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The Guyana Power and Light Company has reached an agreement with the union for its workers, NAACIE for a 5% increase in wages and salaries for GPL workers. The agreement is valid for three years and the workers will get a 5% increase in each of the next three years. They were hoping for an […]
The governing People’s Progressive Party has not taken kindly to statements made by several organizations that have rejected the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) involvement in a project to reform Guyana’s electoral laws and process. The Guyana Human Rights Association, The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA), the Working People’s Alliance and the recently formed Electoral […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Product Compliance Department has destroyed 290 cases (290,000 packs) of imported cigarettes in Lethem. The “US Mild1” branded cigarettes were imported by a city businessman. The brand of cigarettes is prohibited from being sold here in Guyana. “After a prolonged period of storage, a decision was taken by […]
The General Register Office (GRO) has started the distribution of computer-generated certified copies of birth, deaths and marriages which are registered in Guyana. “The Computer-generated certificate will see enhance security features which include a QR Code to the top left-hand corner of the certificate and invisible making readable only under a black light”, the GRO […]
The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) and the recently formed Electoral Reform Group, which is headed by governance consultant Lawrence Latchmansingh, have joined the list of organisations expressing reservations about the electoral reform project being led by the US-based International Republican Institute. ACDA has rejected the IRI’s involvement in electoral reform in Guyana while […]
The upcoming Diaspora conference will be seeking to strengthen ties between Guyanese abroad and their homeland. It will offer investment and business opportunities as well as various initiatives that benefit re-migrants and investors. Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud today said there is a need for members of the diaspora to play a key role in aiding […]
The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) today launched a $3.9M employment stimulation project in Tiger Bay. The community-based initiative focuses on providing jobs for residents in vulnerable community through the Housing Ministry’s housing drive. Under the initiative, a concrete block-making project will be established to make the product available for houses […]
A 45-year-old man who was arrested by the Police on suspicion of being involved in a robbery has died after he shot while in Police custody. A police report said Peter Headley of Kitty, Georgetown and another man were intercepted on Saturday night at Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara in a car that was being […]
The surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in Guyana continued today as the Ministry of Health reported that 143 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours with more deaths. The current death toll stands at 335 with 36 of those deaths recorded in the past 14 days. Since the start of this month, […]
With Guyana currently examining electoral reform with the help of the US State Department and the International Republican Institute, former President David Granger believes that while the country’s electoral laws must be seriously re-examined, he believes Guyanese are mature enough on their own to conduct their affairs without foreign intervention. The US Embassy recently announced […]
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