Politics

Demands being made by nurses must take into account the realities of the economy -President Ali

The Guyana Public Service Union today gave the Government a two-week ultimatum to wrap up negotiations on the demands being made by nurses and other healthcare workers in the public sector. The nurses are pushing for increased risk allowances, improved salaries and additional protective gear as they remain on the frontline of the fight against […]

Three more COVID-19 deaths recorded; Total deaths at 98

Three more persons passed away from the Coronavirus pandemic in the past 24 hours pushing the total death toll to 98. The Ministry of Health this afternoon reported the death of a 41-year-old woman and a 64 year-old-man from Region Four and a 58-year-old man from Region One. A Ministry of Health source told News […]

Three more COVID-19 deaths in 24hours

In the past 24 hours, Guyana recorded three additional Coronavirus related deaths, taking the total number of deaths in the country to 95. An 84-year-old woman, a 67-year-old man and a 61-year-old man who were all from Region Four represent the latest fatalities. They were all patients in the hospital, according to the Ministry of […]

Opposition Leader writes Prime Minister to remove Roshan Khan from ERC over racist statements

Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has written to the Prime Minister requesting the immediate removal of businessman Roshan Khan as a member of the Ethnic Relations Commission. Khan who has been serving on the ERC since 2018 has been making a number of racially insensitive statements on Facebook over the past few weeks, triggering widespread condemnation. […]

Telecommunications sector formally liberalised; Govt. announces official end to GTT “monopoly”

In a late night address to the nation, Prime Minister Mark Phillips formally announced the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector with the Commencement Orders being issued which will fully bring into force the Telecommunications Act 2016 (the “Act”) and the Public Utilities Commission Act 2016. The Prime Minister said “the commencement of these Acts is […]