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The General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Coretta McDonald is laying blame at the feet of the Government for the nation’s children losing critical hours of learning, as the Irfaan Ali Administration refuses to address the concerns of thousands of teachers who are on strike. The striking teachers continue to demand that the […]
A small group of Haitian nationals living in Guyana, picketed outside the Marriott Hotel this morning, where CARICOM leaders have been meeting. They are hoping to get the attention of the regional leaders to raise a number of issues related to their homeland and their treatment within CARICOM. CARICOM leaders are currently in Guyana for […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has issued a call on the Government to listen to the concerns of striking teachers and make moves to address those concerns. He said the nation’s children will suffer the most, as a result of the ongoing impasse between the Government and the nation’s teachers. Teachers across the country are in […]
In a majority decision on Monday, the Georgetown City Council, agreed a letter should be sent to President Irfaan Ali in an effort to resolve the current dispute over the ownership, and usage of the land that the President has earmarked for a US$300M Qatari Hotel on Carifesta Avenue. The decision was taken during the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir, who shadows the Foreign Affairs Ministry, is calling out the President Irfaan Ali, over what she sees as his “hypocritical” position on Haiti and its citizens. In a statement, she reminded that it was the Government of President Ali that reinstituted visa restrictions on Haitians, just after taking office […]
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Climate Financing, and Energy Security are among the key issues being deliberated as CARICOM Heads of Government (CHOG) meet here in Georgetown. At the opening of the Business Session at the Guyana Marriott this morning, President Irfaan Ali, who is the current CARICOM […]
Human Rights activist and former Government Minister Simona Broomes, has filed a $450 Million lawsuit against social media personality turned contractor, Mikhail Rodrigues aka “Guyanese Critic” over several statements he made against her on his morning programme, which was broadcast on Facebook. The Court action was filed through the Dexter Todd Law Firm and a […]
The nationwide strike by teachers entered its fourth week this morning, with more schools seeing both teachers and students staying away. While Government officials have been busy over the past week with an energy conference and the ongoing CARICOM Meeting, teachers across the country have remained on the picket line while using both of those […]
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton has asked Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, to launch an investigation into the various Government cash grant programmes, as well as a probe of the spending of the President’s Men on Mission initiative. In a letter to the Auditor General, Mr. Norton said the Opposition has received numerous complaints from Guyanese citizens […]
The 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government opened on Sunday with a commitment from Guyana to inject US$2M into the Caribbean Region’s Climate Adaptation Fund. President Irfaan Ali announced that the US$2 million will come from the sale of the country’s carbon credit under the 2022 REDD+ Carbon Credits Purchase […]
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