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Daily Archives: Thursday, 17 March 2016, 21:41

Finance Minister seemingly prejudices expected wage negotiations

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 March 2016, 21:41 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Public  Service Union (GPSU) on Thursday expressed concern that government appeared to be sending mixed signals about its commitment to pay higher wages and salaries, saying that Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s utterances could prejudice negotiations. “The Union, further, shudders to think that the Minister – whether on his ...

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Top Trinidadian business executive urges Guyana to guard against economic pitfalls of oil industry

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 March 2016, 18:26 by Denis Chabrol A leading Caribbean business executive on Thursday warned Guyana to guard against possible economic pitfalls that can accompany the commercial production of oil. Addressing the formal opening of Massy’s Supermarket at Amazonia Mall, Providence, East Bank Demerara, President  and Chief Executive Officer of Massy Group, Gervase Warner urged Guyana ...

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More persons arrested in Berbice for agriculturist’s murder

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 March 2016, 17:24 by Denis Chabrol Two more suspects in the murder of Guyanese agriculturist, Anthony Breedy, were Wednesday arrested at a house at Ithaca, West Coast Demerara as police continue their wide-ranging probe. This now brings to four the number of persons arrested in connection with the killing of 60-year old Breedy who worked ...

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Festival City man shot during robbery

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 March 2016, 11:54 by A 22-year-old Festival City resident is nursing gunshot wounds to his buttocks and left foot after he was attacked by bandits on Wednesday. A police release on Thursday stated that at about 21: 30 hrs on Wednesday, Ruben Hopkinson, was cycling along Eden Street, Tuc-Ville, when he was attacked by two ...

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Tempers flare as legal counsel demanded for CoI witnesses

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 March 2016, 12:03 by Denis Chabrol President of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) Chris Ram on Thursday demanded that inmates appearing at the Camp Street Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) be given legal representation when giving their testimonies at the Commission. This is despite Ram offering the services of members of the Bar association in ...

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