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Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign Relations, Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir has issued a call for the Government of Guyana to counter the disinformation that has been coming out of Venezuela in recent days. In a statement, MP Walton-Desir highlighted recent video of a bridge being built by Venezuelan troops, with the claim by Caracas that […]
With the ongoing conciliation talks between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union continuing this morning, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand noted the concerns of her Ministry about the learning loss that is being experienced as a result of the absence of teachers from the classrooms. Teachers across the country resumed their strike […]
Guyana continues to see a growing number of migrant children being enrolled in local classrooms as more persons continue to cross the borders from neighbouring Venezuela to escape the hardships in their country. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, revealed this morning that there are more than 3000 migrant children currently enrolled in local classrooms at […]
The Government of Guyana has announced that some 13,000 students are set to benefit from the first phase of its student debt write-off at the University of Guyana. According to the Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, the first phase eliminates loans owed by graduates of the University of Guyana. The University of Guyana […]
After meeting for more than six hours, the first day of concilliation talks between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education ended in gridlock this afternoon, with the two sides failing to meet a compromise on the particulars to be discussed, including the timeline for the wage talks. The meeting will continue […]
The Guyana Police Force, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to build the capacity of the local Police Force. The signing ceremony took place this morning at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Deputy Commissioner of the […]
A 24-year-old man from East Canje in Berbice, lost his life on Sunday night when he lost control of his motorcycle and fell onto the roadway. Police in the Berbice area identified the dead youth as Shawn Atmaram. According to a statement from the investigators, the 24-year-old was proceeding south along the eastern drive lane […]
Five persons including two teachers and a pair of siblings, lost their lives early this morning at Long Creek along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway in a two-vehicle smash-up. Those who lost their lives have been identified as Linden teacher, Dwaylon Farrel and Kwakwani teacher, Rushell Leacock, her brother Eddo Leacock, Clinton Patterson and Urani Hall. The […]
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed that the Guyana Police Force is in receipt of a criminal complaint alleging rape and sexual assault that was filed against former Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall. After refusing to answer questions on the allegations for the past three days, the Guyana Police Force broke its silence this […]
Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine, has written to the Guyana Teachers’ Union and the Ministry of Education inviting both sides to Conciliation talks, as teachers are continuing their resumed strike action. General Secretary of the GTU, Coretta McDonald, informed teachers late yesterday that following the virtual meeting between GTU Executives and teachers about their ongoing […]
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