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The suspended President and Second Vice President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, have turned to the High Court in an effort to have their suspension overturned on the grounds that it was unlawful. GTU President Mark Lyte and Second Vice President Julian Cambridge have named the First Vice President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union, Mariska […]
After failing to appear at a scheduled meeting of the Police Service Commission’s Tribunal on Thursday, embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus is now being requested to appear before the Tribunal on Monday to face questioning allegations that have been filed against him. Mr. Brutus is already before the Court facing criminal charges in […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) plans to engage the international community as early as next week over what is sees as the failure of the Guyana Elections Commission to act on recommendations that followed the highly controversial 2020 Elections. A team from the AFC met with the Guyana Elections Commission on Thursday. At the end […]
General Secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today came out in full support of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission and her recent decision against the implementation of biometrics for the 2025 General and Regional Elections. In rejecting the use of biometrics, the GECOM Chair explained that it would […]
Longtime sports journalist Rawle Welch, lost his William Street, Kitty home this afternoon in a blazing fire. The Fire Service was summoned to the scene a little before 4pm after receiving multiple calls about the fire. A neighbour said a loud noise was heard, and he noticed the flickering of lights just before the house […]
A meeting between the Alliance For Change and the Guyana Elections Commission ended this afternoon with the Leader of the Alliance For Change, prominent Attorney, Nigel Hughes, describing GECOM’s role at the meeting as disastrous. Speaking briefly to reporters outside the GECOM Headquarters, Mr. Hughes said GECOM is incapable of hosting national elections. “The meeting […]
Already facing more than 200 criminal charges in relation to various financial crimes, embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus now has to deal with a Special Tribunal that has been established by the Police Service Commission to examine a complaint of breaches in discipline that has been filed against him. The allegations were filed […]
The Private Sector Commission, which has served as an observer for previous elections in Guyana, has come out in support of the decision by the Elections Commission Chairman, not to allow the use of electronic biometrics for registration and at the place of poll for the upcoming elections. The GECOM Chair, retired Justice, Claudette Singh, […]
The General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis said the Government has missed another opportunity to completely abolish the Income Tax – Pay As You Earn (PAYE). In an interview with News Source, Mr. Lewis said the move to increase the income tax threshold from $100,000 to $130,000, and the lowering […]
The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) has launched four new programmes, as it continues its work to transform teacher training and education countrywide. The new programmes are Health and Family Life Education, Literacy Studies, Special Education Needs and Disabilities Education, and General Teachers Education. At the launching this morning, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand […]
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