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Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Rear Admiral Gary Best today said the SWAT Unit of the Guyana Police Force should only be dispatched under special circumstances. A member of the SWAT Unit is currently under probe after an Essequibo businessman, Orin Boston was shot dead during a kick-down door operation by […]
High Court Judge Fidela Corbin-Lincoln refused to grant the interim injunctions sought by the Guyana Trades Union Congress, the Guyana Teachers Union, and the Guyana Public Service Union in the Court case challenging the Government’s COVID-19 and vaccination guidelines. The challenge by the three unions came weeks after the Government added additional measures which bar […]
Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform, Volda Lawrence has announced that the Central Executive Committee of the party has set a timeline for the hosting of the party’s 22nd Bienniel Congress. During a press conference this morning, Ms. Lawrence announced that the Central Executive has agreed that the Congress should be held by the […]
A post-mortem examination was conducted today on the body of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston who was shot dead during an operation by the SWAT Unit of the Guyana Police Force. Sources familiar with the post-mortem report told News Source that the examination found that the bullet that took the businessman’s life entered his body from […]
President Irfaan Ali has granted approval for the Because-We-Care cash grant programme to be extended to the parents of children attending private schools. The announcement came from the President’s office this afternoon and will be welcomed by parents of children in private schools who had voiced their concern publicly about the grant for children only […]
Justice Gino Persaud this afternoon ordered that the President be removed as a respondent in the case filed by the Police Service Commission Chairman and Members challenging the President’s decision to suspend the body. In his ruling, Justice Persaud explained that due to the President of Guyana being immune from any criminal and civil proceedings […]
Despite the assurances offered by the Police Commissioner, the family of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston who was shot dead during a Police SWAT Unit operation at his home is demanding an independent investigation. In a statement released through their Attorneys Nigel Hughes and Konyo Sandiford, the family said they want independent professional investigators with the […]
The COVID-19 surge in Guyana is continuing with more than 300 new cases being recorded in the past 24hrs, keeping the total number of active cases to more than 3000 in the country. September appears set to eclipse the month of May for having the widest spread and greatest increase in new COVID-19 cases. Regions […]
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has declared that while she is prepared to engage the Guyana Teachers Union on issues regarding the nation’s teachers, the union must first decide whether it wants to be a representative body for teachers or a political entity. Manickchand has been repeatedly accusing the GTU of being political. It is […]
Teachers across the country are set to benefit from a Ministry of Education Teachers’ Welfare and Support Programme which will see over 150 companies partnering with the Ministry to offer discounts and special deals to the nation’s teachers. The project was officially launched today by the Ministry of Education. It was explained that benefits range […]
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