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In a meeting with the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Thursday, the Alliance For Change (AFC) said it presented its vision for Guyana, as it seeks to expand its support base ahead of the upcoming General and Regional Elections. The meeting took place at the Private Sector Commission Office. “The AFC, of course, presented its […]
With the Opposition pressing for the release of the 2022 national census report, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said he had no information on the possible release date of the census. In October 2024, the Bureau of Statistics said a preliminary report on the census would be released “soon”. However, there has been no […]
Charges of fraud and conspiracy against former Public Works Minister David Patterson in relation to a feasibility study for the new Demerara River Bridge, were dismissed this morning by the Magistrates’ Court. Patterson and the former General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Rawlston Adams were charged for defrauding the Demerara Harbour Bridge Company in […]
The Occupational Health Safety and Health Department of the Ministry of Labour has launched an investigation into yet another workplace death. The latest incident took place on Thursday at the John Fernandes Limited wharf facilities on Water Street in Georgetown. 63-year-old Stevedore, Dallas Sharples, lost his life in the incident. Sharples was employed at the […]
On the heels of President Irfaan Ali and the PPP Government receiving the endorsement of former APNU Member of Parliament, James Bond, the General Secretary of the PPP, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said there was no promise made to Bond for his endorsement. Bond is a member of the PNC Reform, and once served […]
On the eve of the National Budget presentation, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is demanding that the income tax threshold, the minimum wage and the old age pension be increased significantly. Executive Member of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and Opposition Member of Parliament, Juretha Fernandes made the party’s position known during a press conference […]
31-year-old businesswoman from Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, Adacia Coleman has been charged and remanded to jail on allegations of fraudulent conversion. The Guyana Police Force said her victim list has 95 persons, but she has been charged in two of the cases so far. The fraud is related to down payments for the purchase of […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council today agreed to pay its workers a 10% retroactive salary increase for 2024 after a number of its essential workers, including Constabulary officers and garbage collectors staged a sit-in. The Municipality has also agreed to pay the workers an 8% salary increase for 2025. The Georgetown Mayor and City […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today rubbished a lawsuit by embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus over a reported Diversity Policy that has been put into force in the Guyana Police Force on the direction of the Vice President. Mr. Jagdeo called the lawsuit a “publicity stunt”. Last week, Mr. Brutus filed a $1.6 Billion […]
A Guyanese man who was wanted in the United States after being involved in an accident that resulted in the death of another driver, has been extradited to face charges in the United States. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced this morning that Parmanand Singh was extradited to the US on Wednesday after waiving his […]
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