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Vice President, and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo, in a rallying call, is urging his supporters and the rest of the country not to be misled by the political rhetoric of the Opposition. Addressing his party supporters at a memorial rally for late President Cheddi Jagan, Mr. Jagdeo was in […]
Republic Bank Guyana has expanded its services to the Williamsburg, Berbice community with the opening of a new branch on Saturday. The new facility replaces the Rose Hall branch, and represents an investment of $1.2 Billion. According to the Chairman of Republic Bank, Nigel Baptiste, the bank will continue to make investments in Guyana as […]
Police investigators have traveled to Saxacalli Mission in the Essequibo river to probe the brutal murder of 75-year-old Elizabeth Gomes and her 49-year-old son, David Gomes. The double murder took place late on Friday afternoon. Investigators are on the hunt for the suspect, who has has been identified as Mazaruni prison escapee, Akeem Wong. Wong, […]
Former City Constabulary Officer, Gregory Bascom, was freed of a manslaughter charge on Thursday for the shooting death of Marlon Fredericks, who was believed to be mentally unstable. Fredericks was shot during an escape bid from the custody of the City Constabulary holding facility at Bourda. He was reportedly in custody for violently attacking another […]
The minutes for the first round of negotiations between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) have confirmed that the two sides have agreed to discuss salary increases for the period 2019-2023. Hours after the President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Mark Lyte told reporters that Thursday’s meeting ended with an agreement […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has accused the local Courts of undermining Governance in the country, and “frustrating the will of the people”. He made the statement as he expressed disappointment that the elections fraud case before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court is experiencing further delays. At a press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jagdeo said the Magistracy […]
Hours after the Guyana Teachers’ Union stated that its meeting with the Ministry of Education on Thursday ended with an agreement that the salary negotiations will begin with the 2019 to 2023 period, the Education Ministry has stated that there has been no such agreement. In a statement last evening, the Ministry of Education denied […]
By Svertlana Marshall Negotiations between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) wrapped up today with an agreement that the proposed multi-year agreement, that is currently under discussion, will cover a period of five years – 2019 to 2023. The agreement was reached following a brief impasse. President of the Guyana Teachers’ […]
Leader of The New Movement political party, Dr. Asha Kissoon intends to make public the reason behind her decision to hold on to the Joinder Parties parliamentary seat months after she was expected to resign. A New and United Guyana, which is next in line to take up the rotating seat won by the joinder […]
The hopes of Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken, and Acting Deputy Commissioner Calvin Brutus of setting up sandpit operations on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway have been dashed with the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo telling reporters today that “it is not going to happen.” According to the project documents published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), both […]
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