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Police investigators are probing the discovery of the charred remains of a person that were discovered in an abandoned car that was completely gutted by fire off the Linden-Soesdyke highway in the village of Swan. The discovery was made on Sunday afternoon. Investigators suspect the remains are those of missing Bel Air resident, Nirvana Algu. […]
The International Court of Justice will today hear arguments for Guyana’s request for the Court to block a number of the questions in Venezuela’s planned referendum on Guyana’s Essequibo region. Guyana wrote to the Court two weeks ago, bringing the Court’s attention to the planned referendum to be held in Venezuela in December, and asking […]
Police investigators are probing the murder of a 32-year-old Berbice woman in a Georgetown hotel. The dead woman has been identified as Romona Lall, of Corentyne Berbice. Her lifeless body was found on a bed in the Sunset View hotel in Kitty on Sunday midday. The woman suffered stab wounds and other injuries. According to […]
The General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union, Coretta Mc Donald has decried the salary adjustments announced for some categories of teachers yesterday by President Irfaan Ali, indicating that the majority of teachers will see no adjustments to their salaries. The Union has pointed out that only 37% of the nation’s teachers stand to benefit […]
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the “escalation of tension between Guyana and Venezuela”. In a statement, the Secretary General’s Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric said the Secretary-General is following with concern the recent escalation of tension between Guyana and Venezuela over the border controversy. The statement urged that both parties demonstrate good […]
In a video address to the University of Guyana’s Graduating Class of 2023, President Irfaan Ali, urged the new graduates to seek out local opportunities and assist in the building of Guyana. Guyana has a record of losing many of its University graduates to countries that offer better opportunities and salaries. But speaking directly to […]
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is heaping praise on President Irfaan Ali and his Government for adjusting the salary scale for graduate teachers and offering the one-off $25,000 bonus to public servants and pensioners. In a Statement, the PSC said the increase in disposable income is seen as a positive development for the economy, and […]
The Guyana Public Service sees the $25,000 bonus for public servants to assist with the cost of living as insensitive and an insult. In a release, the GPSU said the announcement by the President was arbitrary and insensitive in light of the astronomical increases in the cost of living. During his address, Preaident Ali also […]
By Svetlana Marshall Longtime politician and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge believes the abuses in the country’s labour force have gone on for far too long. He has flagged the treatment of Guyanese workers in the Oil and Gas Industry and the abandonment of Occupational, Health and Safety rules and regulations across sectors, […]
With questions being raised about some of the companies recently awarded oil blocks offshore Guyana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said extensive experience was not a prerequisite for the award of Guyana’s oil blocks. Questions have been swirling around one of the companies that has been awarded two oil blocks. The London registered, Nigerian company, […]
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