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The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has announced that it recorded a 12% increase in arrivals during the first 20 days of September in the run up and during the Caribbean Premiere League cricket matches in Guyana. Statistics provided by the airport indicated that by the end of September, more than 36,000 passengers would have […]
Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson has refused to accept the apology issued to him by the Guyana Police Force, after the Force admitted that his name had been “mistakenly” left on a travel blacklist at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The Opposition MP and former Government Minister was on his way to Washington on […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and a team of Opposition Parliamentary members met and held discussions today with a US Congressional team at the US Congress in Washington. After the meeting, Mr. Norton said he believes the meeting went extremely well as the team was able to make several issues known to the US officials. Mr. […]
A 21-year-old woman from Sophia will face serious charges after she was busted at the Camp Street jail during an attempt to smuggle marijuana into the jailhouse. According to a report from the Prison Service, the woman turned up at the jailhouse this afternoon to drop off some items for an inmate. However, when a […]
The Guyana Public Service Union, (GPSU) today appealed to its members to be vigilant and to stand in solidarity with the union, as it intends to press the government for a meaningful increase in salaries for public servants. At a press conference today, union officials said past and present governments have been imposing salary increases […]
Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues has responded to the “falsehoods” made by Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, when he addressed the UN General Assembly debate last week. The Venezuelan Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly indirectly that Guyana is using the Essequibo region for military exercises which poses a […]
Opposition APNU+AFC Member of Parliament David Patterson was blocked from leaving Guyana for a meeting with US Congressmen, as Immigration Officers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport claimed that there was a note in their system that prevented him from leaving the country. Patterson’s Attorney, Nigel Hughes said when he was contacted by the Opposition […]
The Guyana Police Force and the Ministry of Labour are probing the death of a young worker at a construction site in the city. The 18-year-old construction worker identified as Javid Shaw, was working on the steel beams of a Lamaha Street building when he fell, hitting the concreted yard below. Emergency crews were called […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standard has seized a number of items from several business owners for improper labeling and poor quality. Among the items seized by the GNBS were almost 5,000 packs of cigarettes that carried improper labelling, as well electrical fittings and equipment. The GNBS said it commenced monitoring electrical fittings and equipment […]
The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has written the country’s Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine requesting that the process of conciliation be initiated as the Government continues to ignore the union’s demands for negotiations to commence on the multi-year proposal, which was submitted to the Ministry of Education since 2020. In a letter to the Chief […]
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