Teen in deadly De Willem accident granted $1.5M bail

Teen in deadly De Willem accident granted $1.5M bail

After spending almost two weeks on remand for the horrific De Willem, West Coast Demerara accident which claimed the lives of three men, Matthew Ambedkar was on Thursday released on $1.5 million bail. On March 11, Ambedkar, 19, of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo was remanded to prison by Magistrate Zamila Ally-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s…

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Labour Minister: Unions only fighting for pay increases, not improved working conditions

Labour Minister: Unions only fighting for pay increases, not improved working conditions

Trade unions have long been an integral part of securing workers’ rights in Guyana but Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton has lamented that during his tenure in office, it appears as though current union leaders are only interested in securing pay increases for workers. Hamilton, who emphasised that he was intentionally calling out union leaders, said…

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