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  Amidst rising concerns about a possible refugee crisis in Venezuela with the country’s economy on a rapid meltdown, Guyana’s President David Granger has declared that Guyana will be willing to accept Guyanese looking to return home from the neighbouring country. Venezuela has been in crisis since the decline in oil prices on the world market.  International media reports indicate ...

Days after President David Granger declared that lazy public servants will receive lazy salaries, signaling the implementation of a performance based pay system for public servants; workers unions are having their say on the matter. “Many people expect there is going to be some bonanza. I hope they will discover that the bonanza will come from their own efforts. The ...

With experts predicting an impending economic meltdown for Venezuela and indications that there might be refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, the Guyana Defence Force is keeping a keen eye on the rapidly developing situation. The President Nicolas Maduro led country is currently facing serious economic decline with reports indicating persons resorting to catching birds for food and several instances of ...

Academic and non-academic staff of the University of Guyana on Wednesday threatened industrial action from Friday if the administration does not give into its demand for salary increases  and abort plans to pay already highly paid top officers a 10 percent hike. “Faculty and staff at the University of Guyana are poised to launch a Jubilee Protest to press for ...

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday flayed the one-year old coalition-led administration for taking credit for several projects initiated by then People’s Progressive Party Civic government, while at the same time burdening Guyanese with higher taxes, joblessness and reduced confidence in the economy. “The people do not have confidence in this government and every single day they do things to ...

Digicel Guyana is the first company to publicly launch it’s costume designs for Guyana’s 50th Jubilee Celebrations despite the event being a mere eight days away. On Wednesday afternoon, the company used the Bourda ground as it’s launching venue among persons that were taking part in the Digicel sponsored Fit for 50 Challenge. The costumes will be free of cost ...

The Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is continuing its efforts in the fight against smuggling recovering over 100M in taxes thus far for 2016. GRA said that these operations are likely to be boosted as the Regional Operations launched its countrywide compliance campaign. “For the period January to April, 2016, LEID, through its ...

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which played a significantly leading role in fighting for Guyana’s independence from Britain, will be participating in the 50th Independence Anniversary Flag Raising Ceremony. “We will be attending the Flag Raising ceremony because we believe that will be a very important event,” Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo announced at a news conference at his party’s headquarters, ...

The Guyana government has begun integrating contracted employees into the fixed establishment of the public service, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said Wednesday. Speaking with reporters shortly after handing over a copy of the Public Service Commission of Inquiry Report to House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland, the Minister of State said more than 100 contracted employees are now part of ...

The Guyana Police Force is planning a grand display of its resources and capabilities on Saturday in observance of Police Day. At a press conference on Wednesday, ‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken made the announcement while providing details on what the public can expect. He said that the entire initiative was geared towards showcasing the Police Force. The event will ...