Two men died on Friday night and another was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash along the Williamsburg Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. Vekash Tulsi, 21, of  South First Street Letter Kenny and Rondy Emmanuel, 22, a labourer Williamsburg, succumbed to their injuries following the accident. Meanwhile, pillion rider Veeram Seecharran, 17, also of Williamsburg, is […]

Peter Smith, 55, a farmer from Aishalton Village, Deep South Rupununi died Thursday night in an accident at a mining site located at Marudi Backdam. According to a statement from Police Headquarters, several persons would visit mining sites in that area during the day and at night. They would usually use hammers and chisels to […]

See below the full statement issued by the Government of Guyana:    The law, and indeed industrial relations in Guyana, in both the public and private sector, have been turned upside by a decision of High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon today in the GTU case. This ruling is reminiscent of the decision that thirty-three (33) […]

…Govt. will need to develop new facility soon Kaieteur News – The main dumping ground for waste generated by the still nascent oil and gas industry is the multi-billion-dollar Haags Bosch dumpsite, but with each new ExxonMobil led project, its capacity is quickly being depleted. So much so that the waste management infrastructure capacity is […]

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…as 6th project slips by without additional benefits for Guyanese, reserves last updated 2 years ago Kaieteur News – In its 2020 General Elections’ Manifesto, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) promised not only to renegotiate oil contracts but to engage “immediately” in better contract administration. Close to four years after it was sworn in […]

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DUBAI/JERUSALEM, APril 19 (Reuters) – Israel’s apparent strike on Iran after days of vacillation was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a major war, even if the sheer fact it happened at all shattered a taboo of direct attacks that Tehran broke days earlier. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet had initially […]

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GTU court case ruling… –‘no work no pay’ concept must be upheld, gov’t says THE following is the full text of a statement issued on Friday by the Government of Guyana on the ruling in the Guyana Teachers’ Union Case: “THE law, and indeed industrial relations in Guyana, in both the public and private sector, […]

DURING a visit to the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, President Dr. Irfaan Ali disclosed potential areas of collaboration with the specialised care facility, which will help to enhance Guyana’s health sector. Dr. Ali, during a tour of the health facility, met several medical personnel from the Guyanese Diaspora. During those […]

-Gov’t rejects IDPADA-G’s claims of discrimination against Afro-Guyanese, Minister Walrond tells UN forum   THE Government of Guyana has staunchly rejected the allegations of discrimination against Afro-Guyanese that were made by representatives of International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly Guyana (IDPADA-G). In a spirited response at the 3rd Session of the UN Permanent […]