Finance Minister Winston Jordan today made it clear that the workers of those semi-autonomous government agencies will also benefit from the salary increases that were announced by the President yesterday. There was some concern among workers of the Guyana Revenue Authority and other semi-autonomous agencies that the increases might not trickle down to them since…

…as President announces 9, 8.5% salary increases …retroactive increases to be tax-free …overall increase at 77 per cent since the coalition took office PRESIDENT David Granger announced on Wednesday that public servants earning between $100,000 and $1M will receive an 8.5 per cent increase; those earning less than 100,000, a nine per cent increase and

President David Granger, who has oversight of the Department of Energy, on Thursday met with a team from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), at State House, to discuss the strengthening and capacity-building of the Department of Energy as the country prepares for first oil. The Head of State was accompanied by Minister of State Dawn…

A team of American Airlines workers, who all have a Caribbean background, is currently in Guyana as part of the airline’s Caribbean Employee Business Resource Group. This afternoon the group hosted will a “Safety in Aviation Seminar” at the Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical school for the students of the school. According to Guyanese Abina…

Windies Women hunting for their first T20  win against India -By Clifton Ross AFTER being  2-0 down in the five-match T20 series, the West Indies Women will be hunting a win come this evening when they tackle India in game three, under lights at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. With the final three matches of the T20 series

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is calling for a review of Guyana’s relationship with CARICOM. The Chamber’s comment is based on the disadvantages Guyana has had to deal with over the years when it comes to trade within the region. Senior Vice President of the business advocacy body, Timothy Tucker explained that…

A member of the Joint Services along with a businessman are among three men who have been arrested following a Monday afternoon robbery at Matthew’s Ridge in Region One. According to a Police statement, at around 1:30pm on Monday, four masked gunmen robbed three miners of a large quantity of raw gold at the Matthew’s…

THE Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (ONCACAF), yesterday announced the details for the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship. The men’s world cup qualifying competition will be disputed in three stages, in February, June and July of 2020. Unlike the previous format, which included regional qualifiers in the Caribbean and Central America

Government nominated Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are proposing that the entity hires temporary staff to fill four key positions at the agency ahead of elections 2020. The posts include Logistics Manager, an Assistant Chief Elections Officer, a Research Officer and a person responsible for civic and voter education. “We still have a…

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is threatening to call out his supporters to restart protests if the President does not dissolve the parliament soon as preparations for elections swing into high gear. At his weekly solo press conference today, the Opposition Leader said the dissolution of Parliament must take place soon. “He has to dissolve the…