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Dominican Republic carrier, Sky High Aviation Services has announced that it will launch a schedule service between Guyana and the Dominican Republic. The airline will begin its service with three weekly flights from February 18, 2024. The new service is expected to provide convenient and affordable travel options for business and leisure passengers, the airline […]
By Svetlana Marshall President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Mark Lyte, announced today that the Union is preparing to take the Government to Court over its decision to stop deducting union fees from the salaries of teachers, for remittance to the GTU. Earlier this week, the Government, through the Ministry of Education, stated […]
Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones and APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Tabitha Sarabo- Halley, have filed an application with the High Court seeking an order for Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo to vacate his seat in the National Assembly owing to his prolonged absence from the Assembly, which they contend is unconstitutional. The Application which was filed […]
Maintaining that the current teachers strike action is political, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today went on the attack, as he sought to explain why teachers are being unreasonable in some of their demands. The strike has moved into its fourth day with thousands of the nation’s teachers putting their chalk down while trying to get […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton appeared unfazed by a small group of persons who picketed his party’s headquarters, demanding that a date be set for the party’s Biennial Delegates Congress. Armed with placards, the group demanded that the Party Congress be held no later than April. One placard read “The […]
A mid-morning fire gutted three houses, leaving at least ten persons homeless and counting their losses. It was just after 11 o’clock this morning that an alarm was raised that one of the wooden houses was on fire in the squatting area known as Container City, which is located behind the John Fernandes Container Terminal, […]
President Irfaan Ali has committed the Government’s continued investment in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), as he expects the Force to continue to rise to face challenges both internally and externally. Speaking at the opening of the GDF Officers’ Conference this morning, the President said in line with national security priorities, there will be some […]
The Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Annual Officer Conference opened this morning with a renewed pledge from Chief of Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan to ensure that the country’s peace and stability remain high on the Force’s agenda. Describing 2023 as one of the most challenging years for the military, Brigadier Khan said the Guyana Defence Force […]
The Guyana Police Force is tightlipped on the investigations into the execution-styled murder of Georgetown resident, Joseph Wilkinson popularly known as “Dready”. The man died early Sunday morning after being shot by the occupants of a passing motor car outside a wake house in North Ruimveldt. Contacted on Wednesday for an update into the murder […]
Guyana’s oldest private sector organisation, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce has written to the US EXIM Bank in a lobbying effort to get the bank to approve the Guyana Government’s request for a US$660 Million loan facility to support the gas to energy project. In the letter signed by the President of the GCCI, Kester […]
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