upset over the line of questioning the Government faced during its recent appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said the Government has been moving to address many of the issues raised, while others have already been addressed. One of the issues raised by the UN Human […]
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has informed the Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, of its intention to initiate industrial action over the Government’s failure to engage in collective bargaining with the union. In a letter dated April 3, 2024, the GPSU’s Acting General Secretary, Kemton Alexander, told the Labour Minister that the union […]
Describing the situation at the state-owned Guyana Power and Light (GPL) as “bad”, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo this afternoon promised that the government is working to reduce the power cuts currently being experienced by citizens across the country. At his weekly press conference today, the Vice President said the frustrations of citizens over the […]
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton today accused the government of dropping the ball on the border issue with Venezuela, as the neighbouring country continues with its threats and plans to annex Guyana’s Essequibo region. At a press conference, Mr. Norton said several recommendations which were made by the Opposition to assist the government on the issue […]
More than 5000 pounds of cocaine was found in a self-propelled semi submersible vessel off the coast of Guyana during a joint operation on the 21st March. The joint operation brought together the Guyana Country office of the US Drug Enforcement Agency, the Joint Interagency Task Force South, Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics unit and the […]
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