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Workers at the Bosai Bauxite mining company in Linden downed tools this morning and started a strike action over the prolonged negotiations between the management of the company and the workers’ union. The workers complained this morning that the negotiations for the salary increases started in April and are being dragged on by the company. […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has officially thrown his hat into the ring for the position of Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform. Mr. Harmon will officially launch his campaign this evening. He has been meeting quietly behind the scenes with party groups in Guyana and the diaspora and reportedly decided to run for the […]
Two weeks after he was ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs to proceed on leave, Fire Chief Kalamadeed Edoo is back on the job. On the 5th October, Mr. Edoo was sent on leave following the President’s criticism of the Fire Department’s response to the Brickdam Police Station fire. He was made to hand […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards recently seized 542 packs of cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of the National Standard “GYS 9-3:2014 Labelling of Tobacco Products” and the Tobacco Control Regulation of 2018. A release from the GNBS said the items were seized from a number of sale outlets in Regions Three, Four, […]
24-year-old East Coast Demerara resident Kapildeo Gangadin was charged and remanded to jail this morning for the murder of 20-year-old Chris Persaud who was stabbed to death last Friday in his family’s store during a robbery. The murder accused was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. The Prosecutor told the […]
The Government and Opposition Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are in disagreement over a motion put forward by Government member, Minister Gail Teixeira to have the Committee meet once per week instead of twice. The Opposition members of the PAC want to meet twice per week to clear the backlog of work to […]
The Mackenzie High School in Linden was plunged into mourning yesterday with the passing of the school’s Headmaster, Haslyn Small. The 50-year-old longtime teacher lost his battle to COVID-19 late on Monday night after being rushed to the COVID-19 hospital at Lilliendaal. “Sir Small”, as he was affectionately called by students and fellow teachers, became […]
Guyana Day at the Dubai Expo was more than just showcasing Guyana’s rich culture. It also served as a welcoming guide to investing in Guyana and President Irfaan Ali used his address to the international exposition in Dubai to encourage investors to begin looking closer at Guyana. During his address, the President explained that Guyana […]
A registered nurse and a nursing assistant in Linden were both dragged before the Magistrates’ Court in the town to face forgery charges. The two, Nurse Sandrene Chapman and Nursing Assistant Anastasia McKenzie were arrested last week in relation to the sale of vaccination booklets at One Mile Health Centre. They both appeared in Court […]
Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony sounded the alarm on the high number of HIV-positive persons in Guyana who have not made themselves available to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Anthony said there are too many HIV-positive persons who have been shying away from getting vaccinated and that decision is putting their lives at risk if […]
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