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The General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis has issued a call for the Special Parliamentary Select Committee to hold public hearings into the proposed establishment of the National Intelligence Agency and the National Intelligence Bill. The National Intelligence and Security Agency Bill was presented to the National Assembly last Monday […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton on Monday called on the Government to respect the rights of workers, as he urged public servants to not allow themselves to be carried away by the hand-outs from the Government, when they deserve much more. He made the comments while addressing the Labour Day Rally hosted by the […]
The wife and other family members of a 46-year-old man who was found dead in a Quamina Street, Georgetown Hotel on Friday afternoon, are calling on the Police to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death. The lifeless body of Omar Ally was found in a room at the Quamina Guest […]
On this Labour Day, the Guyana Public Service Union is demanding that the Government respects the rule of law, be inclusive, desist from its discriminatory posture and involve all stakeholders in decision-making processes. According to the GPSU, workers must remain unified to stand against challenges that are being thrown at them by the government. “The […]
Former President Donald Ramotar today warned against factionalism in the trade union movement, telling reporters that such division does not augur well for the working class. He made the comments as there were competing Labour Day marches and rallies again in Georgetown. The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) along with […]
Two teenage boys lost their lives in separate drowning incidents on Sunday in two different parts of the country. In Orealla village in the Corentyne River, Berbice, 14-year-old Nathaniel Nelson died early on Sunday morning while playing with relatives and friends in a creek. A police report said while the Line Path Secondary school student […]
The Sheriff Group of Companies opened the doors to its new private general hospital at Leonora, West Coast Demerara on Saturday, with a plan to offer the highest level of medical care while attracting the best in the medical community. The multi-billion dollar facility, which boasts 150 beds and all of the modern medical equipment […]
With technological advances such as Artificial Intelligence, changing the legal landscape across the world, Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Judge, Justice Winston Anderson believes that in facing the new frontiers of electronic justice, the legal profession has two options, it can pivot or perish. Justice Anderson made the remarks while delivering the keynote address at […]
Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Godfrey Bess believes that with more opportunities being presented to its members, more young people should enlist in the Guyana Defence Force and be of service to the nation. Brigadier Bess handed over the command of the GDF to new Chief of Staff, Brigadier Omar […]
President of the Bar Association of Guyana, Attorney Pauline Chase today signaled the Association’s nonsupport for the National Intelligence and Security Agency Bill 2023 in its present form, warning that it has serious implications for the legal profession, particularly lawyer-client confidentiality. “We cannot as a Bar look to the future without addressing the elephant in […]
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