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Members of the Joint Services will enjoy one month’s salary as their bonus this year, President Irfaan Ali has announced. The President made the announcement on Saturday during a visit to GDF Base Camp Seweyo for the start of the Annual Christmas Lunch for members of the GDF. In his address to the members of […]
More than two thousand households in the South and North Ruimveldt communities and nearby areas are still without electricity after several recently planted GPL concrete poles fell to the road last evening and this morning. The situation created a domino effect with one pole initially falling onto the roadway, and bringing down the others with […]
The owner of Cyril’s Transportation Service, Muishankar Persaud, was arrested by the Police last week after he reportedly opened fire on a vehicle, believing that the vehicle might have been one that was apparently stolen from his company. Although the incident took place almost two weeks ago, the Police only provided information on it today […]
With some of the main opposition parties already in talks about the formation of a Coalition to contest the 2025 General and Regional Elections, the Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton today said clear criteria must be set out for the selection of a Presidential Candidate, should such a coalition be […]
Tragedy has gripped the community of West Minster on the West Bank of Demerara following an early morning fire that claimed the lives of a 75-year-old woman and her 44-year-old disabled daughter. The two women who died, Felis Smith and her daughter Ventina Smith, lived in the two bedroom house with other family members. The […]
Faced with questions from the Opposition about spending from the country’s oil and gas earnings, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that money from the Natural Resource Fund is being spent in full compliance with the law, even as he sought to fend off criticism that the NRF Board is rubber stamp and the […]
With teachers, sugar workers and public servants all receiving a 10% across the board salary hike for this year, workers attached to the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) were expecting the same increase. However, the company is offering them a 7% increase, triggering threats of industrial action by the workers of the country’s main […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council has announced that it has started to ramp up the collection of waste across the city for the Christmas Season, with the hope of keeping the city clean. The Director of Solid Waste Management, Walter Narine explained at a media conference this morning that garbage collection is done once […]
Farmers across the country are in line to benefit from $2 Billion in free fertilizer from the Government, President Irfaan Ali has announced. During a meeting with farmers and residents in the town of Anna Regina this morning, the President stated that the Government intends to purchase and distribute the $2B worth of fertilizer to […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo fired back at the Opposition today over its criticism of the 10% salary agreement reached between the Government and the Guyana Public Service Union. The agreement also covers an 8% increase for 2025. The opposition People’s National Congress has stated that the across the board increase will only further widen the […]
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