By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News
One hundred and sixteen persons have lost their lives in road accidents so far for this year but although the figure is high, it actually represents a 21% decrease in road deaths. In a statement on Monday, the Guyana Police Force reported that there have also been decreases in the serious and minor categories of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News, Politics
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has welcomed the announcement of the $50,000 one-off tax-free bonus for public servants earning less than $500,000 per month, but he believes that with public servants not given the 5% salary increase retroactive to January, they might be worst off. During the PPP’s time in office, it would impose […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News, Politics
The Ministry of Finance has announced that all public servants earning less than $500,000 per month will receive a one off tax free payment of fifty thousand ($50,000.) as a Christmas bonus. The payment will be effected in during this month and according to the Ministry, some 30,700 public sector workers including nurses, teachers, members […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News
The Guyana Police Force on Monday reported that although serious crimes remain a big problem confronting law enforcement, there has been a reduction in criminal activity since the launch of the joint services “operation dragnet” However, at the end of November 2015 the Guyana Police Force had already recorded a 9% increase in serious crimes […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News, Politics
(Ministry of the Presidency) The Government of Guyana will be paying out a year-end bonus to public service employees, who earn less than $500,000 per month. This announcement was first mentioned by President David Granger, late last week, during a recording of the television show, The Public Interest. In the seven months since the new […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
Entertainment, News
Miss Guyana World Lisa Punch has moved one step closer to capturing the Miss World crown by winning the much coveted talent competition of the show. The talent competition took place on Monday in Sanya, China, ahead of Saturday’s finals. The local singer and songwriter captured the audience and the judges as she belted out […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
News, Politics
(GINA) The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has exceeded its production target for 2015 by over 300 tonnes as of this morning. With three estates still grinding, the corporation is likely to add a few more thousand tonnes to its total. The second crop target was set at 146,300 tonnes and this morning the production figure […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, is not impressed with the governing of the country by the David Granger led administration and would offer a Grade F’ for the coalition’s governing of the country so far. Speaking at his Monday morning press conference at Freedom House, Mr. Rohee said the seven-month-old […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2015
News
A 21-year-old man from Stevedore Housing Scheme in Georgetown is nursing gunshot wounds after he was shot by police in an early morning stand off in the Grove community on the East Bank of Demerara. The young man who has been identified as Devon Forde, and his accomplice had just robbed a Grove resident after […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2015
News, Politics
President David Granger delighted children enrolled in the Sophia Literacy Programme when he turned up at their annual Christmas party, hosted at Congress Place, earlier on Saturday , and distributed 21 bicycles donated to his ‘three Bs’ programme. The President handed over the bicycles, donated by Mr. Komal Singh, Managing Director of GAICO Construction Incorporated […]