MINISTER of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, on Wednesday, along with a team from the Office of the President and other key government agencies, conducted a consultation on the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) in Kamarang, Region Seven. Representatives of Kako, Imbaimadai, Waramadong, Paruima, Philipai, Chinaweng, Jawalla, Warawata and other satellite villages were also…

The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPS-CCU) has signed an agreement with the Clerical Commercial and General Workers Union, for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union staff. The agreement which was signed yesterday paves the way for a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase in salaries for workers for the year…

THE local daily Kaieteur News issued an apology, on Wednesday, to the New Building Society (NBS) after the newspaper published an inaccurate article in the ongoing appeal between Maurice Arjoon and the bank. The newspaper erroneously stated that an Ombudsman report had confirmed Arjoon’s contention that he was framed for refusing to lend some $2B…

The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPS-CCU) has signed an agreement with the Clerical Commercial and General Workers Union, for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union staff. The agreement which was signed yesterday paves the way for a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase in salaries for workers for the year…

Surging food prices … THE Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for a global Food Import Financing Facility (FIFF) to help poorer countries deal with surging prices as a result of the war in Ukraine. The FIFF, which is also aimed at increasing global agricultural production and productivity in a…

The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPS-CCU) has signed an agreement with the Clerical Commercial and General Workers Union, for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union staff. The agreement which was signed yesterday paves the way for a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase in salaries for workers for the year…

SENIOR Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, has met with President and Chair of US Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, Reta Jo Lewis, along with several vice-presidents and senior officials of the bank in Washington DC to examine the wide range of opportunities in Guyana that the bank can support. According to a release, the US is a…

As part of plans to satisfy the accommodation demand during the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricket season in Guyana, President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that the government will build houses to rent to visitors and then use those proceeds to fund houses for less fortunate families. The President said this on Wednesday night at…

The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPS-CCU) has signed an agreement with the Clerical Commercial and General Workers Union, for salaries and other conditions of employment for the Credit Union staff. The agreement which was signed yesterday paves the way for a 5%, 10%, and 15% increase in salaries for workers for the year…

LUIS Jose Medina Zapata, 19, known as ‘Kemos’, is wanted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in connection with the murder of Felipe Galaviz. Galaviz is a Venezuelan national who was stabbed to death on April 15 at Oronoque, Port Kaituma, Region One. The suspect’s last known addresses are listed as Oronoque, Port Kaituma and…