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The legal fraternity in Guyana was thrown into mourning over the weekend with news of the death of former Acting Chief Justice, SENIOR COUNSEL Ian Chang. Mr. Chang passed away at the Balwant Singh hospital on Saturday after a battle with cancer. In a statement, President David Granger offered sincere condolences to the family of […]
Guyana has witnessed a decrease in the cocaine trade over the past few years, according to the Acting Police Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston. The decrease may be linked to the presence of the United States (US) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Guyana. The DEA Office in Guyana was officially declared open in February […]
Two weeks after he was sentenced to 22 years in prison over the rape of a 6-year-old girl, former Linden resident Selwyn Lancaster has appealed the case. The sentence was handed down by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall. The man’s Attorney is appealing the sentence on the grounds that the trial Judge made an error in summing […]
Chairman of the People’s National Congress, Health Minister Volda Lawrence today said the APNU will not be negotiating with the AFC in the media. Lawrence who has been heading the APNU’s team in the Cummingsburg renegotiation talks told reporters this morning that issues are still being discussed and it would not be wise at this […]
The Alliance For Change today announced that next Monday will be the last day for the renegotiation talks with A Partnership for National Unity on the Cummingsburg Accord. Party Treasurer Dominic Gaskin at an AFC press conference today said one deadline has already been missed and the AFC does not intend to extend the deadline […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan today made it clear that the workers of those semi-autonomous government agencies will also benefit from the salary increases that were announced by the President yesterday. There was some concern among workers of the Guyana Revenue Authority and other semi-autonomous agencies that the increases might not trickle down to them since […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today encouraged public servants to collect the salary increases since they were already budgeted for by the government in the last budget. At his weekly solo press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said he is more concerned about contracts that the government may be signing while it is an interim government. “I say […]
The Director-General in the Ministry of the Presidency Joe Harmon today announced that he is no longer the holder of U.S citizenship and like other Guyanese nationals, will have to apply for a visa the next time he wants to travel to the U.S. Mr. Harmon was among four Government Ministers who were forced to […]
In an address to the nation from the garden at State House, President David Granger this afternoon assured public servants that the government is in their corner as he announced increases in salary and allowances for public servants. “Public servants’ minimum wage will be increased to $70,000 from $64,220 per month. This represents a nine […]
The Government of Guyana is getting set to announce salary increases for public servants on Thursday. News Source understands that those public servants working for the minimum wage to $99,999 per month will enjoy a 9% salary increase. Public servants earning between $100,000 to $999,000 per month will enjoy an 8.5% increase and those making […]
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