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Three men were charged for disorderly conduct and granted bail in connection with their behaviour at a Police road block. Businessman, Paul Daby Jr., Sherwayne DeAbreau and Alpha Poole all appeared in Court yesterday and were charged for a number of offenses including disorderly behaviour and using abusive language. The Prosecutor told the Court that […]
Guyana earned G$126 Billion (US$604.3M) in oil revenues during the first quarter of this year, according to a document laid in the National Assembly today by Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh. The document titled “Government Notice” was presented to the House in accordance with Section 33 (2) of the Natural Resource Fund Act […]
A number of residents of Peter’s Hall on the East Bank of Demerara who will be forced out of their homes to make way for the construction of the new Demerara Bridge, want the Government to provide them with a “fair” deal for their properties. While bemoaning the lack of consultation on the acquisition of […]
With the country’s health sector undergoing changes, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has urged Nurses to work harder to help realize the changes in sector. Speaking at a Nurses Appreciation and Award Ceremony on Tuesday as part of the Nurses Week observances, the Health Minister said the local Health sector is seeing changes like never […]
Declaring the Government’s surprise at the planned resumption of strike action by teachers from tomorrow, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Shannielle Hoosein-Outar, has declared that the Government stands ready to engage the GTU on the multi-year agreement from 2024. The GTU has been pressing the Government to first look at the outstanding 2019-2023 […]
28-year-old Sparendaam construction worker, Kevin Springer, was today charged and remanded to jail for the murder of 44-year-old Joseph Forde, who was also a construction worker. Forde died last Friday after being brutally attacked and chopped about his body. In Court today, Kevin Springer was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo was today re-elected unopposed as the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party. The recently elected Central Committee of the party met today to elect the members of the Central Executive Committee and the party’s secretaries. Agriculture Minister Zulficar Mustapha has been re-elected to the post of Executive Secretary and President […]
With the Government holding firm to its position that it will only negotiate salaries for teachers from this year moving forward and not the 2019-to 2023 period, the Guyana Teachers’ Union has announced that a decision has been taken for teachers to resume their strike action. At a press conference today, GTU officials said the […]
The case against the former Chief Elections Officer (CEO); Keith Lowenfield, the former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers; and the Region Four Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont Mingo, who along with several others have been accused of electoral fraud, has been adjourned to May 29, as the High Court continues to treat with the […]
The People’s Progressive Party has adopted a resolution supporting the stance of the country on the border controversy with neighboring Venezuela. During the discussions at the party’s recent 32nd Congress, the PPP recommitted itself to the case that Guyana has filed against Venezuela at the International Court. The governing party said the government must use […]
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