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The Government is seeking the overturning of the full decision handed down by Justice Sandil Kissoon in the case that was brought against the Government by the Guyana Teachers Union. In his ruling, the Judge blocked the Government from cutting the salaries of striking teachers, and also ordered the Government to continue deducting dues from […]
President Irfaan Ali today blasted the local Banking Sector for them not being “proactive” in the evolution of the country’s business sector. In his address at the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC’s) 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, the President said while the Private Sector has jumped at existing opportunities both in […]
Inspectors of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Legal Metrology Department are currently conducting surveillance exercises at shops and markets countrywide to ensure that measuring instruments used in retail trade were verified. In a release today, the GNBS said that more 160 unapproved and unverified instruments have so far been seized and removed, with […]
Attorney General and Secretary to the Defence Board Anil Nandlall has rejected claims that the Government has politicised the Armed Forces, particularly the Guyana Defence Force. It was Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir, who during a debate in the National Assembly last week, called out the government for developing what she considered to be […]
Pockets of teachers returned to the streets today in Georgetown, expressing anger over the Government’s “failure” to compromise on a wage package for them, which was submitted four years ago. Outside of the Ministry of Education’s Brickdam Office, First Vice President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Mariska Williams told News Source that teachers are […]
The Head of the Guyana Defence Force is now known as the Chief of Defence Staff. Previously, the Head of the Military was known as the Chief of Staff. President Irfaan Ali announced the plan to change the title earlier this year, and on Friday, Prime Minister Mark Phillips presented an amendment to the Defence […]
President Irfaan Ali today announced a series of plans to ramp up food production in Bonasika. Those plans include the construction of a processing facility in the farming community located in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara District. In making the announcement during a visit to Bonasika today, the President said while the community is producing approximately […]
The Supreme Court of Guyana today held a Special Sitting of the Full Bench to pay tribute to the memory of the late retired CCJ Judge and Chancellor, Justice Desiree Bernard. Tributes poured in from the top brass of the local and regional judiciary who remembered the life and work of Justice Bernard. Attorney General […]
Over 9,000 new registrants have so far been recorded during the first cycle of continuous registration for 2024, currently being executed by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), according to its Public Relations Officer of the Commission, Yolanda Ward. In an interview with News Source, Ward said of the more than 9,000 new registrants, approximately 6,396 […]
The Government has withdrawn an additional $62.3 Billion from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF). The Ministry of Finance said the withdrawal was done in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund Act and the approved 2024 Budget. “In accordance with this approval, the Government of Guyana has made its second transfer for 2024, totaling US$300 million […]
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