Politics

Asst. Commissioner Leslie James to be next Police Commissioner

President David Granger, today, announced that following consultations with the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at State House, Mr. Leslie Albert James will now serve as the Commissioner of Police with immediate effect. The Commander of Chief of the Armed Forces also noted that Mr. James will be supported by four deputy commissioners […]

BREAKING: ExxonMobil announces 9th oil discovery in Guyana’s waters

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has made its ninth discovery offshore Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery on the Stabroek Block in the past year and proving a new play concept for potential development. Hammerhead-1 encountered approximately 197 feet (60 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir. The well was safely drilled to 13,862 feet […]

Teachers who boycott strike will be responsible for schools and all that takes place during strike -GTU General Secretary

Schools across Guyana will open their doors on Monday for the new school year. If the current strike action by teachers across the country continues into next week, the Education Ministry has announced that its contingency plan will be put in place. That plan includes the placement of retired teachers and trainee teachers in the […]

GTU doesn’t want Dept. of Labour mediating Conciliation talks; Ready for Arbitration in salary dispute

The Guyana Teacher’s Union has indicated that it will attend a third attempt to start conciliation talks on the salaries dispute for teachers, but at that Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, the union will also indicate its distrust in the Department of Labour as host of the conciliation process. Appearing on 94.1 FM’s Jumpstart Morning Show, […]

“We are not unreasonable”; Striking teachers would welcome more benefits if Govt’ cant meet salary increase demands

Teachers across the country officially started their strike action today as their union, the Guyana Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education continue to fail in their efforts to reach an agreement on the salary increases for teachers. Across the country today, teachers came out in their hundreds in mid-morning marches and picketing action. In […]