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President David Granger has described as “astonishing”, the raising of matters by the Guyana Teacher’s Union General Secretary in the press, that he says, were not raised at the two most recent meetings with Government officials. The President’s statement came this morning as he responded to questions about a possible rejection by the Union of […]
With the arbitration process at a standstill, the Government has made a new offer to teachers through the Guyana Teachers Union and the union is expected to indicate by tomorrow whether it accepts the offer. GTU officials met yesterday with President David Granger and officials of the Education Ministry. The President convened the meeting and […]
In wake of the GTU threatening strike action once again, President David Granger convened a meeting with the executive members of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry and a team from her Ministry. According to the Ministry of the Presidency, the two sides are now closer to a […]
A clearly incensed and frustrated Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, today complained that the Elections Commission has found itself facing “designs and machinations to stymie the operation and coming into force, the coming elections”. GECOM Chairman, Justice James Patterson, told reporters at a press conference today that there is “mischief afoot internal and as […]
A power outage in several parts of the city that went on for over four hours today, forced the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo to move his weekly press conference from the comfort of his office and into the yard. Mr. Jagdeo began his press conference by apologising to the media for outdoor presser but explained […]
-by Dennis Glasgow- The Guyana Teacher Union is once again threatening strike action as it maintains a call for the Minister responsible for Labour, Keith Scott, to withdraw the appointment of a Chairman for the Arbitration panel examining the salary dispute. GTU President Mark Lyte called a press conference this midday and expressed the union’s […]
President David Granger has indicated that he remains open to engaging Opposition Leader and Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, on national issues and will continue to do so. However, he is also of the view that former Presidents should also be prudent in their remarks. In a wide ranging four-page interview carried in the Guyana Review […]
The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force is hosting a two day training for Prosecutors, primarily those with responsibility of dealing with money laundering cases. The Unit sees the training as critical to ensuring its effectiveness. The training programme is being facilitated by Security Experts from the Regional Security System from […]
The Guyanese law firm, Hughes, Fields and Stoby, has made contact with Houston, Texas and is looking to bridge the gap for those US companies that will be looking for investment and other opportunities in Guyana as the oil and gas sector takes off. On Friday, the company hosted a reception at the Guyana Marriott […]
Guyana’s Auditor General, Deodat Sharma, today handed over his 2017 report to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland. During the handover, Mr. Sharma announced that as Guyana gears up and moves into the oil and gas sector, his Department will be building its capacity to take on the emerging sector and the […]
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