A Berbice agarbatti seller and his family were Thursday terrorised by bandits carrying guns and cutlasses who attacked them at sunrise as the mother was at her altar worshipping and the father was heading to the temple. Their teen daughter was choked out of her sleep. Speaking with the New Room, the Letter Kenny, Corentyne,…
General Secretary of the PPP and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, today declared that late PPP Minister of Home Affairs, Ronald Gajraj was a patriot and an effective Minister. It was under Jagdeo’s Presidency that Gajraj came under the microscope for allegedly spearheading a phantom death squad that is believed to have been responsible for the…
…in new oil search in Orinduik Block …pumping US$80M into programme UK-BASED oil company, Tullow Oil plc, is injecting US$80M to drill three wells offshore Guyana, the company’s spokesman, George Cazenove, disclosed during an exclusive interview with Guyana Chronicle on Wednesday. Tullow Oil, parent company of Tullow Guyana B.V., is a leading independent oil and
By Bibi Khatoon Following an outcry over the recent sympathy motion passed in the National Assembly in honour of convicted terrorist Abdul Kadir, the Government will relook at the parliamentary practice which dictates that a motion of sympathy is drafted for former or sitting Members of Parliament who dies. Chief Whip, Amna Ally in an…
Workers and their unions all across Guyana are observing and celebrating Labour Day today. A number of rallies and parades are taking place across the country. In a labour day message, President David Granger reminded that the labour movement is essential to expanding employment opportunities and ensuring just conditions of work. He said workers, through…
…increased minimum wage by 62%, President says PRESIDENT David Granger said his government has worked to address the concerns of the labour force and will continue to do so. “Your government has ensured improvements in workers’ well-being, most recently, by increasing the monthly public service minimum wage by 62 per cent from $39, 540 to
His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of Labour Day 2019 The labour movement, tasked with protecting workers’ rights and improving their quality of life, is essential to expanding employment opportunities and ensuring just conditions of work. Workers, through their trade unions, historically supported the struggles for…
A Chinese national who manages a supermarket in the Diamond community, was today charged with attempted murder following the beating of a 59-year-old man outside the supermarket. The accused, Xinoxi Qu, appeared before the Chief Magistrate and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge of attempted murder. In Court, the Prosecutor…
– just to uphold long-held tradition of remembering deceased MPs, gov’t says – as US condemns Motion recognising Kadir’s work THE Government of Guyana has made it clear that it never intended to honour terrorism in any way when it approved a motion to remember deceased Members of Parliament, at the April 26th sitting of
A 20-strong Guyana U17 boys national squad departed for Florida on Monday ahead of the nation’s debut at the CONCACAF U17 Championship, following a final encampment at Leonora Stadium. The U17 squad, which beat Elite League side Den Amstel 2-1 in a friendly match at the GFF National Training Centre Saturday, is set to compete…
