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After spending more than five years behind bars on remand from the age of 19, for the murder of a fellow villager, a Yarakita youth admitted in Court today to stabbing another 19-year-old man to death while he was under the influence of alcohol. Murder accused, Ryan Albert appeared before Justice Jo- Ann Barlow this […]
Faced with additional security measures and checks, regional carrier Caribbean Airlines has announced that passengers boarding its flights should ensure they are checked in four hours before the scheduled departure of the flight. In a notice on its social media pages, the airline explained that the decision to have passengers check-in for their flights much […]
A 54-year-old man from Enterprise on the East Coast of Demerara lost his life tragically this morning as a fire swept through his brother’s home. An alarm was raised about the fire just before 4 o’clock this morning at the Market Street Enterprise home of Surash Golchand. The brother who died was identified as Shwavash […]
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has renewed its call for the private sector minimum wage to be increased and for private sector employers to follow the government’s footsteps and give their workers a pay increase. The Federation registered its disappointment over the fact that with the recent increase approved by Government, […]
The Government of Guyana has indicated that it is in support of an analysis being done to determine the cause of a significant decline in catches being experienced by local fishermen. Stakeholders in the local fishing industry met on Wednesday with the Agriculture Minister, Zulficar Mustapha. During the meeting the fishermen and other stakeholders raised […]
Guyanese Law student at the University of the West Indies in Barbados, Rawletta Barrow has been selected as the 2022 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar. The announcement was made in Barbados yesterday by the island’s Governor General Dame Sandra Mason. The announcement followed a full day of interviews of candidates from across the Caribbean. The Guyanese […]
Local conglomerate, Banks DIH Limited has signed a new three-year agreement with the General Workers Union (GWU) for a new wages package and other benefits for employees of the Company. Under the new agreement, employees of Banks DIH Limited will now receive an initial nine percent across the board increase for the first year and […]
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll reached 980 today as the Ministry of Health reported on the death of a fully vaccinated 55-year-old man from the East Berbice Corentyne region. The Region Six area has seen a sudden increase in COVID-19 related deaths over the past few weeks, triggering concern of health officials. Meanwhile, the country recorded […]
Gold mining company, Mohamed’s Enterprise Limited has landed a $614 million contract for the construction of the new headquarters of the Guyana Fire Service. The new Fire Service headquarters is to be constructed along Homestretch Avenue close to Durban Park. The contract for the construction of the Fire Service headquarters was signed today by the […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Retired Justice Claudette Singh has combined the list of persons shortlisted by the Government and Opposition GECOM Commissioners for the position of Chief Election Officer. The Commission will meet on Friday to further discuss the integrated list and finalize the list of persons to be interviewed for the […]
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