Sugar workers to get 8% salary increase -VP Jagdeo announces

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that workers at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will also receive an 8% increase in their wages and salaries for 2022, despite the current state of the sugar industry. “The sugar workers will also get an 8% increase in their salary. We decided that, that the sugar workers will […]

High Court clears way for Roxanne Myers’ lawsuit against Jagdeo and others to proceed

The High Court has shut down attempts by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, Liberty and Justice Party Leader, Lenox Shuman and two other high-profile government officials to block a series of lawsuits filed against them by former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers, over their alleged defamation of her character during and after the 2020 […]

Chronicle Editor-in-Chief quits amid furore over competing front page apologies and letters to Kaieteur

Award winning journalist Tajeram Mohabir has resigned as the Editor-in-Chief of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle after a rocky two-year stint. Mohabir’s resignation came at the end of a six-week vacation leave and in the middle of a letter writing exchange in the pages of the Kaieteur Newspaper by staffers of the Guyana Chronicle. There are […]

Niece and Neighbour face joint murder charge for murder of 85-year-old Berbice woman

The niece and neighbour of 85-year-old Sumintra Sawh were today jointly charged with the woman’s murder. The niece, 37-year-old Roshanie Basdeo and neigbour, 48-year-old Mohammed Shaheed, were not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. Although the two have been jointly charged, they did not appear in Court together. Basdeo had earlier […]

GECOM postpones Nomination Day for Local Government polls; Additional Claims and Objections period to be discussed

Nomination Day for the 2023 Local Government Elections has been postponed in light of the Court action filed by the Chief Scrutineer for the APNU+AFC over the validity of the voters list for the local government polls. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), during a special meeting today, decided to call off Nomination Day which was […]

Major expansion in tourism sector being pursued -Tourism Minister

As the new year approaches, the Ministry of Tourism is preparing to improve its marketing of Destination Guyana while expanding the local tourism sector. The Guyana Tourism Authority hosted its annual awards ceremony on Wednesday evening. Speaking at the event, Minister of Tourism, Oneidge Walrond said the country’s tourism product is growing from strength to […]

GECOM Chairman recalls day of chaos, bomb threat, premature declaration and needing a moment, in testimony to Elections CoI

A fidgety Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh appeared before the Elections 2020 Commission of Inquiry this morning and testified that she became overwhelmed after the Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo declared the region’s results before a final tabulation of the votes. Between repeatedly glancing at her wristwatch to […]