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Former City Constabulary Officer, Gregory Bascom, was freed of a manslaughter charge on Thursday for the shooting death of Marlon Fredericks, who was believed to be mentally unstable. Fredericks was shot during an escape bid from the custody of the City Constabulary holding facility at Bourda. He was reportedly in custody for violently attacking another […]
The minutes for the first round of negotiations between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) have confirmed that the two sides have agreed to discuss salary increases for the period 2019-2023. Hours after the President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Mark Lyte told reporters that Thursday’s meeting ended with an agreement […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has accused the local Courts of undermining Governance in the country, and “frustrating the will of the people”. He made the statement as he expressed disappointment that the elections fraud case before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court is experiencing further delays. At a press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jagdeo said the Magistracy […]
Hours after the Guyana Teachers’ Union stated that its meeting with the Ministry of Education on Thursday ended with an agreement that the salary negotiations will begin with the 2019 to 2023 period, the Education Ministry has stated that there has been no such agreement. In a statement last evening, the Ministry of Education denied […]
By Svertlana Marshall Negotiations between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) wrapped up today with an agreement that the proposed multi-year agreement, that is currently under discussion, will cover a period of five years – 2019 to 2023. The agreement was reached following a brief impasse. President of the Guyana Teachers’ […]
Leader of The New Movement political party, Dr. Asha Kissoon intends to make public the reason behind her decision to hold on to the Joinder Parties parliamentary seat months after she was expected to resign. A New and United Guyana, which is next in line to take up the rotating seat won by the joinder […]
The hopes of Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken, and Acting Deputy Commissioner Calvin Brutus of setting up sandpit operations on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway have been dashed with the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo telling reporters today that “it is not going to happen.” According to the project documents published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), both […]
The high number of road accidents in the country is of major worry for President Irfaan Ali, and during his address to the opening of the Police Officers’ Conference this morning, he raised the issue. He said while the Guyana Police Force has made improvements in the areas of human resource development and the execution […]
Declaring that the prevalence of crime may be affecting the mental health of citizens, Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken today said that the Guyana Police Force has been battling to prevent or stem traditional and new types of criminal activities in Guyana. He told his fellow Police Officers this morning that while the Police Force […]
While reporting that the Guyana Police Force has been making strides in its operations, Acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken has stated that the Police Force continues to face the challenge of recruiting and retaining ranks within its fold. During the opening of the annual Police Officer’s Conference this morning, Acting Commissioner Hicken said the Force […]
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