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Recently appointed Deputy Police Commissioner, Lyndon Alves is the new Crime Chief. He takes over Law Enforcement Department from his fellow Deputy Commissioner, Paul Williams, who will now be in charge of Force Administration. The Guyana Police Force also announced yesterday that Deputy Commissioner Maxine Graham will be in charge of Operations and Deputy Commissioner […]
The General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union told teachers gathered at the Union’s headquarters this afternoon that while she does not want to get political, she believes it is important to compare the state of teachers under the last PPP government which spent twenty three years in office and the current government, which has […]
The proposed establishment of the JOF Haynes Law School in Guyana is among one of the big issues to be discussed when this country hosts the Executive Meeting of the Council of Legal Education this week. At a press conference this morning, Attorney General Basil Williams told reported that Guyana will be pushing the issue […]
Across the country today, a large number of teachers abandoned their classrooms to step up their strike action for increased salaries. From Lethem and Linden to Georgetown and Berbice, hundreds of teachers stayed away from the classrooms on the first day of the new school year. In Georgetown, scores of protesting teachers gathered outside the […]
President David Granger has reiterated his Government’s commitment to Guyana’s indigenous people to eliminate all aspects of inequality between citizens of Guyana. In his address at the launching of Indigenous Heritage Month, President Granger noted that it is his Government’s prime concern to focus on the elimination of inequality by placing it as a top […]
The National Anti Narcotics Agency has reported that in 2017 over $20 Billion worth of narcotics were removed from the streets of Guyana and over three hundred persons were convicted for various crimes related to narco possession, trafficking and other drug related offenses. In its 2017 report, the agency announced that a total of 55,139 KG […]
The recently established Department of Energy in the Ministry of the Presidency has been tasked with reviewing all of the arrangements between the Government of Guyana and the ExxonMobil company. At his press conference earlier today, President David Granger said while that review will take place, “once international contracts have been engaged, there is no […]
President David Granger today announced that the Government has agreed to abolish custodial sentences for small amounts of marijuana and it will be taking legislation to the National Assembly to amend the existing laws. During his Friday midday press conference, the President said the legislation could find its way in the National Assembly as soon […]
With schools set to officially reopen their doors on Monday amid a nationwide strike by teachers, President David Granger today announced that the Government is now actively searching for fresh sources of funding to offer striking teachers an improved salary. “Even as I speak, the Ministry of Social Protection, which has responsibility for labour and […]
The Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education have found themselves at an impasse with both sides sticking to their positions when it comes to the current strike by teachers and salary negotiations. Schools will reopen their doors on Monday. The Teacher’s Union is insisting that it will only call off the strike when […]
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