The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has threatened to take industrial action from next Monday over its disappointment over talks on salary increases and other issues. On Wednesday, however, the Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand both said the proposed strike action is not legal since…
One month after taking up its seat on the United Nations Security Council, Guyana will from February 1 take up the presidency of the organisation. Guyana’s Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett will assume the seat. The task is an “onerous one” but Guyana is well-prepared,…
Top Cop Mr Clifton Hicken, along with Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ Mr Calvin Brutus, and Force Training Officer Superintendent Sonia Herbert, among other members of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), recently visited the Guyana Police Force Academy to inspect the ongoing rehabilitation and infrastructure work. This is ahead of the Senior…
See below the statement issued by the EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an update on its advisory posted January 30, 2024 via social media. Today, visibility remains affected by Saharan Dust and the level of particulate matter (dust particles) in the atmosphere has increased. EPA’s Air Quality Sensors…
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has placed heavy reliance on the National Community Policing Group (CPG) to track down and fight crime in 2024. According to the Minister, these are the crime-fighting operations that have firsthand knowledge of the dangers posed to the nation. During the Ministry’s agency review,…
AJM Enterprise will host a one-day T20 tournament, dubbed ‘Mash It Up’, at the Bush Lot Sports Complex Ground, West Coast Berbice, on Saturday February 24. Some of the country’s finest cricketers will battle for supremacy with over two million dollars in cash and prizes up for grabs. The top…
Despite a High Court Order mandating vendors who ply their trade outside the Muneshwers Limited Building at Water and Commerce Streets, Georgetown, to remove structures from the area, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has allotted them time during the day to operate. At the weekend several structures left behind…
Pump stations are needed all across the coast to help with drainage and irrigation but there was much scrutiny over several ongoing projects as the Parliamentary Committee of Supply met on Wednesday to consider the 2024 budget estimates for the Ministry of Agriculture. A total sum of $10 billion was…
The Guyana Cricket Board has secured corporate support from OES Guyana Inc. to outfit the national male team to compete in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-15 50-over championship, slated for Antigua in March. Last Sunday, the partnership was sealed when representatives of the Cricket Board and the Oil…
About $9 billion was pumped into the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) for the rehabilitation of the Rose Hall Estate in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said on Wednesday. This was revealed as the Parliamentary Committee of Supply scrutinised the budgetary allocations for the Agriculture Ministry…
