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A 72-year-old man from Suddie on the Essequibo Coast was remanded to prison on Monday after he was charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition without a license. The accused, George Aubrey Archer, appeared at the Charity Magistrates’ Court where the two charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty to both charges. […]
The Government of Guyana today observed the 124th anniversary of the 1899 Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana. The Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said while Guyana still accepts and celebrates the Arbitral Award as stipulated by the Treaty, Venezuela, just after Guyana’s independence, […]
The Guyanese owner of the fishing vessel which was busted by the Spanish Navy with over 2000 pounds of cocaine has submitted himself to the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit in Guyana to face questioning. Four Guyanese and two Albanians were held when the Spanish authorities with assistance from the US Drug Enforcement Agency made the […]
The President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte, today said the headteachers and deputy headteachers who met President Irfaan Ali at State House on Monday, were “handpicked” and had no authority to make representation on behalf of the Union or the more than 7,000 teachers that elected the executive arm of the GTU. […]
With the country being faced with a shortage of teachers, the President is hoping that the more than 2000 teachers that will be added to the system after graduation later this year, will be able to cushion the effects of the shortage of teachers. Speaking to a group of headteachers and deputy headteachers on Monday […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- In a meeting with President Irfaan Ali and senior Government officials, a large group of teachers today said they would prefer an increase in their allowances over an increase in their salaries. The meeting, which went on for over two hours at State House, was done in the absence of senior officials […]
Guyana has been leading the ambitious CARICOM programme to reduce the region’s food import bill by 25% by the year 2025. According to Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, significant progress has already been made in reaching the regional goal. CARICOM’s annual food import bill stands at around US$5 Billion. In a statement to mark […]
The Leader of the Opposition today stepped up the opposition’s call for there to be a national plan of action to root out ethnic discrimination, and simultaneously promote inclusion and equality among the people of Guyana. In a statement, the Office of the Leader of the Opposition vowed to continue the fight for racial unity, […]
Four Guyanese nationals and two Albanians have been arrested by Spanish authorities after the Guyana registered boat they were operating was found with more than 2000 pounds of cocaine. In a statement released by the Tax and Customs Department of Spain, the fishing vessel which carries the name “Mathieu”, was busted in the Atlantic Ocean […]
With the Guyana Power and Light company facing an increase in demand for electricity, the Government wants companies that utilize a high volume of electricity to go back to self generation. Last week, GPL announced that it has noticed a greater demand for power, with the current peak demand surpassing the usual numbers. Over the […]
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