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With smiles on their faces, Education Officials and Officials of the Guyana Teachers Union emerged from a more than two hour meeting at the Education Ministry appearing confident that the standoff over salary increases would be coming to an end soon. While tight-lipped on the meeting and proposals made, the two sides issued a joint […]
The Alliance For Change today indicated that it is moving ahead with a “fired up” campaign for the local government elections to showcase its “fit and proppa” candidates, but the party is now contesting in less local government areas than it had intended. Today, party officials revealed that the party will be contesting the elections […]
The Alliance For Change has indicated its readiness to have its candidates for the local government elections take part in public debates against the other candidates. At a press conference this morning, AFC Local Government Elections Campaign Manager, David Patterson said the party wants the candidates to take part in public debates and has even […]
President David Granger has described as “astonishing”, the raising of matters by the Guyana Teacher’s Union General Secretary in the press, that he says, were not raised at the two most recent meetings with Government officials. The President’s statement came this morning as he responded to questions about a possible rejection by the Union of […]
With local government elections just over a month away, President David Granger stepped into full campaign mode on Monday as he visited the Essequibo town of Anna Regina. The APNU is pushing to take control of the Anna Regina municipality and President Granger told residents at an afternoon rally that under A Partnership for National […]
With the arbitration process at a standstill, the Government has made a new offer to teachers through the Guyana Teachers Union and the union is expected to indicate by tomorrow whether it accepts the offer. GTU officials met yesterday with President David Granger and officials of the Education Ministry. The President convened the meeting and […]
Drug addict Quincy Henry also known as ‘Fix it’ was yesterday slapped with a 13-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to stabbing a man to his neck for refusing to give him $100 three years ago. Henry, who is now 33 years-old, stood before Justice Brassington Reynolds pleaded guilty to the attempted murder charge. According […]
A 19-year-old man from Corentyne, Berbice is in Police custody and will be facing a murder charge after admitting to stabbing his 24-year-old friend to death. Dead is Mahdendra Sooknanan of #69 village. He was last seen alive by his family on Sunday when he left home to attend a horse racing event in the […]
The Acting Director of the Guyana Prison Service, Gladwin Samuels today announced that the Prison Service has decided to start rewarding those prison officers who speak out against corruption and other illegalities being committed by officers in the prison service. Mr. Samuels announced today that those officers who come forward with details that could result […]
27-year-old, Albouystown Resident, Christopher Gonsalves, who allegedly attempted to bribe a Police sergeant to evade a drug trafficking charge, found himself before the Court today facing not just the drug trafficking charge, but also a bribery charge. Gonsalves appeared before Principal Magistrate, Judy Latchman and with a smile on his face, he denied the allegations […]
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