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After having teachers on strike for more than 75 days during two periods since February, the Guyana Teachers Union has dropped its demand for its 2019 to 2023 proposal to be negotiated first, and has now agreed with the Ministry of Education to shelve that period and begin salary negotiations from this year moving forward. […]
Out of its just concluded National Conference, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is repositioning itself to become the party of choice for the 2025 Elections, but its leaders have not ruled out the formation of a broad coalition, telling reporters today that the AFC will do whatever is best for Guyana. At a press conference […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the Government is currently fine-tuning a new piece of legislation that seeks to protect the state from responsibilities in the event of an oil spoil, offshore Guyana. During a press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jagdeo said that the legislative framework will set out the proposed procedures for oil […]
The People’s National Congress Reform has brought the curtains down on its 22nd Biennial Delegates Congress with the announcement of its 15-member Central Executive Committee (CEC). Almost half of the CEC members will be sitting there for the first time. Ganesh Mahipaul, Jermaine Figueira, Riaz Roopnarine, Sherwood Lowe and Troy Garraway have returned on the […]
Three Georgetown men who were nabbed by CANU agents on Thursday night in a car with more than 10 pounds of cocaine, will appear in Court on Monday to face drug possession and trafficking charges. The three were intercepted by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, along Vlissengen Road in Georgetown. According to a […]
The Guyana Police Force is investigating an armed robbery that took place in the compound of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Headquarters in Kingston, which is located just next door to the Police Force’s headquarters. On Wednesday night, a manager attached to the Toucan Distributors company drove into the compound to make a […]
The National Grade Six Assessment examinations in Guyana are administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council, and according to the Director of Operations for Examinations Services at the CXC, Dr Nicole Manning, Guyana recorded significant improvements in English Language, Mathematics and Social Studies at this year’s exams. She noted, however, that the country’s performance in […]
Moments after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo at a press conference hinted at the need for a probe of the relationship between ExxonMobil and AFC Leader and Prominent Attorney, Nigel Hughes over conflict of interest concerns, Mr. Hughes said he would welcome any such probe. Hughes is a senior partner in the Hughes, Fields and Stoby […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today hinted at a possible investigation into what he considers a historical conflict of interest relationship between ExxonMobil Guyana and recently elected Leader of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes. The Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm, of which the recently elected AFC Leader serves as a senior partner, is one […]
Noting the concerns expressed by the business owners and residents of Bush Lot who were affected by Monday’s fire, which claimed the life of a businessman and gutted several businesses, the Guyana Fire Service in a second statement on the tragedy admitted that issues with some of the fire hoses and delays in accessing an […]
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