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The Government has made a second withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund, the Ministry of Finance has announced. According to a statement from the Senior Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, a total of G$41.6 Billion has been withdrawn from the oil fund in keeping with the Natural Resource Fund Act. The Ministry said that […]
A number of shop stewards attached to the Guysuco Albion estate staged a picketing exercise this morning while calling on the sugar company to treat workers with respect. According to the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, workers at Albion have been expressing concern with the attitude of certain managers towards the workers. The union […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is once again assuring citizens that the country’s oil and gas resources are in safe hands with the government. Speaking during a business dinner hosted by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association last night, Mr. Jagdeo said the government has noted calls on how the oil resources should be spent, but […]
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) is worried about the growing number of strikes in the industry and the impact it could have on sugar production. On Tuesday, GuySuCo expressed its concern about the strike at the Uitvlugt sugar estate, where factory workers are demanding a “Holiday with Pay” for the first crop of 2022. The […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, wants the High Court to dismiss the challenge by Opposition Member of Parliament Christopher Jones to the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as the Acting Police Commissioner. Benn who was named as a respondent in the Court action filed his response to the challenge by Jones and is […]
People’s National Congress Executive Member and Former Member of Parliament Mervyn Williams today urged Indigenous leaders who are in Georgetown for the National Toshaos Conference to reject what he sees as the government’s apparent attempt to set the agenda for the conference and ultimately determine how the villages should be managed. At an Opposition […]
The Massy Distributors company has issued a recall notice for a batch of the Jergens 10oz Ultra Healing Moisturizer. The local recall follows the recall by the US manufacturer of the product. According to a statement from the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department, the voluntary recall is as a result of possible health risks associated […]
Despite reports that the Alliance for Change may be getting ready to walk away from its coalition partner, the APNU when the current Cummingsburg agreement expires, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today said the AFC has not informed APNU that it wants to leave. During his weekly press conference, the Opposition Leader who is also the […]
The US Embassy in Georgetown has handed over a shipment of 12,870 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to further boost the country’s vaccination efforts against COVID-19. The US has now donated more than 300,000 vaccines to Guyana to aid in the COVID-19 fight. In a statement, the US Embassy also indicated that the US administration has also […]
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is yet again making its displeasure known with the overall affairs of the Guyana Sugar Corporation, taking aim at the industry’s inability to reach its target as well as the management of the industry. On the matter of low production levels, GAWU today said while GUYSUCO used […]
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