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PPP accuses GECOM of bias and lack of objectivity

Renewed accusations of bias and lack of objectivity are being leveled against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) by the governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) following the commencement of the final claims and objections exercise before the May 11 elections. The ruling Party said on Wednesday stated that it is concerned with the reduced number of […]

UG Strike to continue indefinitely

There appears to be no immediate end is in sight to the strike action at the University of Guyana (UG) with indications that it will continue beyond the planned three days in the absence of intervention from the government, particularly President Donald Ramotar. Some 95% of workers at the Turkeyen Campus on Monday escalated the […]

Police reports crime reduction kicks off 2015

Some 12 persons were murdered and five were killed along at the country’s roadways at the close of January, according to statistics released by the Guyana Police Force. The figures in relation to murder represent a 29% reduction when compared to the corresponding period in 2013 which recorded a total of 17 murders in the […]

GPL will review 10% reduction quarterly

Chairman of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) Winston Brassington on Tuesday indicated that while the company can afford the 10% reduction in electricity charges, it will monitor the price for oil on the international market and will adjust charges if the need arises. At a Tuesday afternoon press conference at the company’s head […]

LBI sugar workers strike over dismissal of 15 cane harvesters

The Guyana Sugar Corporation is faced with more industrial action but this time at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) estate on the East Coast of Demerara. Over 380 workers at the estate downed tools on Tuesday morning to  protest the dismissal of 15 cane harvesters who according to Guysuco were dismissed over the past three […]

Guyanese busted in Aruba with 11 pounds cocaine in nerve tonic

ORANJESTAD, Aruba—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Oranjestad-Aruba Preclearance facility intercepted 11.46 pounds of liquid cocaine concealed inside a traveler’s luggage. The subject and narcotics were turned over to Aruba Customs for further processing. [CBP officers discovered six brown bottles that tested positive for cocaine.] “The Caribbean continues to be a transit point […]

Route 43 buses offer best service, Route 40 offers worst -MPW Survey

Not too many Guyanese are pleased with the current state of public transportation in the country. In a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Public Works, only 41% of the Guyanese surveyed said they were satisfied with the service being provided by mini bus operators. Route 43 buses which ply the Georgetown/Linden Route were […]

Rodrigues-Birkett still to give thought to PM Candidate spot

Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of the Civic arm of the PPP Civic alliance, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said she has still not given much thought to whether she would accept a Prime Ministerial candidate position for the PPP Civic elections campaign simply because she has not been asked about it. Speaking at a recent press […]

Electricity costs to go down by 10% from March -Pres. Ramotar

President Donald Ramotar has announced that the Guyana Power and Light Company will reduce the costs for electricity to consumers by 10% from March, 2015. The President’s announcement came just two weeks after the government announced that it had asked the state owned power company to revisit its rates as the cost for oil tumbled […]

Hinds ready if asked to be #2 again for PPPC

After serving as Guyana’s Prime Minister for over two decades, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds says he has lost no interest in retaining the post for as long as Guyanese would let him. Speculation is rife as it relates to who the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) will field as its Prime Ministerial Candidate for […]