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On the same day that the recently appointed General Manager of the Guyana Chronicle fired the company’s Finance Controller without documenting a reason, he has been forced to rescind that resignation letter. The Finance Controller turned up to work this morning to be greeted with a letter of dismissal signed by General Manager, Sherod Duncan. […]
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge confirmed today that a Framework Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding are to be signed between the Governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the Government to put off the signing of the bilateral agreement documents until Guyana puts […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- The Guyana/Venezuela border controversy, which is currently before the International Court, is expected to be part of the discussions when Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge, meets with the UN Secretary General in New York during the annual UN General Assembly later this month. It was the UN Secretary General, who earlier this year […]
Guyana joined the rest of the world today in observing World Suicide prevention Day. In a message, Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, said although the suicide rate in Guyana remains high, it has reduced over the years. She explained that four years ago, Guyana’s suicide rate stood at 44.2 for every 100,000 people. That […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- The Council for Legal Education (CLE) opened its Annual General Meeting at the Guyana Marriott Hotel this morning with a charge from President David Granger for the Council to improve its work to reach all corners of the Caribbean. In delivering the feature address at the opening of the CLE Meeting, the […]
The Guyana Teachers Union this afternoon announced that the nationwide strike by teachers has been called off following an agreement with the Education Ministry for the teachers’ salary issue to be sent to arbitration. The two sides met for over two hours at the Department of Labour this afternoon for the final conciliation session and […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, today expressed full support for striking teachers in their quest for improved salaries. At his weekly press conference, Jagdeo, who served as President for 12 of his party’s 23 years in Government, said teachers were treated far better under the PPP than they are being treated now. Under the […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has expressed concern over the delay in local content legislation being put forward, even as many regional and international companies are eyeing the oil industry in Guyana. The Chamber has now drafted its own legislation for local content and has since dispatched that to the government. The […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- While chanting remixes to nursery school rhymes and Sunday school songs during their protest today, many of the striking teachers expressed reservations about being at the forefront of the ongoing strike. Some of them expressed worry that if they continue with the industrial action for a long period, they could lose a […]
As striking teachers shouted in protest just outside her Brickdam Office, Education Minister Nicolette Henry revealed to News Source that another conciliation meeting will take place tomorrow. The Ministry is hoping that the process could now move forward to arbitration. Today marked the third day in the new school year and a large number of […]
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