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Harmon challenges Jagdeo to announce the level of salary increases for public servants

Opposition Leader Joe Harmon today accused the PPP Civic Government of sidelining and ignoring the needs of public servants in the national budget. There has been no formal announcement of planned increases for public servants. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo claims that the budget contains provisions for salary increases but there was no such announcement during […]

Bodies on drifting boat decomposed and in pieces

The GDF Coast Guard and supporting agencies are currently in the process of bringing the vessel that was discovered yesterday in Guyana’s waters with dead bodies to shore. A photograph seen by News Source of the small vessel out in the Atlantic showed what appeared to be a number of the bodies and body parts […]

US warns against traveling to Guyana over COVID Concerns

The US Government’s Center for Disease Control has flagged Guyana as having a high level of COVID-19, placing the country on its Level 4 ranking and warning US citizens and residents against traveling to Guyana. Level 4 is the highest level warning on the CDC’s warning system for COVID-19. In its statement, the CDC said […]

Four Prisoners Escape from Mazaruni Jailhouse

Four prisoners who were all behind bars for serious offences have escaped from the Mazaruni Prison in Essequibo, triggering a manhunt by the Police and Prison authorities. The escapees have been identified as 25-year-old Imran Ramsaywack who was in jail facing time for murder, 26-year-old Samuel Gouveia who was remanded a year ago on a […]

Five GDF Soldiers being probed over rape allegations

Five soldiers who are under investigation after allegations of rape were leveled against them in a Region One community, have been withdrawn from the community, and are in custody. In a statement today, the Guyana Defence Force announced that it is conducting its own inquiry into the allegations as the Guyana Police Force also probes […]

BREAKING: Small vessel found in Guyana’s waters with dead bodies; Coast Guard dispatches investigation team

The Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard is preparing to dispatch a team of investigators to probe the discovery of a small boat in Guyana’s waters with a number of dead bodies aboard. A senior military official has confirmed that the Guyana Defence Force and other agencies are probing the reports. The vessel was reportedly spotted […]

Government fires Chief Works Officer

With more than fifteen years of service to the Ministry of Public Works, the Government on Friday fired the Coordinator/ Chief Works Officer of the Works Services Group, Geoffrey Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn’s termination will take effect from March 12, 2021. The termination letter, which was signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Vladim Persaud instructed Mr. […]