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The Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) which represents some workers in the oil and gas sector has raised alarm about the sidelining of Guyanese workers in favour of foreigners in the oil sector. In a statement, GAWU said it was shocked to learn that foreigners continue to penetrate the local oil industry and […]
The work of the Public Accounts Committee has now been stalled after the various Clerks of Committees have indicated their unwillingness to work for the Committee over health concerns. The Clerk of the Public Accounts Committee took ill last week and her illness is being blamed on the high-stress level in the PAC meetings. In […]
With citizens vaccinated with the Sputnik vaccine concerned that their travel to the US and other countries could be affected since those countries only recognise WHO-approved vaccines, the Minister of Health in Guyana has indicated that the Guyana Government is not supportive of persons getting revaccinated. The Sputnik vaccine is still awaiting approval from the […]
The Guyana Public Service Union has written to President Irfaan Ali requesting the payment of a one-off “hardship” cash grant to public servants, which will be outside of their expected salary increases. In the letter to the President, the GPSU is requesting that health care workers in the public sector be paid a $300,000 cash […]
Longtime broadcaster and founder of the Justice for All Party, CN Sharma is back home after recovering from COVID-19 and being discharged from the Intensive Care Unit of the COVID-19 Hospital at Lillendaal. Mr. Sharma spent three weeks in the hospital after encountering breathing problems a few days after he was tested positive for COVID-19 […]
As the race for a new Leader of the People’s National Congress intensifies, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon officially launched his campaign for the position last evening, picking up endorsements from Region Four Chairman Daniel Seeram and a number of first time Members of Parliament including Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde and Coretta McDonald. Forde said he […]
A seven-month-old baby from Region One is among six additional COVID-19 related deaths reported by the Ministry of Health today. This is the second baby to die from COVID-19 complications in the Region One community. The five other deaths include a 35-year-old woman and a man and woman in their mid-forties. All of the latest […]
President Irfaan Ali met today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance closer technical cooperation between the UAE and Guyana. The President and a Government team have been in Dubai over the past days attending […]
With a number of countries, including some in CARICOM, implementing vaccine requirements for arriving passengers with only WHO-approved vaccines being recognized, the Government of Guyana today announced that Guyana will also recognize those vaccines that are still awaiting WHO approval. The Health Minister today said various vaccines are being accepted for travel to Guyana. “In […]
Workers at the Bosai Bauxite mining company in Linden downed tools this morning and started a strike action over the prolonged negotiations between the management of the company and the workers’ union. The workers complained this morning that the negotiations for the salary increases started in April and are being dragged on by the company. […]
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