GUYANA celebrated Labour Day on Sunday and several leading trade unionists used the opportunity to restate their call for finalisation of the increase in the national minimum wage to $60,000. Guyana’s main two umbrella trade union bodies, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG), the Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC), held their customary…
THE draft Representation of the People Act which has been out in the public domain has received feedback and following consultations is expected to be tabled in Parliament. This was disclosed by Vice-President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday last at a press conference at the Office of the President, where he stated that while the…
ON behalf of the PNC/R, the parliamentary opposition, and on my personal behalf, I extend warm Eid-ul-Fitr greetings on this joyous occasion to all Guyanese, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters here in Guyana and in the diaspora. The festival of Eid-ul-Fitr signals the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan in which Muslims increased…
AS the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end and Eid-ul-Fitr is being observed, on this sacred and joyous occasion the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) takes this opportunity to say Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim brothers and sisters here in Guyana and in the diaspora. During Ramadan, Muslims made tremendous sacrifices for spiritual…
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam and Humanity Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh. May the Peace, Guidance, Mercy, and Blessings of Allah (SWT) be upon us all! Eid Mubarak, Eid Mubarak, Eid Mubarak! On this joyous day of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Executives and Staff of CIOG join with you in celebration. Congratulations for having…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy “If you understand the arrow of time, and the arrow of time is saying that there is a lot more to come, it means that you dig in, you double down.” That was the salient message of Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr. during his feature address on Sunday evening at the…
SQUASH athlete Ian Mekdeci, 27, died in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Sandy Babb Street and Vlissengen Road in the vicinity of Camp Ayanganna on Sunday morning. According to a police release, Mekdeci was a passenger in motor car #PXX 4592, which was being driven by his friend, Sheik Baksh, 31, of Dowding…
Regional Commander Boodnarine Persaud on Monday confirmed that the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guards on Sundays recovered the body of one of the missing persons in the Canje Creek tug mishap. According to Persaud, the body of Richard John, 29, of Edinburgh Village was found at approximately 17:00 hrs at the same location where the…
— says VP Jagdeo with regards to talks on establishment of National Oil Company here VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday, said that the government will make a decision on whether to establish a National Oil Company, based on what is in the best interest of citizens. He made these remarks at a recent press…
A fire in the wee hours of Monday destroyed a two-storey wooden and concrete house at Lot 188 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown. The building was owned and occupied by Shabikie Fernandes, the fire service noted in a press release. The fire occurred at around 04:30hrs and according to the report, the purported cause of…
