 |        |  |  |
Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) along with members of the Board have taken a decision to send Matron Colleen Hicks on administrative leave as complaints continue to mount against her alleged intractable behaviour. Board Chairman Max Hanoman made the announcement on Thursday and said the decision was taken to allow for a […]
The lone investigator probing claims of corruption which were levelled against the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram has found no proof to support those claims. The report was recently handed over to the government and is to be made public after a review by Cabinet. But even before […]
(BBC) Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of a group alleged to be preparing acts of terrorism, two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games. They were not members of so-called Islamic State but had tried to make contact with the group, officials said. The justice minister said the group was in the planning […]
The government said on Thursday that it was considering the possibility of waiving the interest on outstanding loans by students of the University of Guyana as it seeks to recover outstanding balances. During a post cabinet media briefing on Thursday, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said the administration is hoping it can be generous and […]
In an attack of rage, a teenager murdered his stepfather at Crane, West Coast Demerara, just before noon on Thursday. The dead man has been identified as Euscaue Williams, 70 years, a pensioner, of Crane Housing Scheme. According to reports, the man and his 16-year-old stepson were involved in a confrontation during which the boy used […]
One day after international experts urged Guyana to relinquish the death penalty as a form of punishment for criminal activity, the Guyana Government said it was not rushed to abolish such laws. Only recently, Guyana’s National Assembly passed legislation to fight money laundering and terrorism financing and prescribed death as a form of punishment. Government […]
Guyana’s National Assembly has passed the Telecommunications Bill, allowing for a more open and competitive sector, but the full effect of the provisions within the legislation could take another three months before service providers and customers begin to benefit. Public Telecommunications Minister Catherine Hughes spoke to News Source on Thursday and explained that not only […]
As wage talks continue between the government and the Public Service Union, a proposal recommending differentiated salary increases for public servants has been put forward. Finance Minister Winston Jordan said the government does not believe that across-the-board increases for public servants is the solution at this time. According to a release from the Government Information […]
Republic Bank is once again demonstrating its corporate responsibility by sponsoring the 2016 edition of the Republic Bank Right Start Pan Minors Music Literacy Programme. This is the 8th consecutive year the Bank is joining with the Ministry of Education’s, National School of Music, to host the programme. The Managing Director of Republic Bank, Richard Sammy […]
President David Granger on Wednesday accepted the Letters of Credence from Ambassador Kim Højlund Christensen, accrediting him as the Non-resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Guyana. During the ceremony at the Ministry of the Presidency, President Granger and Ambassador Christensen committed to ensuring that the existing friendly relations between the two countries are […]
 |  |
