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The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Friday lashed out at government sacking several public sector employees, saying that it smacks of “political discrimination” and the organisation urged the administration not to violate Guyana’s labour laws. “The great majority of those dismissed /terminated in public humiliation gives credence to wide spread perception of political discrimination and victimization despite human rights guaranteed ...

Minister of State Joseph Harmon caused uproar during his budget speech Friday August 21, when he revealed that the former administration took over former State building, Red House and transferred it to People’s Progressive Party (PPP) company, Cheddi Jagan Research Inc. after changing the property’s name to the Cheddi Jagan Centre. Harmon in startling revelations said that up to 2012, ...

The government has promised to review the composition of some State boards given the concerns expressed, particularly by the opposition’s People’s Progressive Party (PPP) administration in relation to ethnic and gender balance. Minister of State Joseph Harmon told a post-cabinet news conference on Friday August 21 that the government has heard the concerns and will be addressing them. He said ...

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)  Bharrat Dindyal’s contract of employment was renewed after it expired on December 31, 2014 because the agency’s Board of Directors, through its Chairman Winston Brassington, in a “candid” revelation expressed their  disatisfaction with the CEO’s performance. Dindyal’s was however kept on the job despite an uninspiring performance evaluation ...

Hire-car and mini-bus drivers say “nah” to a reduction is fares across the Berbice Bridge despite the proposed reduction in toll. Persons looking to cross the Berbice Bridge via mini-bus and hire-car may not be seeing the reduction in transportation fares this year as envisaged by government when it decided to spearhead the reduction of the bridge’s tolls. Persons who ...

Although construction of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Station has been scrapped, authorities hope that the road leading to the area will be a plus for gold mining, forestry and tourism. About GUY$126 million have been set aside in the 2015 National Budget to complete the last 10 kilometers of the road whose construction has so far cost US$42 million. Public ...

A Commission of Inquiry would be held into Trafficking In Persons (TIP) in mining districts, government informed the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) on Thursday. Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman convened a follow-up meeting with members of the GWMO to discuss the progress made on the issues that they had raised at an earlier meeting with President David Granger last ...

With claims of ethnic cleansing being levelled against the government, particularly the Public Infrastructure Ministry for the firing of Guyana Power and Light (GPL) CEO Bharrat Dindyal, Infrastructure Minister David Patterson sought to set the record straight during his budget debate presentation Thursday August 20 insinuating that Dindyal was grossly overpaid for unsatisfactory work. Patterson said that not only was ...

Prime Minister Moses Nagamoootoo Thursday afternoon said three instead of seven days have been set aside to allow the opposition to scrutinize allocations in the 2015 National Budget because the fiscal package caters merely for the remaining four months of the year. “Our position is that estimates as they are reflected eighty percent of monies which the former government was ...

Opposition member Vindya Persaud has advised the government to set up a fund to help the survivors of violent crimes committed against their families. Persaud, during her budget debate presentation Thursday August 20 told the government that from their hefty budget, they have $800million to spend for the remainder of the year and urged them to set some aside for ...