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The Guyana Public Service Union today gave the Government a two-week ultimatum to wrap up negotiations on the demands being made by nurses and other healthcare workers in the public sector. The nurses are pushing for increased risk allowances, improved salaries and additional protective gear as they remain on the frontline of the fight against […]
The number of coronavirus cases in Guyana continues to climb daily with the death rate also on the increase. With the worrying trend, President Irfaan Ali today pleaded with citizens to stop taking the coronavirus pandemic lightly. “You can have the best plan, but if people themselves do not understand the impact, if people themselves […]
Three more persons passed away from the Coronavirus pandemic in the past 24 hours pushing the total death toll to 98. The Ministry of Health this afternoon reported the death of a 41-year-old woman and a 64 year-old-man from Region Four and a 58-year-old man from Region One. A Ministry of Health source told News […]
The Guyana Police Force in a statement this morning denied that the Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers is in Police custody for obstruction of justice because she opted to remain silent to questions about election fraud allegations. The Force has now explained that she is in custody for conspiracy to defraud. Myers turned up […]
E-networks, which recently landed its own Fibre optic cable has joined in welcoming the liberalization of the telecommunications sector. The company now intends to further expand its recently launched 5G coverage as well as add new services. In a statement, the company’s Chairman, Rakesh Puri, expressed his satisfaction that the liberalization process is finally complete […]
In the past 24 hours, Guyana recorded three additional Coronavirus related deaths, taking the total number of deaths in the country to 95. An 84-year-old woman, a 67-year-old man and a 61-year-old man who were all from Region Four represent the latest fatalities. They were all patients in the hospital, according to the Ministry of […]
The Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers was taken into Police custody this morning and remains in custody this evening after refusing to answer questions as the Police continue their probe into allegations of electoral fraud. Myers is being represented by Attorney Nigel Hughes. The Attorney told News Source that Ms. Myers has been moved […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has written to the Prime Minister requesting the immediate removal of businessman Roshan Khan as a member of the Ethnic Relations Commission. Khan who has been serving on the ERC since 2018 has been making a number of racially insensitive statements on Facebook over the past few weeks, triggering widespread condemnation. […]
With last evening’s announcement by the government that the telecommunications sector was formally liberalised, GTT which has been locked in negotiations about a final end to its monopoly appears ready to move on. In a brief statement today, the company said it is preparing to roll out major expansion in its services to the people […]
Local and regional mobile service operator, Digicel, has welcomed the government’s announcement of the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in Guyana. Digicel, which has been pushing for a liberalised sector since it entered the market more than a decade ago, believes the move is coming at a right time, as Guyana prepares for unprecedented growth […]
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