Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Long serving trade unionist, Leslie Gonsalves has been elected President of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), the parliamentary opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) announced. The announcement was made in a congratulatory statement to Gonsalves who is also the President of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday predicted continuing political gridlock, in the wake of President Donald Ramotar refusing to assent a bill that aims to remove some powers from the local government ministers and put them in the hands of a Local Government Commission. AFC Vice Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Georgetown Magistrates’ court was Wednesday abuzz with persons answering charges for the alleged theft of milk powder, a ram and paint. A woman succeeded in getting her cocaine-addicted father charged for allegedly stealing three gallons of paint valued at GUY$16,500. Vanessa Sealey alleged that her father, Orin Van De ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee was Thursday night hospitalised at the Woodlands Hospital, sources confirmed. His medical status was not immediately confirmed but he was in a private room and a close family member was said to be with him. Rohee’s hospitalization comes even as the government side was later ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday assented to three of the four Local Government Bills which were passed in the National Assembly three months after they were passed by the National Assembly, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon during his post-Cabinet media briefing ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A North West District vendor might be in for a bitter time as more sweets have tested positive for cocaine, police said. Those sweets and a number of others collected from children are now part of a probe that has been triggered several children falling ill earlier this week after ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Motorists may soon be powering their vehicles with a 10% fuel blend with emphasis placed on locally produced bio fuel being the additive, Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy announced on Wednesday. Addressing the closing session of a symposium on bio energy, he said that the Office of the Prime Minister ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Thousands of Guyanese were without Internet Service for several hours on Wednesday because the Guyana-Suriname fibre optic submarine cable was damaged, the company said in a statement. International calls were also affected intermittently, GTT said.Subscribers to Internet provided by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) began experiencing degraded service ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The body of a 42-year old epileptic man was found in a gutter near the Ruimveldt Police Station early Wednesday morning. Relatives identified him as Rocky Singh Salickram of Lot 1 Riverview, Ruimveldt. His body was found about 6:30 AM, half an hour afterr he had left home. They said ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia LIAT says it has held discussions with the pilots’ trade union LIALPA  following the industrial action Tueasday which left several passengers stranded throughout the regional network. Only a limited number of flights were able to operate from Antigua, Barbados and Trinidad. The company has indicated its willingness to address any ...