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Acting Police Commissioner lashes out at rogue cops and warns against harassing the public

(GINA)  Acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine said that taxpayers’ money will not be wasted to interdict members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) who breach the code of conduct. Commissioner Ramnarine was on Saturday, addressing ranks of the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic and Anti-crime Patrols, at the Officers’ Mess Annexe, Eve Leary. This officers’ […]

More nurses join public health care delivery service

Three hundred and ten ( 310) nurses, including midwives and professional students have completed training and  will be added to the health sector to further improve health care delivery services. The graduation ceremony of the Georgetown School of Nursing, last week, at the National Cultural Centre was attended by both Minister of Public Health Dr. […]

54,000 meters to be replaced as GPL targets electricity theft

(GINA)  The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is implementing a new initiative to clamp down on electricity theft. The power company plans to replace approximately 54,000 meters to reduce stealing and losses. GPL’s Chief Executive Officer (acting) Renford Homer told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the  aim  of the initiative is to see a […]

GPSU rejects government’s public servants salary increase offer

The Guyana Public Service Union has officially rejected government’s 1% to 10% salary and wages final offer to public servants and the union is now moving to begin the grievance procedure through the Labour Department. The GPSU held its General Council meeting on Friday and after the meeting declared total rejection to the government’s offer. […]

NCN suspends Sports Editor without pay over Facebook post about colleague’s Pokémon question

The management of the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) has suspended Senior Reporter and Sports Editor, Jocelle Archibald for one month without pay over a post she made on Facebook questioning a junior NCN producer’s decision to question the President about the Pokemon game on the President’s weekly Public Interest television programme. A source close to […]

US Govt. launches US$940,000 Criminal Justice Programme for Guyana

The United States government is continuing efforts to assist the Guyana government in the strengthening of the criminal justice system in the country. The US Embassy in Georgetown on Friday launched a three year programme specifically tailored to strengthen the criminal justice system in Guyana. The programme will cover various aspects of criminal justice from […]

New Chief Education Officer likely to be Asst. CEO, Marcel Raymond Hutson

Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine today announced that Assistant Chief Education Officer (Primary), Marcel Raymond Hutson is most likely to become the new Chief Education Officer (CEO)  following the decision to not renew the contract of former CEO, Olato Sam. “It’s not unlikely we have to make a determination of what needs to be […]