By News Source Guyana on March 5, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Labour’s Chief Co-operative and Development Officer, Janaknauth Panchu, has blocked the new Management Committee of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union from taking office until information regarding last Saturday’s Special General Meeting and Elections is provided. The outgoing Committee of Management, led by Karen Vansluytman-Corbin, has protested last Saturday’s Elections, saying […]
By News Source Guyana on March 5, 2024
News, Politics
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Senior Counsel Shalimar Ali-Hack, has discontinued murder charges against former Police Detective Derwin Eastman, six years after he was first charged and remanded to prison. The decision was reportedly based on a lack of evidence to get a conviction. Eastman was charged and remanded to jail in 2017 for the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 5, 2024
Education, News, Politics
President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte is confident that the GTU will be able to secure a “substantial package” for teachers when it meets with the Ministry of Education on its proposed multi-year agreement. The talks are expected to begin within 48 hours of the resumption of work by teachers, who are […]
By News Source Guyana on March 4, 2024
Education, News
The Guyana Teachers’ Union has agreed to end its nationwide strike by teachers as the Government has agreed to meet with the union to restart negotiations on salary and other matters. Representatives of the GTU and the Government ended their Court ordered mediation this afternoon after several hours of mediation talks. Just before 6pm, the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 4, 2024
News, Politics
Five days after the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit issued a wanted bulletin for his arrest, former national cycling champion, Tyrone Hamilton, turned himself in to the CANU investigators this morning in the company of his lawyer, Nigel Hughes. Last Wednesday, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit issued wanted bulletins for Hamilton and another man, Gavin McKie, as […]
By News Source Guyana on March 4, 2024
Crime, News
Former murder accused, Teon Allen aka “Spoil Child” was charged and remanded to prison today on illegal possession of gun and ammunition charges. The Police said Allen was nabbed on Saturday night outside the Leonora Stadium with an unlicensed 9mm pistol along with 18 live matching rounds. He was immediately arrested by ranks and was […]
By News Source Guyana on March 4, 2024
News, Politics
Major drama erupted at the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union head office this morning as the outgoing Management Committee refused to make way for the new Management Committee which was elected at last Saturday’s Special General Meeting. A team headed by former Chairman of the Credit Union, Trevor Benn, won Saturday’s elections, but the […]
By News Source Guyana on March 4, 2024
News, Politics
Former Chairman of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union, Trevor Benn, who was ousted by his own Management Committee almost two years ago, is set to return to his position with a new Management Committee, after his slate swept the Credit Union elections on Saturday. Benn, who has been credited by members for turning […]
By News Source Guyana on March 4, 2024
News, Politics
The Court ordered mediation between the Government and the Guyana Teachers’ Union is set to continue this morning, with the two sides possibly looking at the things that should be put in place for a resumption of work by striking teachers. This week marks the fifth week since teachers across the country have been on […]
By News Source Guyana on March 3, 2024
Crime, News
Well-known Bartica businessman and gold miner, 50-year-old Zaheer Mohammed Sheriff and porter, 30-year-old Donovan Washington were shot dead early this morning in the Arimu Backdam, Cuyuni river during a gold heist. The incident took place at around 10 o’ clock this morning. According to a Police report, the gold miner and his worker, were making […]
