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Personal Assistant to former GECOM CEO dismissed

The Personal Assistant to the former Chief Election Officer, Duarte Hetsberger, has been fired from the position as the new Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, settles in his new job. Hetsberger who is a GDF Reserve Officer was dismissed by the new CEO. While the Elections Commission has not indicated the reason behind the firing, two […]

Guyana to fasten move to cleaner energy use -President Ali

President Irfaan Ali today announced that Guyana will be joining several of its Caribbean colleagues in moving closer to cleaner energy, not only as a means of taking its global commitments seriously, but also to help mitigate the impact of Climate Change. The President was at the time delivering remarks at the commissioning of a […]

Adequate amount of booster shots available -Health Minister

The Ministry of Health is stepping up its efforts to get more fully vaccinated persons to get their booster dose for enhanced protection against COVID-19. Guyana has more than 300,000 fully vaccinated persons and so far, just over 18,000 persons have returned to the clinics and vaccination centres for their booster doses. The Ministry of […]

Firemen against attempt to prolong Edoo’s time as Fire Chief

With Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo nearing retirement, several firemen are making it clear that they are against any attempt to postpone the Fire Chief’s retirement and prolong his time in the Guyana Fire Service. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a number of the firemen have explained that the Fire Chief should be heading off […]

Government eyeing “Blacklist” legislation to deal with defaulters of Government contracts

Frustrated with incomplete works being done on government projects by contractors, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill today announced that the government will be introducing legislation that will see the blacklisting of companies that fail their obligations under government construction contracts. Speaking at a press conference hosted by the Ministry of Public Works, Minister Edghill […]

Article 13 expresses concern over government’s “continuous Constitutional violations”

Civil Society Group Article 13, has once again expressed its disappointment over what it sees as the continuous constitutional violations by the PPP government. In a statement, the group accused the Government of chalking up a formidable list of “constitutional violations”. “What makes those violations worse is the Administration’s cavalier disregard of legitimate calls for […]

GPSU seeks audience with government for start of salary negotiations for public servants

The Guyana Public Service Union said today has written to the Public Service Ministry (PSM) once again to begin negotiations for wages, salaries, and allowances, and other working conditions of service for Public Servants for the years 2020 and 2021. The government last year approved a 7% across-the-board pay hike for Public Servants without consulting […]