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The International Court of Justice, (ICJ) today heard closing arguments from Guyana in response to Venezuela’s application for the Court to throw out the merits of Guyana’s case on the basis of admissibility. Venezuela has argued that the Court should not entertain Guyana’s substantive application on several grounds, and one of those grounds is that […]
Telecommunication giant – GTT – has announced that more than 55% of its customers, who were on its broadband internet service, have switched to the company’s Fibre service, which provides increased internet speeds and reliability. According to GTT’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Damian Blackburn, this year has been a remarkable one for the company with […]
The Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh has defended the 8% salary increase for public servants for 2022 that was recently announced by the President. Since the announcement, the Government has faced criticism from many public servants, the APNU+AFC opposition and the Guyana Public Service Union. Speaking to reporters today, the Finance Minister, Dr. […]
Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh today warned that legal actions can be taken against employers who do not pay over the NIS contributions for their staff. He said the practice appear to be causing chaos in the NIS system especially when persons attain pensionable age and apply for their benefits. Speaking on the sidelines of […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan today confirmed that his party will be exiting the coalition when the Cummingsburg Accord expires on the end of the year. “We were going to exit as it were the partnership. We will still have very cordial working relationship with the APNU because of course we […]
Guyana’s agent on the current border matter before the International Court of Justice, Former Foreign Minister, Carl Greenigde, today rejected Venezuela’s contention that the ICJ should throw out Guyana’s case on the grounds of admissibility. Delivering the opening presentation at the World Court for Guyana, Mr. Greenidge said Venezuela’s objections appear to not be grounded […]
Members of the Guyana Rastafari Council are dissatisfied with the recent removal of custodial sentences for possession of small amounts of marijuana. They want full legalisation of marijuana use. With the President still to sign the Bill into law, the rastafarians are calling for a number of other amendments to be implemented with the laws. […]
Trainee teachers who are undergoing training at the Cyril Potter College of Education will receive a salary from 2023 while 100 additional senior teachers will receive duty free concessions in the coming days, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced today. During the commissioning of the Cyril Potter College of Education Vreed-en-Hoop Centre, Manickchand explained that […]
In a surprise address to the nation on Thursday night, President Irfaan Ali announced an 8% salary increase for public servants for this year. He said the increase will be retroactive to January and public servants will see the increase and its retroactive payment in their December salaries. It was also announced by the President […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings today in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 1899 which settled the border dispute between Venezuela and the then British Guiana. The hearings which are now underway are specifically dealing with the preliminary objections raised by Venezuela in response to Guyana’s submission of its memorial […]
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