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The Meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) got off to a heated start this morning, after Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, fired off at the PAC’s Chairman, Opposition Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, over statements that were made by Opposition Member Ganesh Mahipaul regarding the regular cancellations of the PAC meetings, due to […]
By Svetlana Marshall The President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte, has rubbished the contention that the non-submission of the Union’s Annual Returns is an indication that the Union’s finances are being misappropriated. Last Friday, the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority disclosed that the GTU last filed its Annual Returns in March 2005 […]
Just over a year after he was charged for stabbing a Presidential guard and then opening fire on the official residence of the President, Nigerian national, Bethel Chimezie has opted to plead guilty to the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent. He is still facing the attempted murder charge, and the trial for […]
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Local Government today announced that teachers who are currently involved in the ongoing strike action will not be paid for the days spent outside of the classroom. The strike by teachers moved into its sixth day today, with the Government still not answering the call to return […]
As the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU)- backed strike for teachers entered its second week, President Irfaan Ali is pleading with teachers to return to the classroom, promising them that better days are ahead. While the Government still refuses to engage the union, the President in a broadcast from State House on Sunday afternoon said since […]
A 36-year-old Venezuelan national, who was working as a Health and Safety Helper at the artificial island construction site at Vreed-en-hoop lost his life on Saturday night when he reportedly fell into a hole and drowned. The Ministry of Labour and the Police are leading the investigations into the death of Rusbel Jesus Rengel Azocar. […]
As teachers across the country prepare for a second week of strike action, beginning from next Monday, President Irfaan Ali is calling on the teachers to be patient, promising that his Government will look into their welfare. While speaking at an event in Berbice on Friday afternoon, the President said the current strike action is […]
A 38-year-old man from Bath Settlement on the West Coast of Berbice has been taken into Police custody after he was nabbed with 92 pounds of marijuana in his motorcar. According to a Police statement, the suspect, Ramall Ramdihal, was arrested at around 8:30 on Thursday night when ranks intercepted his motorcar parked at the […]
Support for the thousands of teachers on strike continues to grow across the country, wth the Government offering no indication that it is prepared to meet with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to begin salary negotiations at this time. From Region One to Region Ten, teachers continued to stay away from their classes today, instead […]
Previously convicted drug trafficker, Rohan Rambarran aka “Sauce”, landed in some more hot water this morning when several large parcels of foreign marijuana were discovered in his possession. In a statement, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit said it conducted an operation in the Eccles area this morning, and during that operation a vehicle being driven by […]
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