A number of shop stewards attached to the Guysuco Albion estate staged a picketing exercise this morning while calling on the sugar company to treat workers with respect. According to the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union, workers at Albion have been expressing concern with the attitude of certain managers towards the workers. The union…
Senior Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Wednesday announced that the government has made its second withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021. According to a press release from the Finance Ministry, US$200 million equivalent to G$41.6 billion has been transferred from the Natural Resource Fund…
Three days after a 17-year-old youth was badly burnt while in Police custody, the teen’s father believes there may be a deliberate attempt now to cover up the incident as the investigations move at a snail’s pace. The teen, Jahiem Peters remains a patient under Police guard at the Georgetown Hospital, nursing severe burns to…
– encourages training, academic pursuits in furtherance of careers CHAIRMAN of the Police Service Commission, Bishop Patrick Findlay, paid a visit to the Criminal Investigations Department on Monday, where he was welcomed by Deputy Commissioner Law Enforcement (ag.), Wendell Blanhum, who thanked the Chairman for his unprecedented visit. It was the first time a sitting…
–political analyst says POLITICAL analyst, Freddie Kissoon has said that there has been an evident attempt by sections of society to stir trouble in society using an ethnic criteria simply because they perceive the government is not of their culture of ethnic liking. “After 2020, I have seen the direction people have gone in and…
– 30 new wells being completed in 2022 IN less than two years, the government has installed 20 new wells in hinterland villages across the country, increasing water coverage to the Amerindian communities from 46 per cent to 63 per cent. In addition to the 20 new wells, 30 new wells are scheduled to be…
–as part of ‘I Stand For Peace’ tour THE Government of Guyana is gearing up to welcome to Guyana, Global Peace Ambassador and Humanitarian Leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who arrives here on Friday, July 15, as part of his international “IStandforPeace” tour. Gurudev will be at the National Cultural Centre on July 15…
THE Uitvlugt Sugar Estate, on Tuesday, continued grinding operations to keep up with the current demand for sugar despite workers’ strike action. This was according to Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Sasenarine Singh, during a telephone interview with the Guyana Chronicle. The sugar corporation, in a release on Tuesday, said that…
THE Ministry of Health, on Tuesday, received an additional 12,000 doses of the US-made Pfizer vaccine for persons 18 years and older. This is following a commitment made by the United States (US) government to procure COVID-19 vaccines for Guyana’s population. Speaking during the handing-over ceremony, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said the timely…
Left-arm spinner Golcharran Chulai, who was selected in the Guyana Under-17 squad for the upcoming Regional Under-17 tournament in Trinidad and Tobago, has gotten some support from V-Net Communications ahead of the July 17-28 competition. Left-arm spinner Golcharran Chulai collects a Man-of-the-Match trophy in the recent Inter-county tournament Chulai, who hails from Wakenaam, was among…
