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The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union and the Guyana Sugar Corporation have been invited to a meeting by the Labour Department to address issues related to the sugar workers at the Blairmont estate. The workers have been protesting about promotions and other issues at the estate. They have not agreed to return to their […]
With the aim of reducing the prison population and fixing the social ills which stem from drug abuse, Guyana’s first Drug Treatment Court opened its doors this morning. The establishment of the Court has received support from the Ministry of Public Security, the local Judiciary, the Organization of American States, the Inter- America Drug Abuse […]
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority, together with international assistance, intends to establish a mechanism to monitor broadcasters when the elections season heats up. Regional and General Elections are set for March 2, 2020. The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has indicated that it will be engaging foreign help, to increase the Authority’s monitoring capabilities, in […]
After months of teases on social media, Guyana’s newest political party, Citizenship Initiative, was launched last evening at the Herdmanston Lodge before a packed room of invitees. The new political party intends to change the way issues related to politics are addressed in Guyana. The founding members of the party include the Government Cultural Advisor […]
The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority has rubbished recent statements by the Opposition Leader that the sanctions against the PPP affiliated Freedom radio station and MTV Channel 65 were as a result of the President being described as a “charlatan”. At a press conference today, Chairman of the GNBA, Attorney Leslie Sobers dismissed that claim and […]
President David Granger this morning accepted the credentials of the new German Ambassador to Guyana, Ute Konig. Guyana and Germany have shared diplomatic ties for over fifty years, with those ties being developed in Guyana’s year of independence. President Granger said the relationship between Guyana and Germany is founded on mutual respect for each other’s […]
The recently launched Liberty and Justice Party headed by Indigenous Leader and former Toashao Lenox Shuman has started preliminary talks with A Partnership for National Unity over the possibility of the LJP joining forces with the APNU+AFC for the next elections. President David Granger this morning confirmed that he has held discussions with Mr. Shuman […]
The Troy Resources Mining company has been forced to bring all of its mining activities in the Region Seven area to a halt following an instruction from the Minister responsible for Labour, Keith Scott. The company announced today that even before the release of the findings into the death of a geologist at the mine […]
An exploratory mission from the European Union is expected in Guyana this week to begin meeting with various stakeholders on issues related to the upcoming elections. The European Mission in Guyana has indicated that the Government has expressed an interest in the EU sending a team to observe the March 2, 2020 elections in Guyana. […]
As the National Tashaos’ Conference wraps up, the People’s National Congress Reform, which forms part of the coalition government, believes that there could be no doubt that under the coalition government, the lives of the indigenous people have been improved and there has also been development in the hinterland region. At the PNC’s weekly press […]
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