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Valentine’s Day will be the day when the opposition parties are expected to end their courtship and decide whether they will get together or continue on their separate ways. The “courtship” has been ongoing for weeks now. Although the Alliance for Change (AFC) is getting ready to update its executives on the status of talks […]
Seven men remain in the custody of the Guyana Police Force after a high powered M-15 rifle was found in a motor vehicle that they were travelling in on Wednesday night. The police also found thirty .223 rounds when they carried out their search of the vehicle. The gun bust was made on Sussex Street […]
Guyana’s political opposition parties have indicated their willingness to review laws related to the decriminalisation of marijuana they form the next government following the May 11 general elections but the ruling Party does not seem so inclined. The Alliance for Change (AFC) has said it supports the humane review of laws pertaining to marijuana use locally. AFC’s […]
Newly commissioned officers of the Guyana Defence Force have been encouraged to always hold on to their dignity and not allow temptations to lead them astray. The charge was given to the new officers by President Donald Ramotar at the Commissioning parade for the new officers of the Guyana Defence Force on Wednesday. The President […]
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has admitted to collecting over 1.1 million contributions from working Guyanese across the country but is unsure of who the beneficiaries are. This revelation was made by the NIS Chairman and Secretary to the Cabinet, Dr. Roger Luncheon who also announced that 100% of all paper records of contributions have […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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