Last Updated on Thursday, 12 February 2015, 22:27 by GxMedia REPRODUCED FROM SCIENCE 2.0 (http://www.science20.com) The gender stereotype is that women want commitment and men want sex – but a study of the Makushi people in Guyana upends that, finding that men more likely to seek long-term relationships. Why? Because women are in short supply so a lack of commitment is ...
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UG unions’ claim that pay talks collapsed is flawed- Chief Labour Officer
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 February 2015, 22:19 by GxMedia The Ministry of Labour says the unions representing University of Guyana (UG) workers cannot treat a three-year old promise to resolve a pay dispute as still valid, and staff have been told to first call off the strike and return to the bargaining table. “I wish to emphasize that those ...
Read More »APNU, GECOM tell UN team about electoral challenges
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 February 2015, 20:45 by GxMedia The main opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU has raised a number of concerns related to electioneering with a United Nations Electoral Mission. “The APNU team outlined several matters of concern, including the lack of access to state media, the need for more voter education; the timely declaration of ...
Read More »AFC won’t lose support if coalesces with APNU
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 February 2015, 20:03 by GxMedia The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday dismissed suggestions that it could lose the 11 percent it garnered at the 2011 general and regional elections if it coalesces with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) for fresh polls due in another three months. Chances of the AFC losing votes comes ...
Read More »Several arrested in connection with rifle, ammo
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 February 2015, 17:38 by GxMedia At about 2240h. last night Wednesday February 11, 2015, ranks of a mobile police patrol conducted a search on a motor vehicle at Sussex Street, Georgetown, during which an M15 rifle along with thirty (30) .223 rounds were found. Seven men have been arrested and are in police custody assisting ...
Read More »GECOM cannot guarantee next-day declaration of official results
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 February 2015, 15:55 by GxMedia The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Thursday signaled that it could not guarantee next-day declaration of official results for the upcoming May 11 general and regional elections, but would strive to do so in the shortest possible time with the priority being on accuracy. “GECOM would like to lucidly state ...
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