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Members of the Joint Services will enjoy one month’s salary as their bonus this year, President Irfaan Ali has announced. The President made the announcement on Saturday during a visit to GDF Base Camp Seweyo for the start of the Annual Christmas Lunch for members of the GDF. In his address to the members of […]
More than two thousand households in the South and North Ruimveldt communities and nearby areas are still without electricity after several recently planted GPL concrete poles fell to the road last evening and this morning. The situation created a domino effect with one pole initially falling onto the roadway, and bringing down the others with […]
Faced with questions from the Opposition about spending from the country’s oil and gas earnings, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that money from the Natural Resource Fund is being spent in full compliance with the law, even as he sought to fend off criticism that the NRF Board is rubber stamp and the […]
With teachers, sugar workers and public servants all receiving a 10% across the board salary hike for this year, workers attached to the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) were expecting the same increase. However, the company is offering them a 7% increase, triggering threats of industrial action by the workers of the country’s main […]
The Georgetown Mayor and City Council has announced that it has started to ramp up the collection of waste across the city for the Christmas Season, with the hope of keeping the city clean. The Director of Solid Waste Management, Walter Narine explained at a media conference this morning that garbage collection is done once […]
Farmers across the country are in line to benefit from $2 Billion in free fertilizer from the Government, President Irfaan Ali has announced. During a meeting with farmers and residents in the town of Anna Regina this morning, the President stated that the Government intends to purchase and distribute the $2B worth of fertilizer to […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo fired back at the Opposition today over its criticism of the 10% salary agreement reached between the Government and the Guyana Public Service Union. The agreement also covers an 8% increase for 2025. The opposition People’s National Congress has stated that the across the board increase will only further widen the […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has warned that it will not allow the abuse of duty-free concessions by persons and some auto dealers who are bent on robbing the state of duty for the importation of high-end luxury vehicles. In a statement, the GRA said while it notes the recent ruling of the Chief Justice surrounding […]
Acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken has noted that while the Guyana Police Force has experienced its fair share of challenges this year, it has also recorded a long list of success stories, ranging from better traffic management, overall better policing and new crime fighting strategies. Mr. Hicken made the comments while speaking at the Guyana […]
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has announced that it has successfully concluded a three (3) year wage/salary agreement with the Guyana Sugar Corporation, which guarantees what the union sees as ‘significant” wages and salary increases to sugar workers. In a statement, GAWU said the agreement will ensure sugar workers receive the recognition […]
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