By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2021
News, Politics
China is making moves to push for more cooperation with Guyana while lifting the bilateral relations between the two countries to a higher level. That announcement came today from Chinese President Xi Jinping following a virtual meeting with President Irfaan Ali and a senior Guyana Government team. Next year, Guyana and China will celebrate 50 […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2021
News, Politics
Although for most of 2020, Guyana had its borders closed and there was a slowdown in activities across the country as a curfew was instituted, the authorities still found themselves dealing with a large number of trafficking in persons cases. During a training programme for members of the Police Force on trafficking in persons, it […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2021
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Four months after escaping from the Lusignan prison, a 48-year-old murder accused has been recaptured. The Prison Service and the Guyana Police Force today announced that escapee Phillip Jhagroo was recaptured in the village of Ruby on the West Coast of Demerara. The Police statement said he was captured by Police ranks around 7 o’clock […]
By News Source Guyana on March 16, 2021
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One day after sugar workers at Blairmont and Albion protested for increased salaries, workers attached to the Uitvlugt estate joined the picket line this morning. The Uitvlugt workers are demanding that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) ends its procrastination regarding salary discussions between the Union and the Corporation. The workers have expressed a willingness to […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2021
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A 23-year-old mason from Guyhoc Park who was stabbed to the chest on Saturday by the brother of his girlfriend has died. The mason, Daniel Boutrin passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital this morning. A Police report of the stabbing incident stated that the two men got into an argument over a bicycle […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2021
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The Guyana Police Force intends to continue its crackdown on the nightspots and bars that are found breaching the COVID-19 guidelines. In the past two weeks, the Police Force has been moving around the city and shutting those businesses that are found open beyond the opening hours as stated in the COVID-19 guidelines. Senior Police […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2021
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A group of nurses from Linden brought their protests to the city today as they continued to make their objections against the reinstatement of the Linden Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer. The nurses picketed the Ministry of Health this morning, objecting to the Ministry’s decision to reinstall the CEO Rudy Small one day after removing him. […]
By News Source Guyana on March 15, 2021
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Sugar workers attached to the Albion and Blairmont estates launched protest action today, threatening to down tools if their demands for salary and wage increases are not met. In a statement on Monday, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union stated that the sugar company, GUYSUCO has been slothfull in addressing the issue of salary […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2021
Crime, News, Politics
The Guyana Defence Force brought out a guard of honor, the President, Prime Minister, Government Ministers, National Security Advisor and the US Ambassador on Saturday to welcome the arrival of recently purchased helicopter for the GDF. The Bell 412 helicopter was procured from the US military. At the welcoming ceremony for the chopper, President Irfaan […]
By News Source Guyana on March 12, 2021
News, Politics
The family of the 10-year-old Sophia boy who was shot dead by bandits yesterday at the home of a businesswoman is still trying to come to grips with their loss. Today, the family was visited by Opposition Leader and a team from the APNU+AFC coalition. The Minister of Human Services also paid a separate visit. […]