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Sounding a strong warning to the more than 500 co-op societies in Guyana, Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton has indicated that those co-op societies that have unused lands in their possession will be relieved of those lands, if they keep them unused. During his budget debate presentation on Monday, Minister Hamilton said there are tens […]
One month after it offered salary adjustments to several categories of healthcare workers and some members of the Joint Services, the Government is moving to adjust the salaries of its Foreign Service officers as part of its commitment to resolve the disparities in the public sector salary scale. Addressing the National Assembly on Monday during […]
Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones has called for a better working relationship between the government and Opposition, noting that the current situation has resulted in the non-appointment of several key officials. In addressing issues related to governance, MP Jones said the Opposition has always been ready to work with the government on important issues, but […]
In her efforts to fight back at Opposition claims of discrimination by the Government of Guyana, Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag revealed during her Budget debate presentation that of the over 7,000 GOAL scholarships given out by the Government in 2022, 46.3% of the scholarships were provided to Afro-Guyanese. “The total number of GOAL […]
The Opposition has accused the Government of targeting those regions that have an APNU+AFC majority council in place. Opposition Member Ganesh Mahipaul told the Budget debate on Monday that there has been a reduction in the allocations for regional development works for the three Regional Democratic Councils controlled by the APNU+AFC. He noted that there […]
President Irfaan Ali this morning called on Caribbean countries that have the potential in natural gas development to quickly explore exploiting it to avert a possible catastrophic situation in the region. Addressing the opening of the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference in Port-of-Spain this morning, the President said the region is already facing an energy […]
Three GDF Officer Cadets on a training programme in Tacama, Upper Demerara-Berbice have been reported missing. The Guyana Defence Force has launched a massive search operation for them. A senior GDF Official confirmed to News Source that the three cadets were part of a navigational training exercise and it is suspected that they might have […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton- Desir, who overlooks foreign affairs matter, took the government to task over its handling of the country’s foreign policy. Though she criticized the budget as being anti-poor and anti-working class, she said the country also cannot ignore the clear and present danger that it is faced with regarding the […]
Some 7,000 persons will be trained under the Board of Industrial Training Programme (BIT) for 2023, Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton told the National Assembly today. “Mr Speaker, Budget 2023 provides for us to train about 7,000 persons,” Minister Hamilton said while noting that the country has moved from a place where it had no […]
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton today disclosed today that 21 persons were killed at their place of work in 2022. Minister Hamilton made the disclosure while defending the Government’s 2023 National Budget. Focusing on his labour portfolio, MP Hamilton said the figure represents a 20% reduction in work place deaths when compared to the number […]
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