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Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party, Lenox Shuman has claimed that his job as an Aviation Advisor to the government was recently threatened because of Facebook posts that he made criticizing the government. In a post on his official Facebook page, Mr. Shuman explained that “I made […]
President Irfaan Ali did an address to the nation this morning from the lawns of State House to justify his Government’s imposition of a 7% salary increase for public servants saying that public sector workers are better off under his administration than they were under the former APNU+AFC government, although the former government raised the […]
Drama unfolded in the Wales Magistrates’ Court this midday when a Colombian national who is facing an assault charge, jumped over the prisoner’s deck and attacked his accuser, choking her until being pulled away by a Policeman. He was in handcuffs at the time. The entire incident occurred in front of the Magistrate who was […]
One day after being awarded a $614 million contract for the construction of the new Guyana Fire Service headquarters, Mohamed’s Enterprise has found itself pushing back against questions of its competence in the construction sector. Mohamed’s Enterprise has been involved in the gold mining sector for decades. Questions were raised on social media about the […]
After spending more than five years behind bars on remand from the age of 19, for the murder of a fellow villager, a Yarakita youth admitted in Court today to stabbing another 19-year-old man to death while he was under the influence of alcohol. Murder accused, Ryan Albert appeared before Justice Jo- Ann Barlow this […]
Faced with additional security measures and checks, regional carrier Caribbean Airlines has announced that passengers boarding its flights should ensure they are checked in four hours before the scheduled departure of the flight. In a notice on its social media pages, the airline explained that the decision to have passengers check-in for their flights much […]
A 54-year-old man from Enterprise on the East Coast of Demerara lost his life tragically this morning as a fire swept through his brother’s home. An alarm was raised about the fire just before 4 o’clock this morning at the Market Street Enterprise home of Surash Golchand. The brother who died was identified as Shwavash […]
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has renewed its call for the private sector minimum wage to be increased and for private sector employers to follow the government’s footsteps and give their workers a pay increase. The Federation registered its disappointment over the fact that with the recent increase approved by Government, […]
The Government of Guyana has indicated that it is in support of an analysis being done to determine the cause of a significant decline in catches being experienced by local fishermen. Stakeholders in the local fishing industry met on Wednesday with the Agriculture Minister, Zulficar Mustapha. During the meeting the fishermen and other stakeholders raised […]
Guyanese Law student at the University of the West Indies in Barbados, Rawletta Barrow has been selected as the 2022 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar. The announcement was made in Barbados yesterday by the island’s Governor General Dame Sandra Mason. The announcement followed a full day of interviews of candidates from across the Caribbean. The Guyanese […]
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