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Justice Sandil Kissoon has granted permission to the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) to join the legal proceedings filed by the Guyana Teachers’ Union against the Government of Guyana. In the High Court today, the State’s Counsel, Darshan Ramdhani, argued that the GTUC against the umbrella union body joining the case, but the GTUC’s Attorney, […]
As Haiti edges towards the brink of a civil war with non-stop violence gripping most of the country, CARICOM has met with representatives of the Haitian Government and the Opposition of Haiti along with other stakeholders seeking a way forward. Criminal gangs have taken over the capital and have demanded the resignation of the country’s […]
The turn out rate for teachers on Wednesday was high, as schools across the country returned to a state of normalcy following the four-week strike action by teachers. In a brief telephone interview with News Source, General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Coretta McDonald said teachers reported for school in large numbers today. […]
City Magistrate Leron Daly has referred the question of “fair hearing”, which has been raised at the Elections fraud case, to the High Court. The Magistrate’s decision came in response to the Defense Attorney’s contention that Section 140:2 of the Representation of the Peoples’ Act, which bars the disclosures of minutes of meetings held by […]
Hundreds of persons descended on the Freedom House headquarters of the governing People’s Progressive Party this morning, after reports surfaced of a cash grant distribution. The reports turned out to be part of a hoax done by persons unknown. Many of those who gathered could not say who shared the information with them, but they […]
General Secretary of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Senior Counsel Timothy Jonas today said he believes the decision by the Leader of The New Movement (TNM) to hold onto the Joinder seat in the National Assembly, after her allocated time, might be part of a plan by the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) to […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has applied to the High Court to join the case brought against the Government of Guyana by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) over the Administration’s plan to cut the salaries of teachers for engaging in industrial action, and halt the deduction of union dues. At a […]
Government Member of the Public Account Committee, Works Minister Juan Edghill believes a dangerous precedence was set where Public Officers were obtaining credit from suppliers for various items and services for Government agencies. He has warned that such a practice is in breach of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act since the Government should not […]
The Ministry of Labour’s Chief Co-operative and Development Officer, Janaknauth Panchu, has blocked the new Management Committee of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union from taking office until information regarding last Saturday’s Special General Meeting and Elections is provided. The outgoing Committee of Management, led by Karen Vansluytman-Corbin, has protested last Saturday’s Elections, saying […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Senior Counsel Shalimar Ali-Hack, has discontinued murder charges against former Police Detective Derwin Eastman, six years after he was first charged and remanded to prison. The decision was reportedly based on a lack of evidence to get a conviction. Eastman was charged and remanded to jail in 2017 for the […]
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