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Sugar workers at the Albion and Blairmont estates picketed today while accusing the Guyana Sugar Corporation of ignoring their plight and calls for improved wages and salaries. Last Friday, sugar workers from the Uitvlugt estate returned to the picket line for the same issue. Like the workers at Uitvlugt, the sugar workers at Albion and […]
Police investigators from the Major Crimes Unit have arrested the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit Officer who was caught on camera using his gun to hit an alleged smuggler during a GRA and CANU Operation in Lethem. The investigators were dispatched to the border town to probe the incident after the video recording made the rounds […]
Sugar workers returned to the picket line this morning as they continued their calls for the Guyana Sugar Corporation to address the company’s long-standing salary and wages dispute. In February and early March, sugar workers from Blairmont and Albion protested over the same salary and wages issue. This morning, workers from the Uitvlugt estate came […]
Days after the Suriname Government announced additional requirements for persons arriving in Suriname, a lockdown of the country over COVID-19 concerns is set to affect the Guyana/Suriname ferry service. The Government of Suriname has instituted a full lockdown, which has already gone into effect and will end on Monday. As a result, the ferry service […]
The Ministry of Health has announced that with effect from today, all persons 18-years and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines. The announcement was made last evening by the Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. The Ministry of Health has also assured that it has enough doses to cover the […]
The Alliance For Change today said it is deeply concerned about the rising cases of COVID-19 in Guyana. During a Press Conference, party leader, Khemraj Ramjattan said enough is not being done to tackle the virus and its evolving strain. Guyana has recorded 153 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and the death […]
There are 76 persons hospitalized with COVID-19 across the country with 59 of those in the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Lilliendaal. Of the 59 persons who are at the Covid-19 hospital, 15 are receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and are being assisted with their breathing, according to Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony. […]
Two of Guyana’s oldest and largest conglomerates, Banks DIH Limited and Demerara Distillers Limited have stepped up to make millions of dollars in donations of much needed supplies to the volcano ravaged island of St. Vincent. The two companies are part of the efforts by the Civil Defence Commission and the Private Sector Commission to […]
A new problem with the recently installed gas compressor on the Liza Destiny Oil Production vessel has forced the ExxonMobil company to slash its oil production by 90,000 barrels of oil per day. In a statement this evening, the company said the decision could potentially affect Guyana’s next oil lift which is due in a […]
Former Minister of Public Health under the APNU+AFC Government and Executive Member of the PNC Reform, Dr. George Norton was today charged with misconduct in public office. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge and was granted bail in the sum of $400,000. Norton was handcuffed and placed in the […]
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