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Monthly Archives: May 2018

No salary increases for teachers as yet; recommendations with Finance Minister—Granger

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 16:28 by Denis Chabrol Teachers will now have to await word from the Ministry of Finance, on any increases in wages and salaries and other remuneration to be afforded public school teachers. This was confirmed on May Day-Tuesday, May 1- by Head of State, President David Granger, when he met with Guyana Teachers’ ...

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Trades Union Congress calls on PPP to push for re-establishing Labour Ministry; cites failed election campaign promise of collective bargaining

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 13:27 by Denis Chabrol General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis on May Day- Tuesday, May 1- urged the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to sponsor a parliamentary motion calling for the re-establishment of a Ministry of Labour. Addressing the May Day rally, the veteran trade unionist also expressed ...

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Prison wardens detained for throwing bag over Lusignan Prison fence

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 11:56 by Denis Chabrol Three prison wardens were Tuesday detained by police for questioning in connection with the alleged throwing of a bag of suspected marijuana over the Lusignan Prison fence, a senior official said. Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels said the two prison wardens could be removed from duty. “While the police ...

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Update: Car in which Police Force Scout leader died was speeding

Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 13:36 by Denis Chabrol The car, in which senior official of the Guyana Police Force Scouts, Corporal Theon Hope and another man were killed, was speeding when it Tuesday morning slammed into a lumber-laden trailer, investigators said. “Enquiries disclosed that motor vehicle PNN 1278 was proceeding north with four occupants, allegedly at a ...

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