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Sugar workers at the Albion and Blairmont estates picketed today while accusing the Guyana Sugar Corporation of ignoring their plight and calls for improved wages and salaries. Last Friday, sugar workers from the Uitvlugt estate returned to the picket line for the same issue. Like the workers at Uitvlugt, the sugar workers at Albion and […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has dispatched a letter to ExxonMobil Country manager, Alistair Routledge, calling for an urgent meeting to discuss the faulty gas compressor aboard the Liza Destiny oil production vessel. The Opposition wants to know the root causes of the equipment failures which resulted in excess flaring and reduced production as well as […]
Police investigators from the Major Crimes Unit have arrested the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit Officer who was caught on camera using his gun to hit an alleged smuggler during a GRA and CANU Operation in Lethem. The investigators were dispatched to the border town to probe the incident after the video recording made the rounds […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon is seeking answers on Guyana’s no vote to the resolution against an end to racism at the United Nations. While Guyana attempted to change the vote moments after it was made during a United Nations meeting, the record of the vote remains in place, since Guyana will need to follow the […]
Sugar workers returned to the picket line this morning as they continued their calls for the Guyana Sugar Corporation to address the company’s long-standing salary and wages dispute. In February and early March, sugar workers from Blairmont and Albion protested over the same salary and wages issue. This morning, workers from the Uitvlugt estate came […]
Days after the Suriname Government announced additional requirements for persons arriving in Suriname, a lockdown of the country over COVID-19 concerns is set to affect the Guyana/Suriname ferry service. The Government of Suriname has instituted a full lockdown, which has already gone into effect and will end on Monday. As a result, the ferry service […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and former President David Granger has brushed aside claims that he is afraid of a challenge to his leadership of the party. In an interview today, Mr. Granger said he has faced challenges to his leadership before and came out successful. Some party members have been pushing […]
A businessman who is based in Lethem and was caught smuggling more than 40 cases of liquor from neighbouring Brazil has been arrested and will face charges soon. In a statement last evening, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit revealed that during a joint operation with the Guyana Revenue Authority in Lethem, the suspect, Lyndon Franklin […]
The Ministry of Health has announced that with effect from today, all persons 18-years and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines. The announcement was made last evening by the Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. The Ministry of Health has also assured that it has enough doses to cover the […]
On the same day that the country recorded its highest single day increase in new COVID-19 cases, the Health Minister revealed that more persons are getting vaccinated. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said more than 70,000 persons have received their first dose of the vaccine to guard against coronavirus in Guyana. Many of those who […]
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