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Public Sector Workers as well as the country’s Senior Citizens will see an additional $25,000 in their December income, President Irfaan Ali announced today. The President has promised to make another adjustment soon in the salaries of Public Sector workers. The $25,000 one off payment, according to the President, is for cost-of-living relief measures. A […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced adjustments to salaries and benefits to some categories of teachers, indicating that the announcement forms part of his government’s commitment to correct anomalies and disparities across comparable positions within the public service. A few weeks ago, the President met with a selected group of senior teachers from across the country […]
President Irfaan Ali has ordered a full and complete investigation into the circumstances surrounding the early release of convicted murderer, Bibi Gopaul, who was jailed for the 2010 murder of her teenage daughter Neesa Gopaul. Gopaul was quietly released weeks ago following the reduction of her time behind bars based on the questionable calculations put […]
A joint operation between the Police and the GDF Coast Guard uncovered a more than 10-acre marijuana farm in the Upper Berbice river area. The Police said at the farm, investigators found 30 pounds of marijuana seeds along with 10 acres of marijuana plants measuring between 3 inches and 10 feet in height. A total […]
An intelligence-led Police operation in New Amsterdam today has led to the seizure of a shotgun, with over 200 rounds of ammunition and 98 pounds of marijuana. The Police said six persons, including a 17-year-old boy, have been arrested in connection with the bust. A statement from the Police said that during the operation, the […]
The US Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is continuing its support of Guyana’s health sector. Newly appointed US Ambassador Nicole D. Theriot has handed over 13 solar-powered vaccine refrigerators to the Ministry of Health. The pieces of equipment, which are valued at US$160,000, will be used in health care centers […]
Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai has indicated that Indigenous Guyanese, particularly those residing in the North West District near the border with Venezuela, have found themselves living in fear amid the build-up of Venezuelan military troops close to the Guyana border. While rejecting Venezuela’s claims to two-thirds of Guyana’s territory, Minister Sukhai told the […]
Just over a year after the Caribbean Court of Justice reduced the sentence of convicted murderer Bibi Gopaul to 30 years, with eligibility for parole after 15 years, Gopaul who was found guilty and jailed for the murder of her daughter, Neesa Gopaul, has been released from prison. On Friday when contacted on reports of […]
With the Guyana Power and Light Company still facing a shortfall in power generation and the availability of power to meet peak demand, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, is assuring the business community that the power company and the government are doing their best to limit and manage the ongoing power […]
The Guyana Police Force is preparing drug trafficking and possession charges against two Venezuelan men, who were busted on Monday with 25 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of their car. The two were arrested at around 5:15 on Monday morning at the Demerara Harbour Bridge with the large amount of marijuana. A police report […]
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