By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
News, Politics
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha revealed to the Parliamentary Committee of Supply today that the Government has injected $9 Billion into the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to resuscitate the Rose Hall Estate, which was closed down under the former Government. “They caused it! The closed the estate! They caused it to rot. They caused the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation plans to increase its public relations and sensitization exercises in communities which border neighboring Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd told the National Assembly’s Committee of Supply. During the consideration of budget estimates, Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton- Desir questioned the allocations for the sensitization […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
Education, News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall The Education and Labour Ministers today warned teachers against going on strike, contending that the conditions for industrial action have not been met, and any move to withdraw their services would be deemed unlawful. The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has been lobbying thousands of teachers to take industrial action from Monday, over […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
Education, News
The Ministry of Education has taken a decision to bar persons and organizations from entering schools to make donations or conduct activities without prior approval from the Ministry. In a circular issued to Head Teachers and Education Officials, Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, said the Ministry has been inundated with complaints from citizens, as well […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2024
News, Politics
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the HydroMet Service are advising the public that air quality monitoring has determined a moderate concentration of Sahara dust which is present in the atmosphere over several parts of Guyana and it is expected to increase. The increase in concentrations of particulate matter is due to the significant amounts […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2024
Education, News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall Thousands of teachers from across the country are set to go on strike from Monday, as the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) initiates industrial action over Government’s failure to address the Multi-Year Agreement proposed by the Union. Since 2020, the GTU has been pushing for an across-the-board increase in salaries as part of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2024
Crime, News
The Guyana Fire Service has determined that the overheating of electrical appliances which resulted in sparking, was the cause of yesterday’s fire in Springlands, Corentyne which completely gutted a building that housed an upholstery shop and a hotel next door. In a report today, the Guyana Service said two fire tenders responded to the blaze […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2024
Business, News, Politics
Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore is begging the commercial community for patience as the City Council grapples with a High Court ruling, which has ordered the removal of vendors operating on the outskirt of the Muneshwers Store on Water Street. During a press conference today, Mentore assured reporters that the City Council will devise […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2024
News, Politics
The National Assembly’s Committee of Supply this afternoon cleared over $16B for the Guyana Defence Force to boost its infrastructure and to purchase new equipment such as drones and other devices. During the consideration of the budget estimates, Opposition Member of Parliament, Khemraj Ramjattan, queried the allocation under the Defence and Security support. Minister of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2024
Crime, News
A well-known Agriculture Officer from Region 10 died tragically this afternoon in an accident along the Tacama Road in the Berbice River area in Region 10. Three other persons were badly injured in the accident and remain hospitalized. Officials in Region 10 have identified the dead man as Aaron Leith who worked at the National […]