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The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has described the treatment being meted out to retrenched sugar workers as “callous” and has fired off at their former employer, the Guyana Sugar Corporation. In a Saturday evening statement, the GTUC it has has been viewing the handling of issues related to the sugar workers with “deep concern”. Over […]
The regional group, CARICOM has expressed deep concern over the statements by the US President Donald Trump directed to CARICOM member state, Haiti and the African continent. Mr. Trump has received an avalanche of criticism over recent statements during an immigration meeting, at which he described Haiti and African countries as “shitholes”. In a Saturday […]
Longstanding President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), Komal Chand, has rejected the government’s move to offer retrenched sugar workers 50% of their severance package this month and the other 50% by mid-2018. Chand, who is also an Opposition Parliamentarian, said the government ought to make the full payment available to workers […]
The suspension of Opposition Parliamentarian, Bishop Juan Edghill continues, but the National Assembly pushed ahead today with a motion he tabled five months ago, urging a debate on the Georgetown Prison fire and jailbreak. Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira opened the debate in Edghill’s absence and opined that the events at the prison in March […]
The Government of Guyana on Wednesday announced that $2 Billion has been set aside to commence payment of severance packages to sugar workers, who were recently laid off. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo read a statement prepared by President David Granger in the National Assembly today. According to the statement, the $2 Billion accounts for 50% of severance […]
British Financial Crimes investigations expert, Sam Sittlington, is back in Guyana to support the work of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). Earlier today, Mr. Sittlington raised some concern over the delays in ongoing investigations into financial and other organised crimes, that have taken place in Guyana. There are well over $300 Billion in financial […]
Responding to criticism of his performance as Attorney General, Senior Counsel Basil Williams on Monday brushed aside the criticism, saying that under his leadership the AG’s Chamber has won more cases than it has lost. Mr. Williams said while his Chamber has lost a few cases over the last two years, many of the cases, which he […]
Just one day after the ExxonMobil company announced another major oil find in Guyana, the Private Sector Commission is expressing some of its concerns about the recently released contract between the Government of Guyana and the american oil giant. The contract was released just over a week ago. In a statement on Saturday, the PSC […]
The ExxonMobil Oil company announced today positive results from its Ranger-1 exploration well, marking ExxonMobil’s sixth oil discovery offshore Guyana since 2015. According to a statement, The Ranger-1 well discovery adds to previous world-class discoveries at Liza, Payara, Snoek, Liza Deep and Turbot, which are estimated to total more than 3.2 billion recoverable oil-equivalent barrels. […]
The Ministry of Communities today said that it is challenged and worried by the large number of unoccupied allotted house lots in schemes where billions of dollars were spent on developing necessary infrastructure. Communities Minister, Ronald Bulkan explained at a press conference that an evaluation of house lot allocations dating back to the year 2000, has […]
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