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Public Servants wages negotiations begin today

Public Service wages negotiations will begin today after an absence for several years under the previous government. The Guyana Public Service Union announced on Tuesday that it has been invited to negotiations with the government for the wages for the nation’s public servants. GPSU is pushing for a 40% increase. It welcomes the move by […]

Caribbean Airlines bows to CJIA’s ultimatum and reaches agreement on Guyana duty free purchases

Following a threat by Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport to revoke the carrier agreement with Caribbean Airlines over the dumping of Guyana duty free purchases in Trinidad, the airline has reached an agreement with the Airport. The agreement will now allow passengers to place their duty free purchases in their checked baggages under security supervision […]

Kuru Kururu man shot during row over brush cutter

An 18-year-old Kuru Kururu man is nursing a gunshot wound that he sustained during an argument with another man on Monday night over a brush cutter. Police investigators have reported that the incident occurred just after 8 o’ clock on Monday night during a heated argument between the 18-year-old, Kevin Batson and 25-year-old, Andrew Fields, at […]

Aircraft engineer injured as wing of plane explodes during maintenance

An aircraft engineer attached to Roraima Airways in nursing a number of injuries including burns to his body after the right side wing of a Roraima Airways Trislander aircraft caught fire and exploded during maintenance on the ground in the Roraima Airways hangar. In a statement, the company said the engineer is currently stable and resting in hospital. […]

Rohee welcomes some of the advice from outgoing US Embassy official

General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee on Monday said he could not agree entirely with the sentiments expressed by outgoing Deputy Chief of Missions at the US Embassy in Guyana, Bryan Hunt. Rohee was present at Hunt’s farewell reception last Friday where the Diplomat called for, among other things, constitutional reform […]

Water supply to Diamond restored following repairs to faulty well

Residents of Diamond, East Bank Demerara and surrounding areas, who have been enduring a disruption in their water service for several weeks, received relief over the weekend following remedial works to the defective well that serves the communities. The Guyana Water Inc. confirmed on Monday that the well was serviceable once again and residents were […]

Mining Chef missing after boat capsizes in Puruni river

A 48-year-old, D’ Field Sophia woman, who was traveling along the Puruni river in Region 7 to begin a new job, is presumed dead after the boat that she was in, capsized on Saturday. The woman has been identified as Barbara Hunte.  The incident reportedly took place sometime on Saturday morning. Hunte left her Sophia […]